Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Cyber and IT Risk Management Job Qualifications: Skills: Security Technologies, System Security, Vulnerability Management Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: As a GDIT Cybersecurity Systems Engineer, the work you’ll do will be impactful to the mission of our Federal, Intelligence and Defense customers.

You will bring strong hands-on experience in vulnerability management and server security operations. This role will be responsible for performing vulnerability scanning, analyzing risk exposures, managing remediation workflows, and applying security patches and updates across enterprise servers and infrastructure.

You will have a solid technical foundation in systems administration, continuous monitoring, combined with strong knowledge of security best practices, vulnerability assessment tools, and patch management process to help our federal customers build and maintain Zero Trust architecture.

As a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of DoD mission Zero Trust strategy.

Responsibilities

Perform regular vulnerability scans across enterprise servers, applications, and infrastructure using industry-standard tools (e. g. , Tenable Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7).

Analyze scan results, assess risk severity, validate findings, and prioritize remediation activities in coordination with system owners and engineering teams. Develop, maintain, and operate a vulnerability management program, including tracking, reporting, and remediation metrics for leadership.

Apply and validate security patches, OS updates, and software upgrades on enterprise servers (Windows and Linux). Coordinate with infrastructure, application, and DevOps teams to ensure timely remediation of vulnerabilities while mini