--- title: Cybersecurity Engineer at BAE Systems in Sterling, VA description: BAE Systems is hiring for the Cybersecurity Engineer role in Sterling, VA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/cybersecurity-engineer-at-bae-systems-01a1b766-1542-756d-8d7c-7c1fc8e3d171 date: 2026-11-14T02:31:37Z og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/9tsgo4.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [BAE Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bae-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Sterling, VA | | **Posted** | Nov 11, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** BAE Systems sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 2 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for BAE Systems. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $133,000 – $176,000 a year (median $153,000). ## Description BAE Systems, a top ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of War, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of War, the intelligence community, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world. We are looking for an Cybersecurity Engineer to support a technical program that delivers a new Enterprise lab environment in a cloud-based environment across multiple classification levels. The Cybersecurity Engineer will support Research & Development and end-to-end Operations & Maintenance of the new lab environment. The lab will support new and emerging paradigms to support and enhance customer capabilities and tradecraft. The enterprise lab environment will encompass multi-intelligence data infusion to enable innovative tradecraft development modeling and simulation to provide solutions for customer problems and needs. The selected cybersecurity engineer will work together with program leadership and Engineering to support the contract overall and develop/deliver solutions that ensure we are performing safely, at the requisite level of quality, on schedule, and on cost. As the Cybersecurity Engineer, you will: - Design, test and implement security controls, defenses and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal or external attacks - Implement Zero Trust architecture - Support adherence to all aspects of Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance as stipulated by NISPOM/DAAPM, JSIG, STIGs and associated NIST publications. - Obtain and maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) approvals by adhering to the Risk Management Framework (RMF). - Support cybersecurity efforts throughout the RMF process to include the development and management of System Security documentation, Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), assessing and auditing systems security controls, and continuous monitoring of controls. - Ensure all security certification and accreditation documents are up to date. - Ensure continuous monitoring (e.g., weekly, monthly, etc.) in accordance with cognizant security authority requirements are being implemented and met. - Coordinating requirements with the responsible personnel and tracks suspense for completing required actions and reports virus problems in accordance with established procedures - Ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and networks by planning, analyzing, developing, and implementing information systems security programs, policies, procedures, and tools. - Administer security policies to control physical and virtual access to systems ## Skills - Cyber Security - JSIG (Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide) - Plan of Action and Milestones (Poa&m) - Information Systems - Security Policies - Security Controls - NISPOM - Zero Trust Security - Coordinating - Security Technical Implementation Guides (Stig) - Risk Management Framework - Continuous Monitoring - Equities ## Related - [More jobs at BAE Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bae-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Cybersecurity jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cybersecurity?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Security Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cybersecurity/security-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Cybersecurity Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cybersecurity/security-engineer/cybersecurity-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Virginia](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/virginia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 99845 jobs - [Defense and Space](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/aerospace-and-defense/defense-and-space?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 61988 jobs - [BAE Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bae-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2632 jobs - [Sterling, VA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/virginia/sterling?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1514 jobs ## Related pages - [Virginia](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/virginia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 99845 jobs - [Defense and Space](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/aerospace-and-defense/defense-and-space?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 61988 jobs - [BAE Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bae-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2632 jobs - [Sterling, VA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/virginia/sterling?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1514 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)