Cybersecurity Engineer - Columbus

Salary: $175,000 - 230,000 per year Requirements: At least seven years of relevant IT experience, including demonstrated cybersecurity or information assurance engineering work. Experience supporting government agencies, customers, or contracts in federal environments, such as the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, federal civilian agencies, or military organizations. Experience with the same or a similar contract and familiarity with its customer environment is highly desirable. DoD 8570/8140 CND-IS certification, such as CEH, CFR, GCIA, or GCIH. F5 Certified Technology Specialist (ASM) certification for the computing environment. DoD-approved 8570 baseline Category IAT Level III certification, such as CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP or Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP. U.S. citizenship. Top Secret clearance with a favorable NACLC, and eligibility for an IT-I (Tier 5/SSBI) Critical-Sensitive clearance. Responsibilities: Carry out technical and analytical project work addressing specialized information assurance and cybersecurity requirements. Use electronic processes and methodologies to identify, assess, and resolve information assurance challenges at the system and technology levels. Interpret security requirements and help ensure compliance with DoD and organizational cybersecurity policies and standards. Apply analytical methods to improve cybersecurity workflows, organizational structures, and operational planning. Provide security engineering support across the system lifecycle, including planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, and integration. Work with cross-functional teams to support secure network and system architecture implementations. Recommend and implement controls that protect information systems from unauthorized access or misuse. Support continuous monitoring and risk management to maintain secure system configurations. Technologies: Support Network Security Cloud Cisco LESS More: We are partnering with hackajob to recruit a Cybersecurity Engineer for our Defense Logistics Agency team. TekSynap is a growing technology company focused on delivering information management solutions to federal government customers. The role is office-based at DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio, or DLA Aviation in Richmond, Virginia. The schedule is daytime, Monday through Friday, with occasional evening or weekend work possible to meet program needs; travel is under 10%. The target salary range is $175,000–$230,000, with the final amount based on experience, skills, education, contract parameters, and organizational needs. Our full-time benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k); life insurance; short- and long-term disability plans; vacation; and holidays. This is a drug-free workplace, and screening may be conducted when considered necessary and in accordance with applicable law. last updated 41 week of 2026