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Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. \nMust have active Secret security clearance. Active TS/SCI is highly desired.\nPreferred Additional Skills:\nDoD 8140.03 IASAE Level 2 certification, cloud security certification preferred.\nPerform Model Based System Engineering (UML, SysML, UAF).\nConfigure/operate vulnerability analysis tools such Tenable NESSUS Security products.\nDevelop dashboards, configure rules and operate/administer SEIM/audit reduction tools (e.g., Splunk, GitLab Security Dashboard).\nSupport continuous authorization (cATO) and continuous monitoring approaches to authorization using Open Security Control Assessment Language (OSCAL)-based formats.\nContribute to zero trust architecture (ZTA) initiatives.\nApply secure design principles to AI/ML-enabled and agentic systems, including deterministic controls paired with AI assistance, guard models and runtime observability, human oversight and data-governance guardrails, reproducible validation of agent output, and AI red-teaming prior to deployment.\nIn compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado state is $110,500-$205,500. 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