Sr. Principal Systems Cybersecurity Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-07-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Our nation's security depends on the sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country. For them to do this effectively, they need the technology that keeps them a step ahead of their adversaries. This means providing high-capability, reliable equipment to our service personnel, fielded as quickly as possible. Our commitment is to do exactly that.

Join our highly visible team and perform technically challenging assignments, which will closely contribute to protecting our nation and our products. We are seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Cybersecurity, to function as a key contributor for the Integrated Strategic Solutions Engineering team by leading a team of junior engineers and providing security oversight across a multitude of product levels across a major program. 

As a member of the Mission Platform Systems Security Engineering (SSE) team, we want you to develop solutions to secure the Warfighter’s technology advantage. Systems Security Engineering creates security solutions leveraging multiple disciplines like Anti-Tamper (AT), Software Assurance, Hardware Assurance, Cryptography, NSA Type 1 Certification, Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) to support Program Protection Implementation on various systems.

Position Location – Richardson, TX

What YOU will do:

• YOU will lead a team of junior system security engineers. 

• YOU will implement security improvements by assessing current situation; evaluating trends; developing security architecture, providing recommendations to program security engineers, and anticipating requirements.

• YOU will support the development of cybersecurity requirements, design and architecture artifacts, plans, and policies.

• YOU will define security development and test efforts implementation of security controls of networking devices, databases, operating systems, and hardware and software components.

• YOU will support the development of RMF documents and controls validation testing for Authority to Operate (ATO) accreditations.

• YOU will conduct cybersecurity audits to ensure appropriate implementation and compliance of the security posture.

What YOU will learn: 

• YOU will learn to be a more effective Systems Security Engineer and leader by gaining niche skills enabling you to be unique in all you do.

• YOU will gain valuable experience and an opportunity to growth as a Tech Fellow and Chief Security Engineer

• YOU will take flight to becoming a subject matter expert and leader in cybersecurity within VLF technologies with exposure to the variety of businesses and products in ever evolving field.  We are growing, so can you!

Qualifications YOU must have: 

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

• DoDI 8570.01-M IAT Level-II Compliant Certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP, or equivalent).

• Experience with security features and/or vulnerability analysis of various operating systems as defined by Intelligence agencies.

• Experience in Systems Engineering requirements, specifications, and end experience implementing DoD and Federal IA certification and accreditation processes, IA controls and developing and maintaining associated documentation and experience with NIST Risk management framework (RMF), as described in NIST Special Publication 800-37.

• Experience reviewing and crafting U.S. government contract proposals.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued DoD TOP SECRET security clearance.

• Understanding of the NSA Type 1 Certification process.

• Familiar with Program Protection Plan (PPP) DoDI 5000.02 and DoDI 5200.39.

• Experience with IT and/or network and system security administration, including operating system security configuration and account administration best practices for UNIX, MS Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and C