Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

What you'll do

• Decompose and refine stakeholder cybersecurity requirements into system-level requirements for architecture and design.
• Guide the security layout and architecture while influencing the selection and development of security tools.
• Evaluate proposed implementations to identify security risks, attack surfaces, and verify integrated protections.
• Support the development of verification efforts to ensure cybersecurity capabilities are functional and complete.
• Ensure weapon system compliance with contractually obligated standards including CNSSI 1253, DoD 8570, and DoD 8510.
• Propose and design cyber systems architecture changes with full traceability to requirements.
• Perform cyber-attack surface analysis of system designs and provide recommendations to mitigate risks.
• Participate in cybersecurity assessment activities, including penetration test planning and execution.

What we're looking for

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years, Master’s with 3 years, or PhD with 1 year of experience in Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Must have 9 years of experience in cyber systems engineering related fields in lieu of a degree.
• Must possess an active Secret clearance and be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain an IASAE II certification (CISSP preferred) within six months of hire.
• Must have direct experience utilizing NIST 800-160 system security engineer and/or the system development life cycle.
• Must have direct experience in systems engineering activities including requirements decomposition, architecture, design, implementation, integration, and verification.
• Must have direct experience supporting the development of RMF assessment authorization artifacts to satisfy NIST SP 800-37 requirements.
• Must have comprehension of systems engineering principles, theories, and concepts.
• Must have experience in one or more systems engineering activities such as architecture, high-level/detail design, and verification & validation.
• Must have experience in a systems engineering role involving planning, designing, testing, and delivering systems with Cyber/Information Assurance requirements (preferred).
• Must have expertise with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) and related tools such as Cameo (preferred).
• Must have expertise with Requirement Management tools such as IBM DOORs (preferred).
• Must have experience managing and directing efforts following an Agile and DevSecOps process model (preferred).
• Must have experience authoring and maintaining critical program authorization documents such as Cybersecurity Strategies and System Security Plans (preferred).