Senior Information Assurance Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc • Fort Belvoir, VA

97d • $175,446 - $187,000

About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has a need for an Information Assurance Engineer in Ft. Belvoir, VA. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related Science or Mathematics field, along with 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience. A Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at the time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related Science or Mathematics field
• 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience
• Must have TS/SCI clearance

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with cloud native technologies and authorization (e.g. FedRAMP)

Responsibilities

• Develops holistic cyber approaches and roadmaps for current and future cross domain systems providing enterprise services for restricted customers
• Works directly with government customer to elicit system requirements and prioritize features
• Works with Development and Test teams to plan, implement, and support verification of system and security requirements
• Champions security perspective for decisions related to implementing and verifying security controls in high security environments
• Leading work teams to develop, deploy, operate and maintain enterprise security solutions
• Managing personnel responsible for Assessment and Authorization activities
• Supports the development of RMF body of evidence for security requirements including items such as security plans, security testing plans, Security Control Traceability Matrices, and System Impact Analyses
• Guides routine security verification tasks using manual and automated methods (Cyber Test Procedures and vulnerability scans)
• Supports the execution of Assessment and Authorization events
• Strong security mindset and comfortable questioning system behavior that is inconsistent with key security principles
• Familiar with NIST SP 800-53 Risk Management Framework (RMF), CNNSI 1253, Raise the Bar and associated Assessment and Authorization processes
• Familiar with Linux and Windows operating systems and their security features
• Experience with Secure Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Familiarity with cloud native technologies and authorization (e.g. FedRAMP) is a plus
• Strong use and understanding of systems engineering concepts, principles, and theories
• Contributes to the achievement of business objectives
• Recognizes and incorporates various security designs and lessons learned
• Strong ability in conveying relevant systems engineering design information
• Adept at establishing productive working relationships with senior levels of government customer and cybersecurity stakeholders
• Ability to lead working groups with government customer
• Comfortable maintaining contact with project leaders and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams
• Self-directed / self-starting ability
• Polished written and verbal communications skills
• Experience relaying communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
• Able to sell concepts and ideas
• Creative thinker, good multi-tasker
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office applications

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits
• Flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees