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AEVEX Aerospace is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security measures protecting the organization's computer systems and networks, with a focus on vessel systems, ground control systems, communications, and infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement security controls across vessel systems, ground control systems, communications, and infrastructure
- Improve data movement from deployed platforms and manage software and configuration across fleets
- Interpret security assessments and vulnerability findings, translating them into engineering tasks and system improvements
- Work with engineering teams to ensure security issues are resolved
- Harden Linux systems, containers, and distributed components
- Strengthen authentication, access control, segmentation, and monitoring
- Reduce attack surface across onboard and offboard systems
- Analyze system vulnerabilities and failure modes
- Validate fixes and ensure issues are fully addressed
- Help systems remain resilient under degraded conditions
- Define practical security requirements and contribute to documentation and technical artifacts
- Support ongoing improvement of platform security
The role requires the ability to take ownership of tasks, balance speed with rigor, work cross-functionally across software, networking, and real systems, and interpret technical findings to drive remediation.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 3+ years of cybersecurity or systems security experience
- Experience with Linux hardening, network security, vulnerability scanning, vulnerability remediation, or secure architecture
- Familiarity with scripting in Bash, PowerShell, or Python and automation systems
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD clearance; U.S. Citizenship required
- Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC GSEC, CISSP, or OSCP preferred
- Experience with embedded or autonomous systems preferred
- Experience with communications or control systems preferred
- Familiarity with distributed and edge systems preferred
- Exposure to NIST or similar frameworks preferred
