Senior Cyber Security Engineer (Job ID:4112)

Valkyrie Enterprises • Huntsville, AL

9h

About The Position

Senior Cyber Security Engineer Contingent upon prime contractor approval Purpose: Valkyrie Enterprises has need for a Senior Cyber Security Engineer in Huntsville, AL In this role you will provide support to MDA's System Security Engineering Directorate (MDA/CEY) in the development of system-level cybersecurity requirements, anti-tamper solutions, and execution of a disciplined systems engineering process to produce System-level technical documents necessary to establish the basis for MDA Program Office subsystem engineering. Job Description: Provide senior-level support for developing cyber developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) approaches. Evaluate cybersecurity DT&E results and identify cybersecurity-related risks to Missile Defense System programs. Integrate cyber requirements into system designs and into various cyber development and testing events to include cyber tabletop and intelligence exercises. Support the evaluation and effectiveness of cyber capabilities to defend the fielded MDS against cyberspace attack.

Requirements

• Must have a Master’s degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 12 years of related DoD experience.
• Must have experience in deriving system requirements based on operational need.
• Must have knowledge of and experience in test planning/execution, and in evaluation/analysis of resulting test data.
• Must have experience with blue and red team testing techniques and their application to both tabletop exercises and DT&E.
• Must have experience in characterizing system-level risks, and in developing associated recommendations for senior leadership.
• Must have excellent communication skills and ability to communicate technical information to senior MDA leaders.
• Must have an Active Secret Clearance and the ability to maintain it.
• If position requires travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities/military bases, candidate must be able to obtain (by start of position) and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL ID.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 12 years of related DoD experience, preferred.
• Active top-secret clearance, or the ability to quickly qualify for one, preferred.
• Experience in deriving system requirements based on operational need, preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience in test planning/execution, and in evaluation/analysis of resulting test data, preferred.
• Experience with blue and red team testing techniques and their application to both tabletop exercises and DT&E, preferred.
• Experience in characterizing system-level risks, and in developing associated recommendations for senior leadership, preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate technical information to senior MDA leaders, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level support for developing cyber developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) approaches.
• Evaluate cybersecurity DT&E results and identify cybersecurity-related risks to Missile Defense System programs.
• Integrate cyber requirements into system designs and into various cyber development and testing events to include cyber tabletop and intelligence exercises.
• Support the evaluation and effectiveness of cyber capabilities to defend the fielded MDS against cyberspace attack.

Benefits

• Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy is based on Valkyrie’s commitment to hire and retain qualified employees consistent with position requirements; and to seek, employ, promote and treat all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation or other protected characteristics
• Valkyrie Enterprises provides a variety of benefits to eligible employees to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)

What This Job Offers

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