--- title: Cybersecurity Engineer 6 at M.C. Dean in Chantilly, VA description: M.C. Dean is hiring for the Cybersecurity Engineer 6 role in Chantilly, VA. Pays $173K–$237K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/cybersecurity-engineer-6-at-mc-dean-01a0b3ce-1c55-7025-8faa-c8c6369125b2 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join M.C. Dean as Cybersecurity Engineer 6 in Chantilly, VA. Pays $173K–$237K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/52zyei.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [M.C. Dean](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/mc-dean?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Chantilly, VA | | **Salary** | $173K/yr - $237K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 09, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** M.C. Dean sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 51 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for M.C. Dean. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $120,000 – $156,000 a year (median $140,000). ## Description Overview **About M.C. Dean** M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.   **Why Join Us?** Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.   We are seeking a **Cybersecurity Engineer 6** to join our **Security and Electronic Systems (SES)** business Unit. As part of **(SES)** Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, it systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high-growth markets. Responsibilities In this position you will work on developmental and operational teams responsible for system security engineering services of developmental and operational systems for our federal government client in a highly secure and sensitive environment. - Working closely and supporting team members, vendors, and government customers - Implementing DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) on traditional Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) systems - Assisting in the development and verification of documentation necessary to complete the DoD RMF assessment and authorization process - Conducting ICS/SCADA system inventories following DoD guidance - Conducting vulnerability scanning and document system vulnerabilities - Supporting ISO standardization and Quality inspections - Participating in continuous improvement of organizational cybersecurity posture - Provide system security engineering services and/or products to ensure secure reliable and uninterrupted availability of the Sponsor's developed and deployed systems and networks. - Provide core security engineering principles are implemented into assigned programs information systems architecture. - Perform analysis and evaluation to design, implement, test and field secure systems, networks, and architectures. Work closely with the architects, engineers, and developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of security policy and enterprise solutions. - Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures. - Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle. - Contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations. - Review assessment and accreditation (A&A) documentation, provide feedback on completeness and compliance of its content. - Apply system security engineering expertise in the following to: system security design process; engineering life cycle; information domain; cross domain solutions; commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography; identification; authentication; and authorization; system integration; risk management; intrusion detection; contingency planning; incident handling; configuration control; change management; auditing; certification and accreditation process; principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control); and security testing. - Provide security requirements to architects, engineers and developers. - Verify systems implementation and provide mitigation recommendations to facilitate secure systems for A&A and Continuous Monitoring support. - Serve as the security subject matter expert for the A&A and Continuous Monitoring processes. - Provide guidance to the System Owners and System Teams and recommend implementation strategies. - Support the Government to resolve conflicting system security engineering requirements. Qualifications **Clearance/Citizen Type:** Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; **ACTIVE TS/SCI w/ POLY REQUIRED** **Education:** - 9+ Years of Experience with a Master's Degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, Cybersecurity - 12+ Years of Experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, Cybersecurity - 15+ Years of Experience with an Associate's Degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, Cybersecurity - 18+ Years with a High School Diploma **Required Progressive Experience:** - Working with industry and government agencies on the design of platforms and integrated systems - Working on government and/commercial projects implementing cybersecurity requirements in a variety of industrial control systems (e.g., building management, electronic security, fire alarm/mass notification, electrical distribution, power management, etc.) - Proficiency with ACAS and HBSS and mitigation strategies - Developing policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data - Assessment, mitigation, and closure of network vulnerabilities and vulnerability management eMASS - Establishing, managing, and tracking of Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) - Applying STIGs to servers, databases, applications, and other hardware Security Readiness Review (SRR) Tools (scripts and ACAS) - Ability to identify, maintain, and troubleshoot control network components - Excellent understanding of the DoD RMF lifecycle and NIST 800-53 controls implementation - Awareness of NIST Special Publication 800-82, Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security and UFC 4-010-06 Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) Cybersecurity of Facility - Working knowledge of operational control systems and implementing a variety of security assessment tools - Working knowledge of other operational control systems - Familiarity with DoDIN CCRI/CCORI and CYBERCOM TASKORDS Familiarity with various industry products **Also needed:** - Strong Oral, Written and Presentation Skills with the ability and experience communicating directly with Customers - Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams - Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives - Strong MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AUTOCAD, Cameo and Visio Skills is a plus. **What we offer:** - A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust. - An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years. - Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement. - Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management. **We offer an excellent benefits package including:** - A competitive salary - Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance - Paid time off - Tuition reimbursement - 401k Retirement Plan - Military Reserve pay offset - Paid maternity leave **Abilities:** - Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time. - Sitting for extended periods of time. - Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction. - Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard. - Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. - Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. - Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. - Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. - Identify and understand the speech of another person. Pay Range USD $173,000.00 - USD $237,000.00 /Yr. ## Skills - IT Security Architecture - Cross Domain Solutions - Security Clearance - Alarm Systems - Open Web Application Security Project (Owasp) - Cyber Security - Industrial Control Systems - Risk Analysis - Information Technology - Quality Inspection - Investigation - Microsoft Excel - Hardware Security - Planning - Operational Technology (Ot) - Authentication (Software Security) - Risk Management - Information Security Policy - Host-Based Security System (Hbss) - Intrusion Detection Systems (Ids) - Plan of Action and Milestones (Poa&m) - SCADA - Confidentiality - Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (Acas) - Mass Notification - Electrical Systems - Contingency Planning - Control Systems - Microsoft Word - Continuous Improvement Process - Facility Management - Information Systems - Time Management - Configuration Management - Web Accessibility - Power Management - Presentation Skills - AutoCAD - Incident Response - Vulnerability Scanning - Electronic Security Systems - Security Engineering - Manual Dexterity - Auditing - Security Testing - eMASS - Security Technical Implementation Guides (Stig) - Inventory Management - Systems Integration - Microsoft PowerPoint - Organizational Skills - Cryptography - Microsoft Visio - Continuous Monitoring - Security Assessment - Vulnerability Management - Communication - Change Management - Writing - Demonstration Skills - Databases - Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (Ts/sci Clearance) ## Benefits - Financial Aid/Assistance - Leadership Development - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Disability Insurance - Life Insurance - Parental Leave - Paid Time Off (Pto) - 401(k) Plans - Other Retirement and Savings ## Related - [More jobs at M.C. 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