Principal Cyber Architect

BAE Systems•San Diego, CA

8d•$118,095 - $200,762•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports systems engineering teams in various critical activities. Key responsibilities include supporting Assessment and Authorization (A&A) for DoD Systems in accordance with Risk Management Framework (RMF), and performing traditional systems engineering tasks such as developing CONOPS, requirements, cyber design and implementation engineering, and verification and validation. The role also involves supporting continuous monitoring efforts during deployment, operations, and sustainment. Additionally, it requires supporting offensive architecture analysis and the design of defense-in-depth solutions, as well as supporting Development Security Operations (DevSecOps) integration. A significant part of the role involves supporting the development and assessment of system security plans, including security concepts of operation, risk management matrices, security control traceability matrices, security test procedures, and plan of action and milestones. The position also entails conducting and analyzing vulnerability assessments to ensure system compliance with RMF controls and DISA Security Technical Information Guidelines (STIG), and analyzing static and dynamic code scans to validate Application Security and Development STIG compliance. This role may require business travel to customer locations for meetings, product demonstrations, integration, and/or systems testing.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in a Cyber, Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical or similarly related engineering/technical discipline, and 6+ year(s) related experience or equivalent experience, training and/or certifications.
At least one DoDM 8140 (DCWF 652-series) compliant certification: CCSP, CISSP-ISSEP/ISSAP, CSSLP, Cloud+ or equivalent
Understanding of MBSE and experience with Cameo
Supporting Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities for DoD Systems in accordance with Risk Management Framework and Zero Trust Architecture
Supporting traditional systems engineering tasks such as CONOPS, requirements development and allocation, verification and Validation, and continuous monitoring efforts during deployment, Operations and Sustainment
Supporting cyber design engineering and cyber implementation engineering
Supporting Development Security Operations (DevSecOps) integration
Supporting development and assessment of system security plans including, security concepts of operation, risk management matrix, security control traceability matrix, security test procedures, and plan of action and milestones
Conducting and analyzing vulnerability assessments to validate system compliance with RMF controls and DISA Security Technical Information Guidelines (STIG)
Analyzing static code scans and dynamic code scans to validate Application Security and Development STIG compliance
Good planning and organizational skills
Strong oral and written communications skills

Nice To Haves

Other cyber certifications desired (e.g., GISF, CASP+, Cloud+, GSEC, AWS CSA Professional, OSCP, etc.)
Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and ability to model Zero Trust into the overall system architecture.
Understanding of offensive security tactics, techniques and procedures
Experience with Cyber Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
Experience writing proposals with innovative cost-effective solutions
Experience with offensive architecting, threat modeling and attack vector analysis
Experience with cloud and cross domain solution accreditations
Ability to negotiate effectively with higher level managers, functional managers, customers, industry partners, and teammates
Demonstrated leadership skills (supervisory experience, building teams, building customer relationships)
Experience with leading and coordinating security test events to achieve accreditation milestones
Experience with verifying and validating vulnerability resolutions and/or mitigations
Experience with Attack and Threat modeling
Strong mentoring skills
Good planning and organizational skills
Strong oral and written communications skills

Responsibilities

Supporting systems engineering teams
Supporting Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities for DoD Systems in accordance with Risk Management Framework
Supporting traditional systems engineering tasks such as CONOPS, requirements development and allocation, cyber design engineering, cyber implementation engineering, verification and Validation, and continuous monitoring efforts during deployment, Operations and Sustainment
Supporting offensive architecture analysis and design of defense-in-depth solutions
Supporting Development Security Operations (DevSecOps) integration
Supporting the development and assessment of system security plans including, security concepts of operation, risk management matrix, security control traceability matrix, security test procedures, and plan of action and milestones
Conducting and analyzing vulnerability assessments to validate system compliance with RMF controls and DISA Security Technical Information Guidelines (STIG)
Analyzing static code scans and dynamic code scans to validate Application Security and Development STIG compliance