Principal Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

Leidos•Linthicum Heights, MD

3d•$154,050 - $278,475•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to join an Information Assurance Program near Ft. Meade, MD. This role involves supporting a complex, mission-critical program by participating in the development and evaluation of system engineering documentation, including System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, security requirements, and security testing documents. The successful candidate will provide technical support for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems. This includes requirements elicitation, analysis, and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, and performing technical/non-technical assessments. The role also supports the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process and other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes.

Requirements

20+ years of System Engineering experience
Bachelor's Degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Information Assurance/Cryptographic experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills a must
Ability to work in a team environment and lead small teams
Active TS/SCI with Poly Clearance required
Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Space/Weapon/Ground/Terminal system development and or evaluation
DoD Certification/Accreditation Process (as well as other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes.
Experience in Space System Engineering conmd CABASAW

Responsibilities

Perform cybersecurity high assurance evaluation activities, including reviews of security evaluation documents and other high assurance artifacts/documents for devices undergoing certification and assessment, to ensure devices meet security requirements.
Attend and participate in relevant security-related meetings and reviews to translate vulnerability knowledge into guidance for preventing and/or managing risk.
Clearly document security deficiencies found in the evaluation of artifacts and documents.
Recommend requirement clarification and process/template improvement to mitigate security concerns.
Participate in the development/evaluation of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, security requirements and security testing documents.
Provide technical support for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, and performing technical/non-technical assessments.
Support the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process (as well as other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes.