Senior Principal Information Assurance Engineer

General Dynamics

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On-site
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
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$156,728–$169,585 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Information Assurance Engineer

The Senior Principal Information Assurance Engineer joins the Annapolis Junction team to lead security architecture and requirements flow down across complex systems. This role ensures cybersecurity is integrated throughout design, implementation, integration, and sustainment activities. Key responsibilities include leading RMF, A&A/C&A, ATO, and IATT efforts, maintaining SSPs and CMPs, and executing vulnerability scanning and continuous monitoring. The engineer will manage configuration changes via CCB administration, perform risk assessments, and mentor personnel. Required skills include expertise in DIACAP, DISA STIGs, and systems security engineering. The position involves managing authorization documentation and technical tradeoffs for classified environments. Candidates should possess experience with security dashboards, automation, and scripting to improve security operations within defense and intelligence community contexts.

What you'll do

  • Lead security architecture and requirements flow down across complex systems throughout the design and sustainment lifecycle.
  • Manage RMF, A&A/C&A, and ATO efforts including the maintenance of SSPs, CMPs, and risk assessments.
  • Execute security testing, vulnerability scanning, control verification, and continuous-monitoring activities.
  • Track and report ATO status, compliance posture, vulnerabilities, and remediation progress for assigned systems.
  • Administer CCB processes by documenting and prioritizing hardware, software, and configuration changes.
  • Lead security planning, cost and schedule estimating, and technical task execution for cross-functional teams.
  • Develop security documentation, brief technical findings to stakeholders, and mentor Information Assurance personnel.
  • Identify opportunities for AI, automation, or analytics to improve security operations.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Department of Defense Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 10 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 8 years of experience.
  • Advanced experience in systems security engineering, Information Assurance, cybersecurity engineering, RMF, or A&A/C&A.
  • Strong knowledge of government cybersecurity requirements including RMF, DIACAP, and DISA STIGs.
  • Experience with configuration management, CCB processes, systems engineering, and lifecycle risk management.
  • Cybersecurity certification such as CISSP, CASP+, CISM, Security+, or equivalent (preferred).
  • Experience as an ISSE, ISSM, ISSO, or security-control assessor in DoD or Intelligence Community environments (preferred).

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