Cyber Security Engineer 5 (24716) - COBRA

Requisition Number: 24716 

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range:  - $174,330.00 

Security Clearance: Top Secret  

Level of Experience: Senior 

 

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.
 

 

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

 

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Job Description

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies Warfare Systems partners with the DoD and defense innovation ecosystem to rapidly acquire and field critical and emerging technologies, particularly integrated communications, networking, and Systems-of-Systems (SoS) technologies, to enhance national security and warfighter capabilities. Through a multiagency contracting approach, the Collaborative Operations for Battlespace Resilient Architecture (COBRA) initiative focuses on advancing these technologies to achieve multi-domain battlespace integration and resilient command and control. This includes a broad range of services such as systems engineering, cybersecurity, operational integration, and data analytics, all aimed at modernizing communications and ensuring seamless information exchange for the DoD and its allies.

 

This role is part of a pending contract proposal. We are actively interviewing to identify qualified candidates in anticipation of a successful award.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Supports full spectrum, multi-domain, CO capability development to include OCO and DCO, DIB, and DODIN.
• Provides software and hardware capabilities that produce cyberspace effects in and throughout cyberspace operations via vulnerability analysis and software research and development.
• Designs, develops, and implements Information Assurance (IA) and security standards using Zero Trust models and Cloud technologies to enhance system security.
• Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for organizations, ensuring compliance with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) guidelines. 
• Provides recommendations for innovative information assurance solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations, leveraging Zero Trust principles to enforce granular controls.
• Defines, plans, designs, and evaluates information security systems, including those operating within Cloud environments.
• Assesses architecture and hardware limitations, adapting designs to meet evolving demands.
• Supports all stages of the information system lifecycle, including RMF- and CSF-based certification activities to obtain and maintain Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Assists in maintaining compliance with data security policies and relevant regulations.
• Provides expertise to cybersecurity initiatives, explaining new guidance and adapting solutions for Cloud-based operations.
• Ensures implementation of appropriate changes and improvement actions as required. Facilitates RMF and CSF processes for secure information system management.
• Delivers Information Technology (IT) Systems Support outputs, incorporating Zero Trust methodologies and Cloud-specific considerations.
• Collaborates with Cybersecurity Analysts and Specialists.

Minimum Qualifications

15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 10 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or H