About The Position

Join our highly visible team and perform technically challenging assignments, which will closely contribute to protecting our nation and our products. We are seeking a Principal Systems Security Engineer - Cybersecurity to function as a key contributor for the Strategic Solutions Security Engineering team. This role will be worked onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA. Relocation assistance is available. Requires an ACTIVE and Transferable SECRET clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance after start. Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs). Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies. Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
  • ACTIVE and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for security clearances
  • Experience with security features and/or vulnerability analysis of various operating systems as defined by Intelligence agencies
  • Embedded systems security (real-time embedded systems architecture)
  • Experience in Systems Engineering requirements, specifications, and experience implementing DoD and Federal IA certification and accreditation processes, IA controls and developing and maintaining associated documentation and experience with NIST 800-53 RMF, as described in NIST Special Publication 800-37
  • Experience with security systems engineering involving various computer hardware and software S/W operating system and application solutions in both a stand-alone and in LAN/WAN configurations

Nice To Haves

  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued DoD TOP SECRET security clearance
  • DoDI 8570.01-M IAT Level II or Level III Compliant Certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP, or equivalent).
  • Experience with NSA Type 1 certification process
  • Experience with Program Protection Plan (PPP) DoDI 5000.02 and DoDI 5200.39
  • Experience working on U.S. Government contract proposals as an Information Assurance Engineer subject matter experienced professional
  • Present technical data to program management and executive leadership
  • Experienced with cryptographic hardware architecture/design, network encryption specifications and test methodologies
  • Experience with tools such as DOORS, CAMEO or similar, Software Languages such as Rust and Python
  • Experience with Hardware and Software Integration, Validation & Verification Testing, and Qualification Testing

Responsibilities

  • Implement security improvements by assessing current situation; evaluating trends; developing security architecture and requirements, and design architecture artifacts, plans, and policies.
  • Perform analysis on cybersecurity collected data and test results.
  • Conduct cybersecurity audits to ensure appropriate implementation and compliance of the security posture of the system.
  • Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.
  • Perform bid and proposal efforts

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
  • Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
  • Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
  • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Autism Benefit
  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
  • Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
  • Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
  • Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
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