Cybersecurity Engineer - Augusta

Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and verify, before applying, that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.

Cybersecurity Engineer

Supporting PM C2 Transport

Location: Augusta, GA

Security Clearance: Secret

Salary: 100K-150K Annual; Commensurate with Education/Experience

Position Purpose

The Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and defending the enterprise network infrastructure. This position ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of mission-critical systems by hardening network components, ensuring compliance with security standards, and providing expert-level security analysis. The role serves as a subject matter expert on network security, proactively identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities and responding to network-based threats.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Security Architecture & Implementation: Designs, implements, and maintains secure network architectures. Leads the security testing and hardening of new IOS code for routers and switches, and ensures all new infrastructure is deployed with secure, compliant configurations.
• Compliance & Hardening: Owns the application, validation, and documentation of current Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) across all network devices. Develops, maintains, and audits secure baseline configurations to prevent configuration drift and ensure a constant state of inspection readiness.
• Vulnerability & Risk Management: Conducts comprehensive risk analyses and vulnerability assessments of the network infrastructure. Provides technical leadership and recommendations on secure networking solutions and architectures to mitigate identified threats.
• Security Operations & Incident Response: Serves as the Tier-3 technical lead for network-based security incidents. Leads advanced troubleshooting and forensic analysis to identify the root cause of security events and implements corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Strategic Planning & Integration: Collaborates with network engineering and project management teams to integrate security requirements into the project lifecycle. Participates in enterprise security architecture planning, evaluation, and documentation to ensure alignment with defense-in-depth and Zero Trust strategies.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expert knowledge of network security principles and hands-on experience with security hardware and software (e.g., firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN gateways).
• Demonstrated ability to interpret, apply, and audit security frameworks and hardening guides, such as DoD STIGs and CIS Benchmarks.
• Strong command of Layer 2/3 routing and switching protocols, client/server environments, and secure network design methodologies.
• Proficiency with network vulnerability scanning tools and the ability to analyze results to prioritize and execute remediation actions.
• Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to apply cybersecurity principles to defend against sophisticated, modern threats.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, Security+, or CEH.
• Experience with log correlation and analysis using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms.

JANUS strives to provide opportunities for career growth through training and development. We also offer an attractive comprehensive benefit package to include health and welfare plans and financial products. As part of a total rewards program, employees can benefit from our referral bonus program, and other various employee awards. JANUS Research Group takes pride in our benefit package and rewards program which has earned us the certification of a Great Place to Work™

JANUS Research Group provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request to express interest in a position by e-mailing: Judy Pagac, Chief Human Resources Officer at judy.pagac@janusresearch.us or calling (706) 364-9100. Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within JANUS Research Group will be reviewed at the e-mail address and phone number supplied. Thank you for considering a career with JANUS Research Group.

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JANUS Research Group is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer. It is company policy to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practice without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, or disability.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.