Cyber Security Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration – to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.

Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our IC, DoD, and civilian customers.

Aerospace's Cyber Security and Advanced Platforms Subdivision, Cyber Assessments and Research Department is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer (AMTS/MTS - Cyber Security Architecture and Information Systems Security) to help design, implement, assess and deploy cyber solutions that defend our nation's most valuable assets in space. We are seeking a highly motivated cyber security engineer with a desire to support customers across a full spectrum cyber security activities.

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Work Model

This position will be a hybrid work model and offer partially remote with some onsite work required in Chantilly, VA as the business needs allow.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Perform research in the areas of cyber and network security
• Advise DoD and IC space system customers on secure design and implementation of systems
• Review network architecture designs identify security, dataflow, performance deficiencies
• Identify security vulnerabilities and weaknesses in SW, HW and Architecture design for mission environments and be able to make recommended mitigations
• Lead or participate in projects involving one or more of the following areas: Vulnerability Assessment, Cyber Security Architecture, Cyber Security Prototype/Capability Development, cyber system trade-off studies for various system designs or protocols, validation of network system requirements.
• Provide recommendations on network architectures and solutions based on technical performance evaluations
• Contribute to the development of security prototypes

What You Need to be Successful - Associate Member of the Technical Staff - Cyber Security Architecture and Information Systems Security)

Minimum Requirements for the

• Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar technical area of study
• 1 or more years of relevant experience in a position related to cybersecurity
• This position requires an active TS/SCI clearance
• Demonstrable proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Proficient in Linux and Unix based operating systems
• Knowledge and/or experience of both offensive and defensive cyber security tools, tactics, techniques and procedures
• Knowledge and/or experience performing vulnerability assessment and mitigation
• Network engineering and architecture knowledge (TCP/IP, IPSEC, HTTP/S, routing protocols)

• Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site/domestically/internationally approx. 10% of the time   

The minimum requirements for the Member of the Technical Staff - Cyber Security Architecture and Information Systems Security)

2 or more years of professional experience in cyber security

• Excellent communication skills; experience developing and delivering briefings for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrable history of contribution to cyber assessments, prototype development and/or cyber research

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Advanced technical degree
• Experience designing, implementing, or maintaining network devices (to include configuration of routers, switches and/or firewalls)
• Experience with space systems, including familiarity with space, ground and user segments, as well as legacy software
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker
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