F-Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer | TS​/SCI clearance

Position: F-35 Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer | Active TS/SCI clearance
Responsibilities for this Position

Location:

Hybrid - Partial onsite support in Arlington, VA.

Full Part/Time:
Full time

Job Req: RQ221476

Type of

Requisition :

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other

Required:

None

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Air Systems, Certification and Accreditation (C&A), Information Systems Security Management, Security Vulnerability Assessments, Weapons Systems

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as an Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer pe what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career.

The F-35 Lightning II Program is the Department of Defense's focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies. The F-35 will bring cutting-edge technologies to the battlespace of the future. The JSFs advanced airframe, autonomic logistics, avionics, propulsion systems, stealth, and firepower will ensure that the F-35 is the most affordable, lethal, supportable and survivable aircraft ever to be used by so many warfighters across the globe.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

As an Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the F-35 Lightning II Program.

* Responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities.

* Provide Information system security engineering that captures and refines Aircraft System and Ground Support security requirements and ensures that the requirements are effectively integrated into the Air System and ground support information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration. Employ best practices when implementing security requirements within the F-35 Air System, including the Air Vehicle and Ground Support information systems.

This includes software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.

* Ensure that the F-35 Air System including the Air Vehicle and Ground Support information systems are designed, developed, and implemented with required security features and safeguards. Provide daily support on Cybersecurity engineering; oversight of all CS related deliverables and verify that Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) resolution and continuous monitoring activities are being accomplished.

* Ensure the Security Authorization Packages (SAP) are accurate, complete and delivered to the system's respective ISSE/IASAE/SCA government oversight. Witness dry-run compliance testing in preparation for Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)

* Manage the embedded resources, along with their level of effort, train & supplement other ISSE/IASAEs on the Air Systems support team and provide counsel to DCI leadership. Provide support for all Air System (Air Vehicle and Ground Support Systems), Flight Test Systems, Program Office PMO's and/or Functional Teams.

* Interpret requirements into security design, ensuring security design is compliant with Systems Engineering Master Plan (SEMP), Cybersecurity (CS) Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), Cyber Survivability Endorsement (CSE) requirements, and DoD CS compliance mandates.

* Develop Air System Cybersecurity Policies and Instructions for issuance program wide by the F-35 CISO. Provide engineering/architectural expertise for interoperability, security and functional performance parameters. Provide team leadership to other ISSE/IASAEs on the contract.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. Our Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer must have:

* Security Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI

* Required Experience:

5+years of experience in designing and developing organizational information systems or upgrading legacy systems, employing best practices when implementing security controls within an information system including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.

* 1+ years of practical airframe/weapon system security experience in secure network and system design, analysis, procedure/test generation, test execution and implementation of weapons system security mechanisms.

* 5 years of experience working on weapons systems platforms as a security engineer.

* 5 years of concurrent experience in system security Certification & Accreditation (C&A).

* 5 years of concurrent experience in Vulnerability Assessment and/or Risk Analysis.

* Required

Certifications:

DoD Manual 8140.03 (612) Security Control Accessor - Intermediate

* Education:

MS/MA/BS/BA Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering Information Technology,…