Cyber Systems Engineer III

Job Title: Cyber Systems Engineer III
Work location: Onsite in San Antonio, TX
Duration: 12 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work authorization: US Citizen; must hold current/active Secret clearance and must have the ability to obtain/maintain a Top-Secret clearance

Position Summary:

- The Cyber Systems Engineer III will join a dynamic engineering team.

- This role involves serving as a Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE) on a team dedicated to the development of a new solution operating in a multi-level security environment.

- The position requires expertise in cyber, systems engineering, and MBSE. MBSE is key for this position.

Responsibilities:

- Work within the Systems Engineering Group to provide technical decisions and guidance to enable timely, high-quality product deliveries and flight test events that meet mission Cyber requirements.

- Partner and collaborate with other program systems engineers across Integrated Product Teams to accomplish program cyber requirements and meet mission objectives.

- As a member of a team of specialized cyber systems engineers, support the development and enhancement of Launch and Missile Defense systems.

- Ensure weapon system compliance with all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to CNSSI 1253, DoD 8570, DoD 8510, and AFI 17-101.

- Propose and design cyber systems architecture changes with traceability to requirements.

- Provide cyber implementation guidance and oversight across technical teams.

- Develop and document technical standard engineering processes and procedures as needed.

- Participate in engineering reviews of technical requirements, design and implementation plans prior to development of computer systems, digital communications systems, networking devices, computer architectures.

- Perform cyber-attack surface analysis of system designs with recommendations to mitigate and reduce risk.

- Participate in cybersecurity assessment activities and review cybersecurity assessment methods, plans, procedures, reports and security penetration test planning and execution.

- Provide input to program milestones and metrics, adhering to cybersecurity-relevant plans and schedules.

- Identify problems and research technical solutions to resolve these problems.

- Apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of Cyber Security implementation.

- Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile, DevSecOps environment.

- Support program engineering review boards.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelors degree with 5 years;

- OR a Masters degree with 3 years;

- OR a PhD with 1 year of experience in: Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or 9 years experience in a cyber systems engineering related fields in lieu of a degree

- U.S. Citizenship is required.

- A current active Secret clearance is required to be considered.

- The ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.

- Able to obtain, within six months of hire, an IASAE II certification (CISSP preferred) in accordance with DoDI 8570/8140.

- Comprehension of systems engineering principles, theories and concepts.

- Experience applying Model Based Systems Engineering to develop and model requirements.

- Experience managing requirements or systems engineering artifacts using tools such as DOORS, Cameo, or JIRA.

- Direct experience in one or more of the following Systems Engineering activities: system requirements decomposition/derivation/flow down/traceability, architecture, high-level/detail design, implementation, integration and test, and/or verification & validation.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Demonstrated experience developing system architectures for complex aerospace vehicles or subsystems using MBSE (SysML).

- OMG SysML Model User Certification.

- IASAE level III certified (ISSEP, ISSAP) in accordance with DoDI 8570/8140

- Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with additional preference for SAP briefing.

- Direct experience supporting the development of RMF assessment authorization artifacts development to satisfy NIST SP 800-37 requirements

- Knowledge of Cyber Security systems engineering practices, network technologies, DoD system development life cycles and methodologies, and insight into information technology infrastructure management/monitoring and applications.

- Experience innovating in Cybersecurity Accreditation processes and procedures in a multi-certification (Cyber, Nuclear Surety, etc.) context as part of a Digital Engineering Environment.

- Experience in a Systems Engineering role with responsibilities in the planning, designing, implementation, testing, and delivery of a system with Cyber/Information Assurance requirements.

- Experience managing and directing efforts following an Agile and DevSecOps process model.

- Ability to calmly negotiate challenging program requirements, strategies, and conflicting constraints among a large and diverse group of program stakeholders.

Please apply to [email protected]!