ACARA Jobs
Cybersecurity Systems Engineer
Apply- ID: 554550
- Posted: 10/10/2025
- Location: Binghamton, NY
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Direct Placement
- Duration: Direct Placement
Description
Acara Solutions and our client in Binghamton, NY have a direct hire position available
Cybersecurity Systems Engineer
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Active DoD Clearance is required at the time of hire
9/80 work week
Salary-$144,300-$176,300
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to establish architecture content and develop solutions that achieve customer needs.
- Have fundamental knowledge of Systems Engineering practices, network technologies, system development life cycles and methodologies, and insight into information technology infrastructure management/monitoring and applications
- Provide analysis, design, development, implementation and security assessments to ensure compliance with JSIG/RMF Continuous Monitoring tools and processes.
- Perform system-level analyses, determine and undertake necessary trade studies, define and allocate the functional requirements to subsystem.
- Ensure all program requirements are met, program risks are identified and mitigated, and company processes are followed.
- Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance, reliability, and security of the system including installing, upgrading, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration
- Serve as a Cyber Security engineer (ISSE) supporting high-level technical and practical expertise
Here's what you'll get:
Pay: $144,300 - $176,300 /year.
Hours: 9x80 hrs/Week. (1st shift).
Length: Direct Hire.
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About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier provider of recruiting and workforce solutions-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in a variety of industries around the world, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 8 years of systems experience.
- Minimum 8 years of experience within the DoD space
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Current Special Access Program (SAP) access.
- Experience supporting military or defense programs.
- Proven experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST800-53.
- Experience in developing and maintaining security documentation, including SSPs, SARs, and POA&Ms.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
- Good critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks.
- Proven track record of building relationships, fostering collaboration, and working cross-functionally with multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated experience interpreting customer needs into achievable requirements or capabilities.
- Experience working in air-gapped, classified, or highly secure environments with no direct internet access.
- Experience using compliance and vulnerability assessment tools, including ACAS, Tenable, Nessus, SCAP, or HBSS
- Monitoring and correlating data (logs, events, activity) from various sources (Splunk, ELA, ePO, ESS, ACAS) to identify and mitigate threats, vulnerabilities, and non-compliance issues.
- Basic scripting for automation (Bash/Powershell)
- Networking experience - TCP/IP, DNS, NetBIOS, switching, firewalls
- Experience in Open Mission Systems/Universal Command and Control Interface (OMS/UCI).
- Familiarity with open system architectures (ASPN, CMOSS, PNTOS, JADC2).
- Working knowledge of industry standards such as MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, for airworthiness, ARINC and RTCA standards.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
- Flexibility to support occasional overtime, weekend work, shift work and site travel (CONUS).
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Active Secret Clearance.
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.