Peterson AFB, CO

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12d ago

Cyber Security Engineer SME

Govcio LLC Peterson AFB, CO

Peterson AFB, CO

12d ago

$160k - $200k/yr Full time Cyber Threat Analysis Cybersecurity Tools Dod Rmf

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Job Description

Onsite at Peterson AFB, CO, this SME role supports AF IC Risk Management Framework (RMF) modernization for classified information systems.

Responsibilities

Correlate threat data from multiple sources to identify hackers’ identity and modus operandi within client networks.
Produce assessments and reporting that improve situational awareness and understanding of current cyber threats and adversaries.
Develop cyber threat profiles by geographic region, country, group, or individual actor.
Create cyber threat assessments using entity threat analysis.
Provide computer forensic and intrusion support for high-technology investigations, including evidence seizure, forensic analysis, data recovery, and network assessments.
Maintain proficiency in tools, techniques, countermeasures, and trends for computer network vulnerabilities, data hiding, and network security and encryption.
Collaborate with intrusion analysts to identify, report on, and coordinate remediation of cyber threats.
Deliver timely, actionable sanitized intelligence to cyber incident response professionals.
Use knowledge of computer systems and networks plus threat information to assess the client’s security posture.
Conduct intelligence analysis to evaluate intrusion signatures and tactics, techniques, and procedures for cyber attack preparation and execution.
Research threat actors, techniques, vulnerabilities, and exploits; brief leadership and provide detailed intelligence reports.
Engineer cybersecurity solutions for DoD and Intelligence Community information systems.
Design, implement, and document security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and CNSSI 1253 overlays, as applicable.
Design security architectures for Zero Trust, cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
Integrate cybersecurity requirements throughout the SDLC.
Support Authority to Operate (ATO), Continuous Authorization (cATO), and Continuous Monitoring (ConMon).
Develop and maintain RMF authorization artifacts.
Engineer automated evidence collection and validation processes.
Develop reusable security control implementations and standardized control inheritance strategies.
Support OSCAL-based RMF automation.
Design and implement AI-assisted capabilities for RMF documentation, evidence management, and compliance analysis.
Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows for cybersecurity documentation.
Apply NLP techniques to analyze RMF artifacts and identify documentation inconsistencies.
Develop machine learning and rule-based models.
Implement human-in-the-loop validation for all AI-generated outputs.
Apply Responsible AI principles and AI governance during solution development.
Develop automated RMF workflows and integrate cybersecurity controls into CI/CD pipelines.
Implement Security-as-Code and Policy-as-Code capabilities.
Create dashboards for cybersecurity metrics, authorization status, and continuous monitoring.
Integrate automation with eMASS, Xacta, ServiceNow, vulnerability management platforms, and enterprise asset inventories.
Engineer automated cybersecurity evidence collection supporting continuous monitoring and integrate security tooling.
Develop automated compliance scoring and risk dashboards.
Provide technical recommendations supporting authorization decisions.
Support modernization of enterprise RMF processes across AF IC environments.
Support system owners, ISSMs, ISSOs, Authorizing Officials (AOs), and Security Control Assessors (SCAs) by developing automation capabilities and engineering solutions.
Note: This position does not perform independent security control assessments to preserve RMF assessment independence.

Requirements

Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
DoD 8140 IAT III certification required: CISSP, ISSEP, ISSAP, or CGRC
Experience: 10 years in one or more of: Cybersecurity Engineering, RMF implementation, Security Architecture, DevSecOps, Continuous Monitoring, Security Automation
Minimum DoD/IC experience: 5 years supporting DoD or Intelligence Community cybersecurity programs
RMF and environment experience: eMASS, Xacta, NIST RMF, DoD RMF, AF IC cybersecurity processes, and classified information systems
Frameworks and standards experience: NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5, NIST SP 800-137, NIST SP 800-30, FIPS 199 and 200, DoD RMF, CNSSI, ICD 50, OSCAL implementation and machine-readable RMF artifacts, Zero Trust Architecture, cATO, security engineering principles, DevSecOps, and security automation
Programming for automation: Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, JSON/XML, GIT, CI/CD Platforms, plus integration with enterprise APIs and cybersecurity platforms
AI-assisted cybersecurity experience: Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG, NLP, prompt engineering, vector databases, document intelligence, AI governance, and human-in-the-loop validation
Education/qualification: High School with 10+ years (or commensurate experience)

Preferred Skills

Experience with the Space Force’s network environment

Technologies

CISSP, ISSEP, ISSAP, CGRC
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, CNSSI 1253
Zero Trust Architecture, SDLC, OSCAL
eMASS, Xacta, ServiceNow, vulnerability management platforms, enterprise asset inventories
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2, NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5, NIST SP 800-137, NIST SP 800-30
FIPS 199, FIPS 200
DoD RMF, ICD 50
Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, JSON/XML, GIT, CI/CD Platforms
Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG, NLP, prompt engineering, vector databases, document intelligence

Position Details

Location: Peterson AFB, CO (onsite)
Salary range: USD 160,000 - 200,000 per year

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1mo ago

Electronics Engineer

US Space Systems Command Peterson AFB, CO

Peterson AFB, CO

1mo ago Closed

$92k - $142k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Design Engineering Engineering

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 2, 2026).

Job Description

Join the U.S. Space Systems Command to support the U.S. Space Force System Delta 85 Battle Awareness team on ground radar modernization for missile warning and space surveillance.

Responsibilities

Act as the organization’s foremost technical specialist for the Ground Based Radar Digitization (GBRD) program, recapitalizing critical missile warning and space surveillance sensors into a resilient, unified digital architecture.
Use advanced signal processing, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and artificial intelligence to deliver modular capabilities needed to maintain warfighting edge.
Manage complex ground sustainment projects and independently lead and sustain complex ground-based space systems within contested warfighting domains.
Translate weapon system requirements into robust design criteria and apply systems engineering principles for sustainment, modification, logistics, and production management.
Resolve unprecedented design and technical challenges where precedents do not exist.
Troubleshoot integrated ground systems and provide technical direction for electronic systems or devices.
Influence senior leadership decisions and deliver authoritative briefings to senior agency officials and external contractors to steer program progress and executive-level decisions.
Mentor junior engineers and draft technically precise documentation.
Apply standard federal acquisition regulations and DoD policies in program execution and advisory services.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
Drug testing required; incumbent subject to random urinalysis testing as a condition of employment.
Must handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information per applicable regulations to reduce potential compromise.
Extended duty hours may be required, including evenings/weekends; subject to recall; may be required to work during base exercises, contingencies, or emergency situations; overtime/comp time/credit hours may be required.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited institution required.
File OGE-450 “Confidential Disclosure Report” within 30 days of assuming the position and by 31 October annually thereafter.
Position designated a non-critical APDP position.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
TDY expected: approximately 20 days per year.
Depending on position type selected (competitive/excepted), must serve either a 1-year probationary period or a 2-year trial period.
Employment will be terminated after probation/trial unless continued employment is certified, in writing, as advancing the public interest.
PCS not authorized; incentive not authorized.
Closing timeline: closes after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Knowledge of professional electronics engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment to apply advanced engineering theories to project development, execution, and advisory services.
Knowledge of development testing and evaluation sufficient to apply experimental theories and new applications and provide technical advice and direction for weapon systems, subsystems, and/or support equipment.
Knowledge of integrated air-vehicles, ground systems, and support equipment to plan, design, test, troubleshoot, evaluate, and oversee development and/or sustainment of electronic systems or devices.
Knowledge of systems engineering practices for sustainment, modification, logistics, and production management, including standard acquisition regulations and procedures.
Ability to devise and evaluate criteria, parameters, characteristics, and interrelationships for design approaches and assess impact of new technology on existing systems and processes.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with technical accuracy; use computers and software/databases to gather and analyze program information; make sound judgments; and provide recommendations to higher organizational management and contractors.

Technologies

Signal processing
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Artificial intelligence

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees (eligibility depends on position type and whether full-time, part-time, or intermittent).
Review benefits.

Conditions of Employment

U.S. Citizenship required.
Obtain and maintain Top-Secret security clearance.
Designated for drug testing; random urinalysis testing required.
Must safeguard sensitive and/or classified information per regulations.
May work extended duty hours (evenings/weekends) and may be subject to recall; may be required to work during base exercises/contingencies/emergency situations; overtime/comp time/credit hours may be required.
Bachelor’s level engineering degree from an ABET accredited institution required.
OGE-450 filing required within 30 days of assuming the position and by 31 October annually.
Non-critical APDP position designation.
Situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
TDY: approximately 20 days per year.
Probationary/trial period required (1-year probation OR 2-year trial depending on selection type).
PCS not authorized; incentive not authorized.
Closes after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.

Job Overview

1 vacancy
Location: Peterson AFB, CO (onsite); remote job: No
Telework eligible: Yes, as determined by agency policy
Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
Salary: $91,870 - $142,022 per year
Pay scale & grade: NH 3
Promotion potential: None
Work schedule: Full-time
Travel required: 25% or less (may be expected)
Appointment type: Permanent
Occupations and job series: 0855 Electronics Engineering
Supervisory status: No
Federal service type: Competitive Service
Union represented: No
Security clearance: Top Secret
Position sensitivity and risk: Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk
Background check type: National security
Financial disclosure required: Yes
Drug test: Yes

How You Will Be Evaluated

Evaluation based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) assessed relative to the series and grade.
Final qualifications aligned to OPM’s General Schedule Qualifications Standards.
Interviews: candidates identified as qualifying may be contacted by email and/or telephone; an interview may be conducted.

Required Documents

Resume: maximum two pages; font size not smaller than 10 pts; not considered if illegible or exceeds two pages.
Resume must include: full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number.
Resume must include: education (school name and dates attended).
Resume must include: work experience (paid and unpaid) with job title, detailed duties and accomplishments, employer name and address, supervisor name and phone number, starting and ending dates, hours per week, and salary if applicable.
Resume must include: other qualifications such as skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training.
College transcripts if applicable.
If relying on education: provide attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Do not include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, or personal information such as age, gender, religion, or social security number.

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