Senior Specialist, Information Security Systems Engineer – Secret Security Clearance
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Ashburn • Virginia • United States
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About the role
- Lead the development and implementation of Anti-Tamper (AT) measures throughout the System Development Lifecycle.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the area of AT.
- Assess systems for Critical Program Information (CPI).
- Conduct trade studies and develop AT requirements.
- Assess threats via attack/countermeasure analysis.
- Conduct Verification and Validation activities.
- Use DoD 5200.39 for the identification and protection of CPI.
- Engineer trustworthy and secure systems in accordance with NIST 800-160.
- Develop and implement comprehensive Program Protection Plans (PPP) to safeguard critical program information (CPI) and technologies.
- Draft Program Protection Plans (PPPs), Cybersecurity Strategies, Security Classification Guides (SCGs), and AT Plans.
- Interact with customers to define AT requirements, solutions, trades, costs, implementation, system impacts, and effectiveness.
- Collaborate with customers, internal program teams, and leadership to address program needs.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers.
- Provide DoD software selection and approval processes for COTS, GOTS, and FOSS.
- Support security engineering activities, including basis of estimate development, requirements development, design, testing, configuration management, and maintenance of information systems and data.
- Assist program security in the development of policies and procedures for emerging security technologies.
- Support the evaluation, qualification, testing, and delivery of security architecture improvements, obsolescence replacements, and vulnerability response projects.
- Provide Security Testing and Verification.
- Interact with customer, internal program team, and leadership the needs.
- Assess security and privacy controls in embedded systems using NIST 800-53.
- Utilize Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation and authorization (A&A) processes to include RMF steps 1-4 (categorization, controls selection, control implementation, security assessment) and standard body of evidence (BoE) package development.
- A&A package processing.
- RMF accreditation of Platform IT (PIT) systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
- Minimum of Collateral Secret security clearance required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD 8140 certification (or NIST 800-181), appropriate for the position within 6-months of start.
- Prior or current experience with the development and implementation of Anti-Tamper (AT) for the protection of CPI throughout the System Development Lifecycle.
- Experience in configuration and use of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools such as ACAS and SCC.
- NSA Type 1 Certification of cryptographic high assurance devices.
- Experience with NSA High Assurance products and IASRD and SERD requirements.
- Professional experience with RMF (Risk Management Framework) in embedded systems.
- Active TS/SCI Clearance is highly desired.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance available to qualified applicants.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Anti-Tamper (AT)Critical Program Information (CPI)Verification and ValidationProgram Protection Plans (PPP)Cybersecurity StrategiesNIST 800-160NIST 800-53Risk Management Framework (RMF)Security Testing and Verificationvulnerability assessment
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationcustomer interactioncommunication
Certifications
DOD 8140 certificationNIST 800-181NSA Type 1 Certification