Senior Systems Security Engineer - P3 (Onsite-Woburn, MA)

RTX•Woburn, MA

4d•$95,500 - $181,700•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon is seeking a Senior Systems Security Engineer (P3) to join its Systems Security Engineering team, developing holistic security solutions for National Security Systems through cybersecurity, software assurance, and program protection implementation. The role is onsite in Woburn, Massachusetts, and contributes to protecting Warfighter technology and U.S. national security. The engineer works with customers to define systems security engineering requirements, architectures, solutions, trade studies, vendor product analyses, costs, implementation plans, system impacts, and effectiveness. The position develops, designs, integrates, tests, and maintains cybersecurity capabilities; ensures compliance with NIST Risk Management Framework controls; and develops system requirements and their flowdown to subsystems. It also involves planning and estimating work, tracking execution, reporting, identifying and mitigating risks, advising program management, and delivering technical briefings to leadership. The engineer defines security development and test efforts for controls across networking devices, databases, operating systems, and hardware and software components, and produces associated technical documentation. The role integrates cybersecurity development activities, supports test and integration activities, and contributes to bids and proposals. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required. An active and transferable Secret clearance is preferred.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and five years of prior relevant experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
Experience in Systems Security Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, System Administration, or IT/Network Administration.
Experience with the NIST Risk Management Framework.

Nice To Haves

Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance.
Managerial or leadership experience.
Hands-on experience with cybersecurity tools and products, including antivirus, host-based or endpoint security solutions such as HIDS/HIPS, multi-factor authentication, SIEM, and centralized auditing tools such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, or Elasticsearch.
Linux Bash or Python scripting experience; comfort with the Linux/Unix command line; and experience with automation or orchestration tools such as Ansible.
Security systems engineering experience across computer hardware, operating systems, and applications in standalone, air-gapped environments and LAN/WAN configurations.
Experience with virtualization and containerization technologies and securely building and configuring virtual machine images; experience with hypervisors such as VMware, OpenShift, or vSphere.
DoDI 8570.01-M IAT Level-II compliant certification, such as Security+, CISSP, CEH, or equivalent.
Experience with security features or vulnerability analysis of operating systems used by DoD or intelligence agencies; researching vulnerabilities or cybersecurity threats; and using Tenable Nessus.
Experience with IT, network, or system security administration, including operating system security configuration, hardening and patching, and account management for UNIX, Microsoft Windows/Server, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. DISA STIG operating-system hardening experience is a plus.
Experience with IT/network administration and securely configuring network devices such as switches, routers, and firewalls, as well as software-defined networking or storage devices. DISA STIG operating-system hardening experience is a plus.
Understanding of Systems Engineering requirements and specifications, DoD authorization and accreditation processes, RMF controls, and development and maintenance of certification and accreditation documentation for Authority to Operate (ATO).
Familiarity with the Program Protection Plan required by DoDI 5000.02 and DoDI 5200.39, and understanding of DoD technology release and export licensing compliance.
General understanding of secure architectures, the Systems Engineering development lifecycle, and Agile software development methodologies and principles.
Experience with technical documentation and technical writing.
Prior experience working in the defense industry on classified U.S. Government information systems.

Responsibilities

Interact with customers to define systems security engineering requirements, architecture, solutions, trade studies, vendor product analysis, costs, implementation, system impacts, and effectiveness.
Develop, design, integrate, test, and maintain cybersecurity capabilities for National Security Systems.
Ensure compliance with NIST Risk Management Framework controls.
Develop top-level system requirements and flow down requirements and implementation concepts to subsystems.
Develop plans and estimates; execute tasks; track projects; report progress; and identify and mitigate risks.
Consult and assist program management on systems security engineering architecture and issues, and deliver technical briefings to leadership.
Define security development and test efforts for security controls on networking devices, databases, operating systems, and hardware and software components, and provide associated technical documentation.
Integrate cybersecurity development activities and support test and integration activities.
Support development of bids and proposals.

Benefits

Relocation assistance is available to eligible candidates.
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
401(k) match.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Employee assistance program.
Employee Scholar Program.
Parental leave.
Paid time off and holidays.
Eligible applicants may receive annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation; payments are not guaranteed.