Cyber Security Engineer

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

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About The Position

Viasat is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support government projects and help secure products and systems globally. The role spans cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Windows and Linux administration, network administration, security requirements analysis, and system integration testing. The engineer will work with product development teams to ensure secure architectures and compliance with security requirements, and will validate system security and functionality. The role may serve as a central cybersecurity resource across multiple projects and as the cybersecurity lead for larger efforts.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in Cybersecurity Engineering, Information Assurance, secure systems/network administration, or a similar discipline.
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining RMF packages, including designing and documenting security plans, policies, and procedures, and maintaining them in eMASS.
• Deep understanding of security compliance standards such as NIST 800-53, RMF, CMMC, CIS, or similar.
• Strong experience with cybersecurity defense and detection methodologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the DoD Zero Trust Framework.
• Good understanding of IT systems, centralized directory services, and IP networking.
• U.S. citizenship and an active TOP SECRET security clearance; must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineer, Cybersecurity, or a related engineering discipline.
• CCNA, JNCIA, or similar certification.
• CISSP or similar certification.
• Familiarity with securing cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience using vulnerability scanning platforms such as Nessus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and timelines.
• Strong self-motivation and independent work ethic.
• Ability to work across a geographically distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and/or implement secure architectures.
• Serve as a central cybersecurity resource across multiple projects and programs and as a cybersecurity lead for larger efforts.
• Create documentation to track vulnerabilities and remediations, populate security packages, and present program security status.
• Provide technical and policy guidance to support successful security accreditation efforts.
• Manage system security requirements.
• Manage and configure firewalls, routers, and switches.
• Validate and test security functionality.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed