Cybersecurity Test Engineer

SAIC • Colorado Springs, CO

481d • $80,001 - $80,001 • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Cybersecurity Test Engineer with experience in cybersecurity operations, assessment, and analysis to join the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Team in Colorado Springs, CO. PNT SE&I provides engineering, integration, technical analysis, and subject matter expertise (SME) support to the US Space Force. As a member of our PNT SE&I Team, you'll work in a high-paced environment with Government personnel and systems engineers to provide an enterprise cybersecurity perspective for identification and review of risks and risk mitigation plans and work to institutionalize systems security engineering best practices across the PNT/GPS Enterprise. In this role, you will assist in planning and execution of cybersecurity assessments utilizing DISA Secure Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, DISA SCAP, and other tools. You will participate in penetration testing events on development and sustainment systems, identifying system vulnerabilities, and conducting mitigation and risk analysis. Additionally, you will assist in the development and implementation of processes and procedures for conducting cybersecurity vulnerability and penetration assessments, including automation and tool research, development, and training. You will support various other cross-mission cybersecurity activities for space, ground, operations, logistics, and sustainment elements of the customer base by identifying and advising in security-related engineering risks, issues, and interdependencies between system elements, contracts, and stakeholders. Furthermore, you will assist in the development, coordination, and approval of PNT/GPS Clinger Cohen Act (CCA) compliance packages and cybersecurity strategies, collaborating daily with team subcontractors, government civilians, and members of the U.S. Space Force.