Senior Specialist Systems Engineer

L3Harris

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Location
Camden, NJ
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$106,500–$197,500 / yr
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1 day ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Specialist Systems Engineer

(DoW SkillBridge), Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer will join the Integrated C5 Systems team to serve as an Information Assurance Systems Engineer. This role focuses on developing and certifying systems that protect classified National Security information through the entire engineering lifecycle. The individual will perform concept of operations development, requirements decomposition, architecture analysis, and security test planning. Key responsibilities include negotiating security requirements with NSA Technical Evaluators and managing various certification processes. Required expertise includes Information Assurance, Security, and Cryptography, specifically involving Type 1 Certified systems and cryptographic algorithms like Symmetric and Asymmetric. The candidate must possess skills in Model-Based Systems Engineering, the Risk Management Framework, and experience with Key Management Systems. This role solves critical security challenges by ensuring that mission-critical communication products meet rigorous federal standards for defense and intelligence community customers.

What you'll do

  • Apply security and cryptography expertise throughout the systems engineering process to certify National Security systems.
  • Perform Concept of Operations development and requirements decomposition/synthesis for Information Assurance solutions.
  • Develop and analyze system architectures while making complex design trade-offs regarding security.
  • Plan and execute security testing to ensure products meet NSA certification standards.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for information assurance, security, and cryptography.
  • Negotiate security requirements with NSA Technical Evaluators.
  • Develop NSA Security Evaluation Document (SED) CDRLs for multiple programs.
  • Manage the integration and verification testing of Type 1 Certified systems and equipment.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must possess an active U.S. Government security clearance (DoD Secret minimum).
  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline is required; Master’s degree is highly desired.
  • At least 6 years of experience in Systems Engineering of Information Assurance systems or products.
  • Must have a complete understanding of the systems engineering process from concept through system test.
  • Proven track record in the architecture, design, and testing of NSA Approved Type 1 Certified systems.
  • Experience with Cybersecurity and Risk Management Framework (preferred).
  • Cybersecurity credential such as CISSP, Model-Based Systems Engineering experience, or knowledge of Key Management Systems (preferred).

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