Principal Cybersecurity Engineer - ISSO (P4)

Date Posted:

2025-09-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA926: 1521 Utah Ave Vandenberg AFB 1521 Utah Avenue Building 8401, Vandenberg AFB, CA, 93437 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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​

Security Clearance:

Secret - Current

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.  

Raytheon is looking for an individual to join the Cyber Security Engineering team for a Principal Cyber Security Engineer ISSO (P4) position supporting the operations and maintenance of custom solutions and Assessment & Authorization (A&A) activities at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California. The ideal candidate will have strong cyber experience across the full spectrum of cyber operations from a mission execution perspective, to include vulnerability management, compliance management, database, and enterprise information security infrastructure.  This is an onsite position at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in Vandenberg, California.

What You Will Do

• Assessing known systems vulnerabilities and verifying system hardening and patching activities to ensure compliance with the most current applicable Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)/Security Requirements Guides (SRGs) and related checklists

• Preparing documentation (artifacts and bodies of evidence) to support assessment and authorization (A&A) activities necessary to ensure system sustained Approval to Operate (ATO)

• Assist in defining cyber requirements and design solutions, providing guidance and direction related to security technologies, performing analysis on cybersecurity collected data and test results, identifying, and implementing cybersecurity design, and preparing and maintaining engineering and security related documentation

• Performing and providing vulnerability assessment results and recommendations to the leadership.

• Ensuring the security integrity of GPS OCX systems of record by maintaining mission systems basic cyber hygiene, implementing cyber resiliency solutions, and performing associated compliance validation/verification

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

• Experience with performing assessments of operating systems with DISA STIGs and SRGs

• Experience with IA vulnerability testing and related network and system test tools, e.g., ACAS and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)

• Experience with network and system security administration, including operating system security configuration and account management best practices for LINUX, Microsoft, and CISCO Systems

• Experience with DoD RMF Certification and Accreditation Processes, assessing and validating compliance with IA controls and developing and maintaining associated certification and accreditation documentation

• Must possess Security Certification in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M IAT-III (CISSP or equivalent) Compliant Certification 

Qualifications We Prefer

• An advanced degree in STEM with 8+ years of engineering experience

• Experience in manual hardening and system compliance

• Familiar with NIST Risk Management Framework as described in NIST Special Publication 800-37

• Experience with information security toolsets such as LogRhythm and/or SPLUNK or other related Intrusion Detection Tools

• Self-Starter requiring limited direction and supervision

• Ability to support periodic travel (less than 10%)

What We Offer 

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation