Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Karman Space & Defense is a leader in the rapid design, development, and production of critical, next-generation system solutions that align with the U.S. Department of War and its allies’ core mission priorities, and meet the accelerating demand for access to space. Building on nearly 50 years of success, we deliver Payload & Protection Systems, Aero/Hydrodynamic Interstage Systems, and Propulsion & Launch Systems to more than 80 prime contractors supporting over 130 space and defense programs.

This role strengthens identity security, privileged access, vulnerability management, and technical remediation across Karman’s multi-site environment. You will engineer and continuously improve security controls across Microsoft platforms, endpoints, servers, cloud environments, site technologies, and specialized assets. Working closely with Infrastructure, Business Systems, site teams, and service providers, you will ensure clear ownership, reliable evidence, and sustainable remediation that supports regulated aerospace and defense requirements.

Responsibilities

• Engineers and improves identity security across Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365 GCC High, cloud platforms, business applications, and related services.
• Strengthens identity lifecycle processes, access provisioning, privileged access, multifactor authentication (MFA), conditional access, role-based access control, and non-human identity protections.
• Operates and matures enterprise vulnerability management, ensuring authenticated scanning, asset coverage, data quality, prioritization, remediation coordination, and validated closure.
• Partners with Infrastructure to enhance endpoint, server, and cloud security through patching, encryption, device management, configuration baselines, detection capabilities, and Microsoft security tools.
• Reviews new Microsoft 365, Software‑as‑a‑Service (SaaS), cloud, and AI-enabled capabilities for identity, access, logging, and data-handling requirements.
• Administers assigned security tools and investigates identity, endpoint, email-security, vulnerability, and logging alerts; supports containment, evidence preservation, and post-incident hardening.
• Implements, validates, and documents technical controls supporting CMMC Level 2, NIST SP 800‑171, DFARS, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) Information Technology General Controls (ITGC).
• Supports technical remediation of assessment findings, audit gaps, Plans of Action and Milestones (POA\&Ms), and control failures and participates in walkthroughs, reviews, and assessments.
• Reviews technology projects, integrations, deployments, SaaS services, vendor solutions, and M\&A activities for identity, vulnerability, endpoint, and data-exposure risks.
• Maintains technical procedures, configurations, remediation guides, metrics, and automation opportunities and mentors IT and security teams to strengthen operating capability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity engineering, identity and access management, vulnerability management, endpoint security, infrastructure security, or related roles.
• Hands-on experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, MFA, conditional access, single sign-on (SSO), privileged access, identity lifecycle processes, and non-human identities.
• Experience operating enterprise vulnerability‑management tools, establishing scan coverage, prioritizing risk, coordinating remediation, and validating closure.
• Experience with endpoint protection, hardening, patching, device compliance, security monitoring, and the Microsoft security ecosystem.
• Working knowledge of Windows endpoint and server security, cloud and network security, segmentation, secure configuration, logging, and incident response.
• Experience producing technical control evidence and supporting audits, assessments, or regulated control environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, engineering, or another highly regulated environment.
• Direct experience with CMMC Level 2, NIST SP 800‑171, DFARS, CUI, SOX ITGC, GCC High, or export‑controlled environments.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 GCC High and tools such as Defender, Intune, Entra ID, Purview, Sentinel, Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, or Defender Vulnerability Management.
• Experience with privileged access management, password vaulting, security information and event management (SIEM), endpoint detection and response (EDR), email security, and security orchestration.
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions (M\&A), site onboarding, identity consolidation, endpoint standardization, and post-acquisition remediation.
• Familiarity with firewalls, virtual private networks (VPN), network segmentation, Zero Trust, Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks, specialized assets, and compensating‑control design.
• Security+, Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), Microsoft Security, Azure Security Engineer, or comparable certification.

This position requires U.S. person status under U.S. export control laws, including U.S. citizens and nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company‑paid life and AD\&D insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement

Karman Space and Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.