Principal Engineer -Cyber Security

A3 Technology, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer to join our team in Washington, DC.

• Provide Chief Security Architect–level expertise to develop, review, and validate cybersecurity architectures, designs, and interface specifications for NAS enterprise systems and services.
• Ensure cybersecurity controls, Zero Trust Architecture principles, and FAA security standards are incorporated into system requirements, design artifacts, engineering baselines, and network architectures.
• Conduct architecture assessments to identify security gaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and recommend mitigation strategies aligned with FAA mission needs and NIST frameworks.
• Advise program leadership on cybersecurity impacts, risks, and architecture trade-offs across enterprise-level solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to integrate cybersecurity standards, policies, and enterprise security services into both legacy and emerging NAS systems.

• Master’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Security, Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• 20+ years of Information Technology professional experience.
• 10+ years of FAA security experience supporting the National Airspace System (NAS): Experience with the full lifecycle security compliance for mission-critical systems, ensuring strict adherence to FAA Order 1370.121 (Information Security and Privacy Program) and NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4/5 controls.

with the network architecture and configuration of the FAA NAS Enterprise Security Gateways (e.g., NESG and RMAG).

• Experience with the full lifecycle security compliance for mission-critical systems, ensuring strict adherence to FAA Order 1370.121 (Information Security and Privacy Program) and NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4/5 controls.