Cyber Security Engineer

L3Harris

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Work type
On-site
Location
Rochester, NY
Salary
$80,500–$149,500 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role $115k
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This role pays less than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$198,425 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $115k versus about $170k for comparable roles.

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About L3Harris

L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.

L3Harris currently has 680 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,500–$197,500 across 247 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer. This role involves Information Assurance architecture development, CONOPS development, trade studies, and requirements analysis for hardware and software configuration items. The engineer will be responsible for the embedment of cryptographic components within tactical radio platforms while ensuring designs meet specific security requirements through collaboration with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers. Key responsibilities include analyzing and allocating system security requirements from NSA, RMF, NIAP Common Criteria, and NIST FIPS standards. The candidate will also oversee and prepare critical certification documents such as SEDs, KCMPs, SHRS/SHDDs, and SV plans. Required expertise includes experience with emerging security standards, NSA certification processes, and DoD Configuration Management. Technical skills include embedded software-based engineering solutions, radio communications, networking, and configuration management tools to solve complex security challenges within the defense technology sector.

What you'll do

  • Develop Information Assurance (IA) architecture, concepts of operations, and trade studies.
  • Analyze and allocate system security requirements from NSA, RMF, NIAP, and NIST standards.
  • Support the integration of cryptographic components into tactical radio platforms.
  • Prepare NSA security certification documents including SEDs, KCMPs, and SV test plans.
  • Manage DoD Configuration Management processes and formal Engineering Change Proposals (ECP).
  • Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to ensure designs meet security requirements.
  • Perform validation and verification of hardware and software configuration items.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.
  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and minimum 4 years of experience developing embedded software-based solutions.
  • Graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
  • Minimum of 8 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience with security requirements analysis, specification generation, and certification of secure architectures.
  • Experience with emerging security standards and evolution of NSA certification processes.
  • Radio communications or networking experience (preferred); knowledge of configuration management tools (preferred).

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