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Shield AIShield AIDallas, TX

Staff Engineer, Cybersecurity Platform

The Staff Cybersecurity Platform Engineer designs and optimizes secure network, cloud, and infrastructure architectures, implements compliance and threat-mitigation controls, and resolves complex platform issues. The role requires 5+ years of relevant experience, a related bachelor's or master's degree, and eligibility for a DoD Secret clearance.

150k – 230k/yr
On-site7+ YOESecurity Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Decompose, allocate, and implement cybersecurity requirements into system architecture.
  • Enforce network security architecture and compliance with cybersecurity standards and best practices.
  • Develop installation and configuration documentation required to obtain Authorizations to Operate (ATOs).
  • Optimize secure network topologies, including segmentation, firewalls, VPNs, and zero-trust models.
  • Implement Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and develop Base Media solutions supporting Plans of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms) to mitigate cyber risks.
  • Implement threat detection, mitigation, and incident response strategies.
  • Provide technical insight on the X-BAT GCS cybersecurity stack to cross-functional teams.
  • Ensure system scalability, reliability, and performance through proactive design and monitoring.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex network and infrastructure issues.
  • Implement Voice over IP capabilities with Network Engineering teams.

Requirements

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret clearance.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related IT field.
  • 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, cybersecurity, or network engineering.
  • Knowledge of network protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP.
  • Strong expertise in cybersecurity frameworks and protocols, including Zero Trust, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-63B, ISO 27001, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and encryption standards.
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise networking hardware, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
  • Experience with cloud networking in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Experience implementing Voice over IP solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Industry certification such as CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, or equivalent.
  • Strong DevSecOps background with hands-on Kubernetes, including admission control, OPA/Gatekeeper, and workload identity.
  • Experience with Terraform, including reusable secure modules and policy-as-code.
  • Experience designing architectures for classified networks.
  • Experience with software-defined networking and network automation.
  • Familiarity with DevOps and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
  • Knowledge of compliance requirements such as FedRAMP, Department of Defense, or other regulated-environment standards.

Skills

Cybersecuritynetwork engineeringTCP/IPDNSdhcpZero Trustnist sp 800-53ISO 27001firewallsids/ipsencryptionAWSAzureGCPKubernetes
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