# Software Cybersecurity Engineer V/VI

At Zone 5 Technologies, we're redefining what's possible in precision weapons and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Our team of engineers and innovators are developing cutting-edge autonomous solutions to deliver affordable and scalable precision weapons, interceptors, and UAS. We're building the next generation of munitions and unmanned systems for the United States and its allies. If you're driven by hard problems, energized by rapid innovation, and ready to make an impact on defense technology, you belong here. Position Summary Zone 5 Technologies is seeking a Software Cybersecurity Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of cybersecurity protections for advanced unmanned aircraft systems, embedded software, and mission-critical defense platforms. This hands-on technical leadership role is responsible for integrating cybersecurity throughout the product lifecycle, including embedded software, hardware interfaces, communications, cryptographic protections, and secure software deployment. The ideal candidate possesses deep technical expertise in embedded systems security, software engineering, threat analysis, and secure system architecture, with the ability

- **Id**: 4048818
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/zone-5-technologies-software-cybersecurity-engineer-vvi>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T22:18:19Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T01:03:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6741
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Drones & UAVs, Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 684780
- **Name**: Zone 5 Technologies
- **Domain**: zone5technologies.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/zone5technologies>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 32
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.031
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 114
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 176000
- **Max**: 223000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 223000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Threat Modeling** — Optional: no
- **CMMC** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **GitHub** — Optional: yes
- **GitHub Actions** — Optional: yes
- **Linux** — Optional: yes
- **MIL-STD-882** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T01:03:27Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 114
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T03:38:58Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 223000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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