Cyber Systems Engineer, Level 4

What you'll do

• Define and maintain the system security architecture, technical strategy, and implementation roadmap across the system lifecycle.
• Translate customer and mission requirements into secure hardware, firmware, and software specifications.
• Perform technical planning, requirements analysis, interface definition, trade studies, and risk assessments for total system solutions.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and classification of Critical Program Information and critical components.
• Develop and coordinate key security artifacts including Program Protection Plans, Anti-Tamper Plans, and Security Classification Guides.
• Oversee the implementation of technical and nontechnical security controls across design, production, and sustainment.
• Lead security verification and validation, technical reviews, and certification activities to ensure compliance with NIST guidance.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical direction and work-product reviews.

What we're looking for

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance is required at time of application.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 8 years of professional experience, OR Master’s with 6 years, OR PhD with 4 years.
• Experience applying systems engineering processes to complex systems across multiple lifecycle stages.
• Experience with system security architecture, security requirements development and allocation, risk assessment, countermeasure definition, and verification planning.
• Demonstrated experience with Anti-Tamper design or implementation for protecting Critical Program Information on classified US Government programs.
• Working knowledge of US Government and NIST security engineering processes, including NIST SP 800-160 and the Risk Management Framework.
• Experience evaluating embedded hardware, firmware, software, interfaces, or system components for compliance and secure operation.