Cyber Infrastructure & Tooling Engineer | Senior

Location: Chantilly, VA
Security Clearance: Active TS or higher [Required]
Job Type: Full-Time
Target Salary Range*: $127,000 - $171,000

*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview

The Senior Cyber Infrastructure & Tooling Engineer builds and maintains specialized technical environments and custom software tools supporting cybersecurity operations. This role develops automated workflows, secure data pipelines, and virtualized testing environments for incident response and threat analysis. The engineer drives process improvements, standardizes secure engineering practices, and mentors team members while ensuring systems remain resilient, scalable, and optimized for mission needs.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure and Virtualized Environments

• Design and maintain multiplatform virtualized environments for testing, analysis, and security operations.
• Support the development of a secure system posture and ensure environments remain reliable and scalable.

Custom Tooling and Automation

• Build custom software utilities, automation scripts, and data processing tools to support rapid cyber response.
• Translate analytical and mission requirements into functional, secure software solutions.

Data Pipelines and Systems Integration

• Develop secure data ingestion pipelines.
• Integrate tools across commercial, government, and custom systems.

CI/CD and Engineering Practices

• Implement CI/CD pipelines, version control standards, and automation practices to support rapid capability delivery.
• Contribute to engineering standardization and process improvement across teams.

Technical Mentorship

• Provide mentorship to team members.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Experience in cybersecurity engineering, software engineering, or infrastructure automation.
• Experience with virtualized environments, multiplatform ecosystems, and secure system design.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated build processes.

Skills

• Strong programming skills in modern languages used for automation and tooling development.
• Knowledge of secure data flows, encryption, and cybersecurity operations support tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration skills.
• Technical capabilities supporting an in-house, custom-developed application.

UI and Application Technologies

• Angular.
• Django (Python).
• PostgreSQL.
• Redis.
• Svelte.

ETL and Forensic Data Processing

• Python.
• Cribl.
• PostgreSQL.
• Splunk.
• Forensic tools and scripts used to parse forensic images.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting security operations center (SOC) or tactical cybersecurity teams.
• Familiarity with mixed-vendor environments, commercial tools, government off-the-shelf (GOTS) tools, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tools, and secure multi-enclave operations.
• Certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CEH, or DevSecOps/cloud credentials.