COMSEC Engineer, Mid
Dayton, OHJob$62–141K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The COMSEC Engineer will support the F-35 air system cryptographic and key management architecture. The role provides guidance on equipment design and support, recommends tasks to government security leads, and assists with certification and accreditation activities, including DoD Risk Management Framework compliance. It also supports approval of cryptographic changes to F-35 High Assurance Devices and development of new devices.
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Job Number: R0248067 COMSEC Engineer, Mid The Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to use your COMSEC technical skills in support of the F-35 air system cryptographic and key management architecture? As a COMSEC Engineer, you will provide guidance on the design of equipment and necessary support, and recommend tasks to government security leads. You'll support certification and accreditation activities for operation systems, including compliance with DoD Risk Management Framework ( RMF ) . You will assist with obtaining approval of cryptographic changes to F-35 High Assurance Devices ( HAD ) such as End Cryptographic Units ( ECUs ) and new developments of F-35 HADs. Join us. The world can't wait. You Have: - 4+ years of experience with COMSEC, developing COMSEC key architectures, and ECU deliverables, processes, and certification - Experience with cryptographic algorithms - Knowledge of UIC processes, and KMI and EKMS systems - Ability to coordinate effectively across government, contractor, and external stakeholders - Ability to prepare briefings, reports, standard operating procedures, and official correspondence - Ability to lead a team in fast-paced classified environments - TS/SCI clearance - Bachelor's degree Nice If You Have: - Experience with F-35 Joint Program Office and DoD COMSEC policies, directions, instructions, and manuals - TS/SCI clearance - DoD COMSEC Certification Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required. Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. Candidate AI Usage Policy
How this job compares
Set against the 4,224 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$62–141K/yr
- Ohio median$107–177K/yr88 salary ranges
- US median$132–203K/yr3,441 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $101K, is 29% below the Ohio median midpoint ($142K) — in the lowest quarter of Security Engineer salary ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 120 open Security Engineer jobs in Ohio and 4,224 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- EY18 open
- Deloitte9 open
- Booz Allen Hamilton (this employer)8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,618 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,107 of the 4,224 open Security Engineer jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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