Sr. Principal Systems Security Engineer

Description

The company designs, builds, integrates and tests advanced sensing, targeting and tracking systems for Electro-Optical Infrared (EOIR) and Radio Frequency Electronic Warfare (RFEW) platforms, used to protect US and Allied warfighters.

The team works at the San Antonio, TX site on hardware and software security for sensor payloads and mission systems.

This is not a current opening. The company keeps the profile on file to consider candidates with matching skills and experience for roles that come up often, and anyone who expresses interest may be considered for future positions.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Responsibilities

• Bring full life cycle systems engineering experience in Anti-Tamper and/or cybersecurity, covering architecture, trade studies, requirements, detailed design, unit and system testing, and verification and validation.
• Help develop and put in place hardware and software Anti-Tamper and/or cybersecurity techniques and countermeasures that protect assets and keep systems operating with integrity and reliability.
• Make sure systems follow US Government policies such as JSIG, DAAPM, NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253 and DODI 5200.39, by helping architect secure systems, reviewing processes, tailoring controls, approving procedures and artifacts, and overseeing security testing and analysis.
• Analyze existing security requirements, confirm they hold, and add safeguards where needed.
• Work with the US Government and program teams to negotiate and build Anti-Tamper and cybersecurity solutions for international export markets, meeting Tri-Service Committee and Red Team requirements for US-deployed and exported military systems.
• Use reverse engineering to design and check effective Anti-Tamper and cybersecurity solutions.
• Carry out Technical Release analyses under US Government security governance, service policies and licensing precedents, and assess and certify Controlled Unclassified Information, higher information levels and Critical Program Information for licensing.
• Coordinate Technology Release work with program staff and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and build and deliver training on Technology Release processes for program personnel.
• Plan and communicate the analyses and changes needed to make a system, subsystem or sensor exportable, in line with international standards.
• Apply intermediate knowledge of cryptographic security protocols to protect sensitive information.
• Support formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by US Government authorities by preparing for tests, taking part in them, analyzing results and writing the required reports.
• Record findings from Assessment and Authorization work and technical and coordination efforts, and keep the system Security Plans and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) current.
• Help plan Anti-Tamper and cybersecurity technology development that fits global strategic priorities and shapes current and future policy.
• Work with program teams and global Business Development stakeholders to build international requirements into designs and push product line initiatives for global markets.
• Take part in communities of practice to grow domain knowledge and keep developing professionally across the organization.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a science, engineering or mathematics field with 8 years of related experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field with 6 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM field with 4 years of related experience.
• 3 years of systems engineering experience with DoD platforms, systems, sensors and/or subsystems, such as EO/IR, embedded software or cryptography, satellites, architecture development, hardware design, RF, radar or undersea sensors.
• 3 years of experience with requirements development, derivation, system integration and test, and verification and validation.
• 3 years of experience, alone or combined, in one or more of these areas: Anti-Tamper or cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework, cybersecurity resiliency, reverse engineering, security requirements development, system security integration and testing, or security verification and validation.
• You must be a US citizen and able to obtain and keep at least a Secret clearance, plus any additional clearance the customer specifies.
• Preferred: an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Preferred: an active Secret or Top-Secret clearance.
• Preferred: experience with systems security engineering of DoD weapon systems.
• Preferred: experience with hardware (firmware) assurance, attack surface analysis and reporting, software and firmware encryption, and secure key handling.
• Preferred: experience finding and fixing software vulnerabilities and running integration tests on the fixes.
• Preferred: experience contributing to or giving technical presentations to internal and external customers.

Conditions

Full-time, on-site role at the San Antonio, TX location.

Travel is 10% of the time.

No clearance is required to start, but the role may depend on funding or contract award and on a special access program, and the required US Government clearance must be obtained and kept before start, as the customer requires.

Primary level base salary range is $129,300.00 to $193,900.00. This is a general guideline, and the offer depends on factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the role and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus may be available on top of base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let employees share in company results.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.