Communications Technical Support Services (CTSS) Cybersecurity Engineer

Communications Technical Support Services (CTSS) is seeking an On-site Cybersecurity Engineer to provide advanced technical and analytical support for cybersecurity and information assurance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical and analytical work supporting specialized information assurance and cybersecurity projects.
• Use electronic processes and methodologies to identify, analyze, and resolve system-level and technology-based information assurance challenges.
• Review and interpret information security requirements to support compliance with Department of Defense and organizational cybersecurity policies, standards, and best practices.
• Apply data-driven, systematic approaches to improve cybersecurity operations planning, workflow execution, and organizational structure.
• Provide security engineering support across the full system lifecycle, from planning and design through development, testing, and integration.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure and compliant implementation of network and system architectures.
• Recommend and implement advanced security measures and controls to protect information systems from unauthorized access or misuse.
• Support continuous monitoring and risk management activities to maintain secure, resilient system configurations.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of relevant IT experience, including demonstrated cybersecurity or information assurance engineering responsibilities.
• Proven experience supporting government agencies, customers, or contracts in federal environments (including Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, federal civil agencies, or military organizations).
• DoD 8570 / 8140 CND-IS certification required (examples: CEH, CFR, GCIA, or GCIH).
• Computing environment certification required: F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP ASM (F5-CTS ASM).
• DoD-approved 8570 baseline certification at IAT Level III (examples: CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, CISSP Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP).
• Active Top Secret clearance with favorable NACLC; eligibility for IT-I (Tier 5 / SSBI) Critical-Sensitive clearance.

Technologies

• F5 Certified Technology Specialist
• BIG-IP ASM (F5-CTS ASM)
• CEH
• CFR
• GCIA
• GCIH
• CASP+ CE
• CCNP Security
• CISA
• CISSP
• CISSP Associate
• GCED
• CCSP

Work Schedule

• On-site, 5 days/week

Clearance

• Active Top Secret (TS) with favorable NACLC eligibility
• Eligibility for IT-I (Tier 5 / SSBI) Critical-Sensitive clearance

Location & Salary

• Columbus, OH (onsite)
• Salary: USD 150,000 - 173,000 per year

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting similar contracts, with in-depth understanding of customer environments, requirements, and operational landscapes.
• Hands-on experience with BIG-IP ASM policy engineering, including policy creation, tuning, and production operations in blocking mode.
• Experience working in a DLA environment, especially DLA Land and Maritime, DLA Aviation, or DLA J6.