System Security Engineer
About The Position
The Senior System Security Engineer serves as a technical lead supporting sponsor missions and provides full systems engineering support across the system development lifecycle. The role applies systems engineering and analysis to deliver projects that meet sponsor needs, leads interdisciplinary teams in designing resilient solutions, and works with government stakeholders and decision makers to ensure systems meet complex operational needs. The engineer communicates technical risks and limitations, leads efforts to design systems that meet operational requirements, and contributes ideas for potential funding.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Cybersecurity, Computer Information Systems Security, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of experience in the design, development, and deployment of complex systems or analytics.
- Strong technical background in full-lifecycle systems engineering processes.
- Extensive knowledge and demonstrated success leading complex technical programs to achieve a cyber-resilient design.
- Demonstrated experience with system design and prototyping novel solutions, including concept development, requirements analysis, design, test, and evaluation.
- Demonstrated team leadership or project management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and strong critical-thinking skills.
- Willingness to travel to and from sponsor and test sites up to 20% of the time.
- Active Secret security clearance and ability to ultimately obtain a Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship and eligibility for access to classified information are required.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Cybersecurity, Computer Information Systems Security, or a related field.
- Experience in applied research in systems or software engineering, system definition, design and development, system architecture, requirements analysis, test and evaluation, or a related field.
- Experience with DoD weapons, sensors, or other related operational military technology.
- Understanding of critical infrastructure and non-traditional systems.
- Active Top Secret security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical projects and apply systems engineering and analysis to deliver projects that meet sponsor needs.
- Lead interdisciplinary teams in designing and engineering resilient, cutting-edge solutions.
- Work with government stakeholders and decision makers to ensure systems meet operational needs, communicating technical risks and limitations.
- Lead efforts to design and develop systems that meet operational requirements.
- Identify and contribute new ideas for potential funding.
Benefits
- Robust education assistance program.
- Retirement contributions.
- Healthy work/life balance.
- Retirement plans.
- Paid time off.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Training and development.
- Potential sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, locality allowance, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
