Full-Time

Cybersecurity Engineer SME

Posted on 5/8/2026

MAXISIQ

MAXISIQ

51-200 employees

Federal networks, cyber, AI engineering

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Chantilly, VA, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
Vulnerability Analysis
Risk Management
Requirements
  • Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
  • Prior experience with programs of similar size and complexity
  • Experience with the Sponsor and the Sponsor’s mission
  • Bachelor's degree and 15+ years' experience
  • Demonstrated work experience in cyber security or related IT field
  • Demonstrated experience performing complex technical tasks with minimal direction
  • Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or implementing IT security architecture
  • Demonstrated experience performing network security analysis
  • Demonstrated experience developing risk management methodologies
  • Demonstrated experience analyzing test results to develop risk/threat mitigation plans
  • Demonstrated experience communicating vulnerability results and risk posture to senior executives
Responsibilities
  • Identify and define applicable security controls and responses for the project
  • Review responses, enter responses into the cyber risk management platform, and update risks
  • Identify common controls and draft common control language for the cyber risk management platform
  • Perform security maintenance duties, such as performing analyses of vulnerabilities and providing recommended resolutions
  • Maintain awareness of system level changes, ensure proper patch levels, and upload cyclic scans to the appropriate repositories
  • Achieve and maintain system accreditation, including providing guidance, plans, and evidence and maintaining documentation
  • Perform regular reviews, such as audits, and review security test results
  • Participate in or lead technical exchange meetings and application review boards and document action items and results
  • Brief management on status
Desired Qualifications
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Experience with the Sponsor’s entitlement management programs
  • PMP, SAFe Agile Certification, AWS certification

MAXISIQ is a government-focused engineering firm that provides services and solutions in global communications and networks, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics for federal clients. It supports agencies with end-to-end engineering and integration—from requirements gathering and system design to implementation, testing, and operations—across secure communications, network modernization, AI-powered analytics pipelines, and automated workflows. Compared with competitors, MAXISIQ emphasizes long-standing experience (16+ years) with federal government programs, specialized domain expertise in mission-critical cyber and network systems, and a integrated delivery approach that covers consulting, engineering, integration, and operations. The company’s goal is to help federal agencies improve mission effectiveness and resilience by delivering secure, scalable communications infrastructure and data-driven automation and analytics.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Lorton, Virginia

Founded

2006

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • DoD and federal agencies prioritize AI workforce development, expanding MAXISIQ's training addressable market.
  • Defense contractors urgently need CMMC-aligned, FedRAMP-compliant AI solutions MAXISIQ uniquely delivers.
  • Regulated industries seek auditable, responsible AI deployment standards MAXISIQ specializes in providing.

What critics are saying

  • Accenture Federal and Deloitte rapidly expand competing AI practices with larger resource pools.
  • DoD Chief AI Officer office reduces external consulting demand, shifting work to government teams.
  • Cleared personnel talent bottleneck prevents rapid scaling against competitors with existing cleared workforces.

What makes MAXISIQ unique

  • Operates in classified environments where commercial AI firms cannot access or deploy solutions.
  • Combines AI engineers, data scientists, and acquisition specialists addressing federal compliance gaps.
  • Serves dual markets: defense/government and regulated industries with single compliance expertise.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Professional Development Budget