Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Engineer
Isys Technologies · Colorado Springs, CO, US · United States · On-site
Posted Aug 20, 2026
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Minimum Clearance Required
Top Secret
Responsibilities
I2X Technologies is a reputable technology services company to the Federal Government. Whether the focus is on space exploration, national security, cyber security, or cutting-edge engineering applications, I2X is ready to offer you the chance to make a real-world impact in your field and for your country. We provide long-term growth and development. Headquartered in Colorado, I2X is engaged in programs across the country and in more than 20 states. Our programs support multiple Federal agencies, the Department of Defense and often focused on the space initiatives of our government customers.
I2X Technologies is seeking a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Engineer to support ongoing activities for a customer in Colorado Springs . This position will be on-site and will require an active *Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
Require a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Engineer with a desire to actively defend the mission systems critical to our national defense.
As a DCO engineer the candidate will lead individuals towards common goals and work with engineers to apply extensive expertise on multiple complex work assignments.
Assignments may be broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks.
Leads the development of DCO methodologies and presents solutions to problems.
Contributes to deliverables and performance metrics where applicable.
Consults on IT and cyber defensive architecture and technologies.
Assesses assigned cyber key terrain to thoroughly understand the mission, architecture and associated threat.
Advises on technical design and implementation of DCO capabilities required to effectively protect, detect and respond to cyber threats and attacks.
Researches cyber defense technologies for best fit based on mission, architecture and current threat.
Leads the design, implementation, configuration and/or tuning of cyber defensive technology.
Authors documentation to include SOPs, checklists, implementation guides, architecture diagrams, crew binders, etc. to support DCO.
Adapts technologies to meet the mission architecture and threat
Qualifications
5 years of technical experience in cyber-defense or cyber security related fields (e.g., engineering, networking, systems integration, solutions etc.).
5 years of professional technical experience (these years may be in conjunction with #2)
Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Experience years must come from at least 2 of the following areas:
Container or virtual environments (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, VMware, AWS)
In-band and out-of-band test access points for network traffic collection and aggregation (e.g. Gigamon)
Data storage solutions (e.g. NFS storage, distributed storage, Ceph Ruck storage, etc.)
Data-analysis toolsets (e.g. Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Splunk, etc.)
Agile frameworks for software development
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