INFORMATION ASSURANCE ENGINEER 3

Location:

Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

Date: Aug 12, 2026

Req ID: 48930
Team: 58 Information Systems
Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: Yes - Occasional or hybrid telework available

Travel Requirement: Yes, 25%-50% of the time

We’re building tomorrow’s fleet today
With more than 11,000 employees, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi and a major contributor to the economic growth of Alabama. For nearly 85 years, we’ve designed, built and maintained amphibious ships, destroyers, and cutters for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. The largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants, we’re simultaneously building four classes of ships and have pioneered the development and production of technologically advanced, highly capable ships for the surface Navy fleet for decades. Think that’s cool? Keep reading:

The Role

The Information Assurance Engineer 3 (cybersecurity) is an intergral part of the team that is responsible for designing, documenting, implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and managing secure solutions. The information assurance engineer delivers these solutions in accordance with the organization’s architectural designs, best practices, and regulatory or compliance requirements. This position will support the front line and lead defining company cybersecurity designs and requirements. As risks change, the IA engineer is responsible for recommending and influencing modifications and enhancements to ensure the organization is evolving with the threat landscape.

The IA engineer is expected to contribute to the corporate security strategy with security leadership and other senior security staffers and technologists. With an emphasis on securing systems, applications, third-party connections, service providers and ancillary systems, the security engineer is responsible for securing business-to-business initiatives, third-party relationships, outsourced solutions and vendors.

Must Have

Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience

-or-

Masters degree and 3 years of experience

-or-

PHD and 0 years of experience

Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain Interim Secret security clearance

Nice to Have

Direct experience with DNS admin support (AWS Route33, Cloudflare, or alike)

-Direct experience with anti-virus software, IDS/IPS, SIEM, firewalls, authentication systems, log management, syslog analysis, content filtering, etc.

•Knowledge of email security gateway, cloud, and virtual technologies

-Experience with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

•Knowledge of mapping business requirements to technology and ability to identify security gaps at the architecture level.

•Knowledge of common security vulnerabilities

•Knowledge of risk assessment tools, technologies and methods

•Experience designing secure networks, systems and application architectures

•Knowledge of disaster recovery, computer forensic tools, technologies and methods

•Ability to communicate network security issues to peers and management

-Experience with network security and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools

•Familiarity with secure Cloud Architecture and technologies

-Familiarity with NIST 800-53 and 800-171

-Knowledge of System Security Plan authoring

Experience outside of Cybersecurity in another IT function such as system or database administration or networking

-Technical writing and communication

-ISSM and System Security Plan experience

Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Working at HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co .com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #1 for Ingalls Shipbuilding.

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