Cyber Engineer Associate

  • SAIC
  • VA
  • Oct 21, 2026

Job Description

Description
SAIC is seeking an Entry-Level Cyber Engineer to join one of our 25+ year programs in our Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group. As part of a long-standing team, you will have the opportunity to grow your career beside experts in the field while gaining practical skills and experience operating, maintaining, and securing a complex virtualized system.

Job Description:
  • A successful candidate will help the program with maintenance, administration, engineering, architecture, development, patching, and upgrades of the various toolsets, devices, applications, and systems used to perform cybersecurity and cyberspace operations.
  • Candidate will assist with maintaining, validating, and performing continuous monitoring while supporting end users and developers.
  • Supports cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations metrics development, maintenance, and reporting.
  • Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations application software using secure coding practices.
  • Ensures compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
  • Will provide help desk support as needed.

Qualifications
Required Education:
• Bachelor's and 0 years related experience

Required Qualifications:
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level I certification

Desired Qualifications:
• Experience Linux operating systems
• AWS Cloud Experience
• Scripting and/or Programming Experience
• Service Desk Experience

Clearance Requirement:
  • Must be a U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance and with the ability to obtain the required polygraph.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.