Senior Cyber Security Engineer at AeroVironment Alabama

Overview

AV is looking for a highly talented Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our team. In this role you will provide support to Missile Defense Agency (MDA) System Security Engineering Directorate (MDA/CEY) in the development of system-level cybersecurity requirements, anti-tamper solutions, and execution of a disciplined systems engineering process to produce System-level technical documents necessary to establish the basis for MDA Program Office subsystem engineering.

• Provide senior-level support developing cyber developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) approaches.
• Evaluate cybersecurity DT&E results and identify cybersecurity-related risks to Missile Defense System programs.
• Integrate cyber requirements into system designs and into various cyber development and testing events to include cyber tabletop and intelligence exercises.
• Support the evaluation and effectiveness of cyber capabilities to defend the fielded MDS against cyberspace attack.

• Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) field.
• 12+ years of related DoD experience.
• Active top-secret clearance, or the ability to quickly qualify for one.
• Experience in deriving system requirements based on operational need.
• Knowledge of and experience in test planning/execution, and in evaluation/analysis of resulting test data.
• Experience with blue and red team testing techniques and their application to both tabletop exercises and DT&E.
• Experience in characterizing system-level risks, and in developing associated recommendations for senior leadership.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate technical information to senior MDA leaders.

• Previous MDA experience, particularly MDA systems engineering.
• Knowledge of MDA systems engineering processes.
• Knowledge of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missile defense fundamentals.
• Knowledge of Software Assurance and Zero Trust policy application in systems engineering.
• Knowledge of joint targeting process and its application to potential adversarial activity in operational cyberspace.
• Experience with applying cybersecurity, cyber resilience, and cyber survivability policy/guidance to system requirement development, system test planning, and system evaluation.
• Experience translating cyber threat intelligence and operational risks into testable, system-level cybersecurity requirements for war fighting or mission-critical systems.
• Experience with development and/or review of system architectures, safety hazards, and failure analysis documentation.
• Experience with development and/or review of model-based system engineering models.
• Knowledge of system security engineering principles, such as anti-tamper, supply chain risk evaluation, and program protection, and their interaction with cybersecurity implementations.
• Experience with development and manipulation of artificial intelligence/machine learning tools, and with applying those tools to systems engineering processes.

This is a pipeline requisition posted in advance of approved headcount for future hiring needs.

Note:

Our team is always interested in speaking with exceptional candidates though please note this is a Pipeline posting with more of an eye towards our future needs rather than necessarily being an immediate hire. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

ITAR Requirement:
This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” is defined as a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee.

See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday…