Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

Description

The team sits within an aeronautics systems business and is hiring a Staff Cyber Systems Engineer based in San Diego, California.

The role is full-time and on site at the Rancho Bernardo facility, with no remote, hybrid or telework option.

Support for relocating may be available. A Top Secret clearance is needed before you start.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity work across development and sustainment by spotting risks and pushing technical and program fixes with engineering, security, program and customer teams.
• Design, build, integrate, test, verify and validate security solutions for systems.
• Write, review and defend accreditation packages as an ISSE or ISSM.
• Apply practical knowledge of DoD RMF and JSIG rules for SAP and SCI systems.
• Check the security posture of information systems, report what you find, and recommend whether to accept risk on specific controls.
• Turn RMF controls into system and design requirements, covering breakdown, verification planning and traceability.
• Help with vulnerability management, scanning, assessment, compliance packages and requirement checks using approved tools such as ACAS and Nessus.
• Help harden hosts and networks against DISA STIGs and SRGs across Windows, UNIX/Linux, hypervisor and container platforms.
• Work with systems engineering, software, integration and test, configuration management, security and program teams across the system lifecycle.
• Prepare and present cybersecurity and systems engineering material for reviews, working groups and stakeholder meetings.
• Assess how cybersecurity affects architecture, operational limits, program delivery and mission needs, using systems thinking.
• Improve processes for cybersecurity planning, traceability, risk handling and closing out open items.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring, and coordinate across stakeholders and disciplines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field from an accredited university plus at least 12 years of engineering experience, or at least 10 years with a Master's degree, or at least 8 years with a PhD.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years, or enrolment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and keep SAP clearance within a timeframe set by business needs.
• Hold one of: DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce qualification, DoD 8570 IAM Level II, CompTIA SecurityX / CASP, CISSP, or CSSLP.
• Experience preparing and defending accreditation packages as an ISSE or ISSM.
• Working knowledge of DoD RMF and JSIG for SAP/SCI systems.
• Experience checking security posture, reporting findings and supporting risk-acceptance recommendations.
• Strong organisation and communication skills, with experience engaging stakeholders at several levels.
• Preferred: current SAP access.
• Preferred: advanced certifications such as CISSP-ISSEP, CISSP-ISSAP or CSSLP.
• Preferred: experience with vulnerability management, cybersecurity assessment and scanning, compliance and authorization packages, and ATO documentation.
• Preferred: experience with NIST publications, federal regulations, DoD RMF controls and cybersecurity authorization requirements.
• Preferred: experience with IT principles and practices, including software design, test and integration.
• Preferred: familiarity with Windows and UNIX/Linux platforms such as Red Hat, plus hypervisor and container environments.
• Preferred: experience designing or reviewing hardening against DISA STIGs and SRGs.
• Preferred: experience developing and evaluating information systems across the development lifecycle in a secure environment.
• Preferred: experience working in an Integrated Product Team with engineering, cybersecurity, software, integration and test, configuration management, security, customer and program stakeholders.

Conditions

Full-time onsite work at the Rancho Bernardo, CA facility only; remote, hybrid and telework are not offered.

Travel of up to 25% may be required.

Primary level base salary range is $194,700.00 to $292,100.00, a general guideline set by factors such as scope, responsibilities, 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 candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.