F-35 Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer | Active TS/SCI clearance

GD Information Technology • Arlington, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Transform technology into opportunity as an Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. The F-35 Lightning II Program is the DoWs focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies. The F-35 will bring cutting-edge technologies to the battlespace of the future. The JSFs advanced airframe, autonomic logistics, avionics, propulsion systems, stealth, and firepower will ensure that the F-35 is the most affordable, lethal, supportable and survivable aircraft ever to be used by so many warfighters across the globe.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:
As an Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the F-35 Lightning II Program. Responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities. Provide Information system security engineering that captures and refines Aircraft System and Ground Support security requirements and ensures that the requirements are effectively integrated into the Air System and ground support information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration. Employ best practices when implementing security requirements within the F-35 Air System, including the Air Vehicle and Ground Support information systems. This includes software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques. Ensure that the F-35 Air System including the Air Vehicle and Ground Support information systems are designed, developed, and implemented with required security features and safeguards. Provide daily support on Cybersecurity engineering; oversight of all CS related deliverables and verify that Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) resolution and continuous monitoring activities are being accomplished. Ensure the Security Authorization Packages (SAP) are accurate, complete and delivered to the system's respective ISSE/IASAE/SCA government oversight. Witness dry-run compliance testing in preparation for Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) Manage the embedded resources, along with their level of effort, train & supplement other ISSE/IASAEs on the Air Systems support team and provide counsel to DCI leadership. Provide support for all Air System (Air Vehicle and Ground Support Systems), Flight Test Systems, Program Office PMO’s and/or Functional Teams. Interpret requirements into security design, ensuring security design is compliant with Systems Engineering Master Plan (SEMP), Cybersecurity (CS) Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), Cyber Survivability Endorsement (CSE) requirements, and DoW CS compliance mandates. Develop Air System Cybersecurity Policies and Instructions for issuance program wide by the F-35 CISO. Provide engineering/architectural expertise for interoperability, security and functional performance parameters. Provide team leadership to other ISSE/IASAEs on the contract.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• 5+ years of experience in designing and developing organizational information systems or upgrading legacy systems, employing best practices when implementing security controls within an information system including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.
• 1+ years of practical airframe/weapon system security experience in secure network and system design, analysis, procedure/test generation, test execution and implementation of weapons system security mechanisms.
• 5 years of experience working on weapons systems platforms as a security engineer.
• 5 years of concurrent experience in system security Certification & Accreditation (C&A).
• 5 years of concurrent experience in Vulnerability Assessment and/or Risk Analysis.
• US Citizenship Required.

Nice To Haves

• Air Systems
• Certification and Accreditation (C&A)
• Information Systems Security Management
• Security Vulnerability Assessments
• Weapons Systems

Responsibilities

• Conducting information system security engineering activities.
• Provide Information system security engineering that captures and refines Aircraft System and Ground Support security requirements and ensures that the requirements are effectively integrated into the Air System and ground support information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.
• Employ best practices when implementing security requirements within the F-35 Air System, including the Air Vehicle and Ground Support information systems.
• Ensure that the F-35 Air System including the Air Vehicle and Ground Support information systems are designed, developed, and implemented with required security features and safeguards.
• Provide daily support on Cybersecurity engineering; oversight of all CS related deliverables and verify that Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) resolution and continuous monitoring activities are being accomplished.
• Ensure the Security Authorization Packages (SAP) are accurate, complete and delivered to the system's respective ISSE/IASAE/SCA government oversight.
• Witness dry-run compliance testing in preparation for Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
• Manage the embedded resources, along with their level of effort, train & supplement other ISSE/IASAEs on the Air Systems support team and provide counsel to DCI leadership.
• Provide support for all Air System (Air Vehicle and Ground Support Systems), Flight Test Systems, Program Office PMO’s and/or Functional Teams.
• Interpret requirements into security design, ensuring security design is compliant with Systems Engineering Master Plan (SEMP), Cybersecurity (CS) Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), Cyber Survivability Endorsement (CSE) requirements, and DoW CS compliance mandates.
• Develop Air System Cybersecurity Policies and Instructions for issuance program wide by the F-35 CISO.
• Provide engineering/architectural expertise for interoperability, security and functional performance parameters.
• Provide team leadership to other ISSE/IASAEs on the contract.

Benefits

• variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• dental plan options
• a vision plan
• a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
• full flex work weeks where possible
• a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• short and long-term disability benefits
• life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior