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As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.\nHeadquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.\nMarkon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make – which is why we’re consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation’s most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters – bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients’ missions.\nJoin us and make a meaningful impact.\nMarkon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.\nDescription:\nMarkon Solutions is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to capture and refine information security requirements and ensure that the requirements are integrated into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.\nResponsibilities:\nAssists with development teams working to design and develop information systems or upgrade legacy systems.\nConducts product research and support Analysis of Alternative (AoA) activities that independently identify the most appropriate security solutions.\nAssists with leading the development of system concepts, contribute to the capability phase of the systems development lifecycle, and translate technology and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulation) into system security designs and processes.\nAssists with leading the development and documentation of Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investments.\nGuides the work of Mid- and Junior-level contractor Cyber Security Engineers.\nEngineers and implements Sensor Program Security Services to ensure secure operation and defense of the NGA, NSG, and ASG operations.\nProvides technical expertise to support program development of secure applications and systems by providing technical guidance for implementation of ICD-503 required controls, speeding the delivery of capabilities to our customers and subsequent future cyber security policies and directives.\nCollaborates with cyber security contractor, operations and accreditation teams on execution of design, engineering, upgrade and integration activities\n\nJob Requirements:\n\nRequired:\nBachelor’s or higher in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant engineering or IT security field, or related equivalent additional experience.\nSenior-level experience in government or industry within Cyber Security Engineering.\nFive or more years’ experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using cloud-based technologies.\nDoD 8570 Level III (IASAE) certification compliance.\nDesired:\nMaster’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant engineering or IT security field.\nSenior-level experience in government or industry leading enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud- and on premise-based systems and software.\nCertified Cloud Security (ISC2).\nAWS Certified Security Specialty.\nUnderstanding of AWS Data protection mechanisms, AWS data encryption methods and AWS mechanisms to implement.\nUnderstanding of security operations and risks.\nUnderstanding of DevSecOps.\nExperience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data.\nExperience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.\nPrevious NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.\nPrevious IC or DoD program/project work experience.\n\nProof of COVID vaccination may be a requirement for employment.","company":"Markon","rawCompany":"markon","city":"Fairfax","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T20:19:23.979Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1212.00","title":"Information Security Analysts","slug":"information-security-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Cyber Security Engineer","description":"Job Description:\n\nCompany Overview:\nEager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.\nAt Markon, we don't just offer jobs – we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.\nHeadquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. 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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.\nDescription:\nMarkon Solutions is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to capture and refine information security requirements and ensure that the requirements are integrated into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.\nResponsibilities:\nAssists with development teams working to design and develop information systems or upgrade legacy systems.\nConducts product research and support Analysis of Alternative (AoA) activities that independently identify the most appropriate security solutions.\nAssists with leading the development of system concepts, contribute to the capability phase of the systems development lifecycle, and translate technology and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulation) into system security designs and processes.\nAssists with leading the development and documentation of Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investments.\nGuides the work of Mid- and Junior-level contractor Cyber Security Engineers.\nEngineers and implements Sensor Program Security Services to ensure secure operation and defense of the NGA, NSG, and ASG operations.\nProvides technical expertise to support program development of secure applications and systems by providing technical guidance for implementation of ICD-503 required controls, speeding the delivery of capabilities to our customers and subsequent future cyber security policies and directives.\nCollaborates with cyber security contractor, operations and accreditation teams on execution of design, engineering, upgrade and integration activities\n\nJob Requirements:\n\nRequired:\nBachelor’s or higher in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant engineering or IT security field, or related equivalent additional experience.\nSenior-level experience in government or industry within Cyber Security Engineering.\nFive or more years’ experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using cloud-based technologies.\nDoD 8570 Level III (IASAE) certification compliance.\nDesired:\nMaster’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant engineering or IT security field.\nSenior-level experience in government or industry leading enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud- and on premise-based systems and software.\nCertified Cloud Security (ISC2).\nAWS Certified Security Specialty.\nUnderstanding of AWS Data protection mechanisms, AWS data encryption methods and AWS mechanisms to implement.\nUnderstanding of security operations and risks.\nUnderstanding of DevSecOps.\nExperience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data.\nExperience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.\nPrevious NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.\nPrevious IC or DoD program/project work experience.\n\nProof of COVID vaccination may be a requirement for employment.","datePosted":"2026-04-12T20:19:23.979Z","dateModified":"2026-04-12T20:19:23.979Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Markon","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Fairfax","addressRegion":"VA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"2c5961824ef1c01ca8381dcd"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2c5961824ef1c01ca8381dcd"}}