Senior Cybersecurity Software Engineer

CACI International Inc

Senior Cybersecurity Software Engineer supporting production of software applications for U.S. Navy.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeFairfax • Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $113,200 - $237,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in automating cybersecurity architecture and integrating security controls within Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) environments. Proficient in implementing Zero Trust capabilities, vulnerability remediation, and continuous security monitoring across mission applications.

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Infrastructure As Code (IaC)Zero Trust ImplementationKubernetes Platform SecurityCybersecurity ToolsetsScripting Languages

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Hard Skills

Cyber EngineeringSecure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Vulnerability Exposure TechnologiesAnsible PlaybooksMetrics Reporting

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationPeer Review

Tools & Technologies

SIEMSASTDASTSCAArgoCD

Certifications & Qualifications

Sec+CISSP

Industry Keywords

Technical Enterprise ArchitectureCloud-Native SecurityMicro-SegmentationIdentity-Centric Security ServicesSTIG/SRGs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudCyber SecurityFirewallsJavaKubernetesLinuxPythonSDLCTCP/IPTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Automate cybersecurity architecture within the infrastructure as code (IaC) for on-prem and distributed platforms and mission applications with end-to-end integrated Zero Trust capability to deliver high quality software outcomes.
Engineer and integrate security controls into the IaC, platform as a service (PaaS), and mission applications to automate and streamline outputs for IAM, encryption, logging, and monitoring compliance validation.
Streamline hardening of IaC, PaaS, and mission applications leveraging STIG/SRGs, CIS benchmarks, and industry best practices.
Support secure software deployments, containerized platforms and mission applications.
Coordinate and engineer cybersecurity tools pipeline integration, enforcement, and automate tool outputs into dynamic decision-making dashboards.
Engineer and automate RMF security control implementation into the IaC, PaaS, and mission applications to modernize and rapidly produce body of evidence for continuous delivery, monitoring, updates, and improvements.
Modernize vulnerability remediation outcomes and engineer continuous system resiliency, adaptability, drift correction, and responsiveness to updates.
Write Ansible playbooks and scripts and perform peer review of cyber engineer as well as software developer code commits.
Ensure end-to-end system patch management enforcement, SBOM, RBOM, and artifact generation.
Capable of collaborating cross-functionally with software development, IT, DevOps, hardware/engineering teams, and customer to continuously integrate and improve security posture throughout the SDLC.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, cyber engineering, systems engineering, information technology, or a related field.
7+ years’ experience in cyber engineering, with at least 5 years in moder software technologies.
Proven Kubernetes platform security and modular architectures, technical enterprise architecture, secure SDLC, and cloud-native security.
Deep technical understanding of cyber and security engineering toolsets and deployment methodologies, and SIEM, SAST, DAST, SCA, and vulnerability exposure technologies.
Hands-on experience with Zero Trust tools and implementation, micro-segmentation, and identity-centric security services.
Demonstrated IaC, PaaS, and mission application knowledge, to include ability to automate RMF, control engineering, metrics reporting, and telemetry pipelines.
Active TS/SCI and an ability to obtain the required Polygraph.
Sec+ and/or CISSP certification, or an ability to obtain within 90 days of onboarding.
Experience in at least one or more scripting languages (e.g., bask, python, java, powershell, etc), and knowledge in Ansible playbooks and ArgoCD integration for automation.
Working knowledge in network protocols, TCP/IP stack, firewalls, and packet inspection tools on Linux, Windows, and Kubernetes system security.

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare
wellness
financial
retirement
family support
continuing education
time off benefits