True Anomaly
Mission Security Engineer III
$120K–$180K
Denver, CO +3 · Full-time · Posted Jun 1, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 3–5 years of combined experience in technical IT, security engineering, DevSecOps, and/or software development.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Secures classified national security space systems, ground-based command-and-control infrastructure, and spacecraft hardware and software through security engineering, compliance, and authorization work.
What you'll do
- Implement security controls and zero-trust architecture across ground systems, spacecraft platforms, and product development; integrate RMF controls into CI/CD pipelines.
- Apply and validate DISA STIGs, remediate security findings, and support RMF assessments and ATO activities.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal security frameworks and contribute to security artifacts and authorization activities with government stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 3–5 years of combined experience in technical IT, security engineering, DevSecOps, and/or software development.
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (Security+, CySA+, or equivalent).
- Experience with NSA Type 1 cryptographic solutions, RMF and ATOs, NIST SP 800-53, STIG implementation, and space system architectures.
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
- Experience securing DoD or space mission systems, supporting authorizations, or working in IL-5/IL-6 cloud environments.
Pay
$120,000–$170,000 USD base salary; $125,000–$180,000 USD base salary
Tools
NIST 800-53, DISA STIG, RMF, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS
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