diff --git a/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/_common/rest/helper/SSCAndScanCentralUnirestHelper.java b/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/_common/rest/helper/SSCAndScanCentralUnirestHelper.java
index 38b099aeb7..034f4ecde6 100644
--- a/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/_common/rest/helper/SSCAndScanCentralUnirestHelper.java
+++ b/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/_common/rest/helper/SSCAndScanCentralUnirestHelper.java
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
 import com.fortify.cli.ssc._common.session.helper.SSCAndScanCentralSessionDescriptor;
 
 import kong.unirest.UnirestInstance;
+import kong.unirest.apache.ApacheClient;
 
 public class SSCAndScanCentralUnirestHelper {
     public static final void configureSscUnirestInstance(UnirestInstance unirest, SSCAndScanCentralSessionDescriptor sessionDescriptor) {
+        unirest.config().httpClient(config -> new ApacheClient(config, cb ->
+            cb.setServiceUnavailableRetryStrategy(new SSCRetryStrategy())));
         UnirestUnexpectedHttpResponseConfigurer.configure(unirest);
         UnirestJsonHeaderConfigurer.configure(unirest);
         UnirestUrlConfigConfigurer.configure(unirest, sessionDescriptor.getSscUrlConfig());
diff --git a/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/_common/rest/helper/SSCRetryStrategy.java b/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/_common/rest/helper/SSCRetryStrategy.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57f21e6099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/_common/rest/helper/SSCRetryStrategy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021-2026 Open Text.
+ *
+ * The only warranties for products and services of Open Text
+ * and its affiliates and licensors ("Open Text") are as may
+ * be set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying
+ * such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed
+ * as constituting an additional warranty. Open Text shall not be
+ * liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained
+ * herein. The information contained herein is subject to change
+ * without notice.
+ */
+package com.fortify.cli.ssc._common.rest.helper;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
+
+import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.ServiceUnavailableRetryStrategy;
+import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class implements an Apache HttpClient 4.x {@link ServiceUnavailableRetryStrategy}
+ * that will retry a request if the server responds with an HTTP 502 (Bad Gateway)
+ * or 503 (Service Unavailable) response, using exponential backoff with jitter.
+ */
+public final class SSCRetryStrategy implements ServiceUnavailableRetryStrategy {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SSCRetryStrategy.class);
+    private static final int MAX_RETRIES = 3;
+    private static final long BASE_DELAY_MS = 1000;
+    private static final long MAX_JITTER_MS = 500;
+    private final ThreadLocal<Long> interval = new ThreadLocal<Long>();
+
+    public boolean retryRequest(HttpResponse response, int executionCount, HttpContext context) {
+        int statusCode = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
+        if ( executionCount <= MAX_RETRIES && (statusCode == 502 || statusCode == 503) ) {
+            long delay = BASE_DELAY_MS * (1L << (executionCount - 1));
+            long jitter = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextLong(MAX_JITTER_MS + 1);
+            long totalDelay = delay + jitter;
+            LOG.debug("SSC returned {}; retrying (attempt {}/{}) after {} ms", statusCode, executionCount, MAX_RETRIES, totalDelay);
+            interval.set(totalDelay);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public long getRetryInterval() {
+        Long result = interval.get();
+        return result == null ? -1 : result;
+    }
+}