Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Job Description

Posted Monday, April 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Company Information:

Elbit America is a leading provider of high-performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd.

(NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a global high-technology company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications. For additional information, visit:  or follow us on You Tube .

* Must be eligible to obtain secret clearance

Principal Responsibilities

• Be a part of a program cybersecurity risk mitigation effort using the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Evaluate new and existing embedded systems and architect the software, firmware, and hardware requirements from a system engineering perspective
• Participate in development efforts to ensure cybersecurity controls are integrated to meet platform security posture and the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorizing Officials program requirements
• Participate in the formal Security Test and Evaluation process required by each government acceptance and approval authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports
• Perform product security reviews with the ability to communicate issues and risks in business terms and make recommendations that balance risk/reward tradeoffs
• Recommend embedded cybersecurity defense and countermeasures for avionics product designs
• Research, evaluate, and assess emerging embedded cyber security threats and technologies
• Evaluate and test new cybersecurity tools and capabilities
• Analyze static and dynamic source code scans to achieve Software Assurance (SwA) goals
• Suggest and implement new tools and efficiency improvements for the development of secure software
• Conduct research and prepare reports based on findings, including recommendations or alternative proposals for action.
• Provides general guidance or training to lower-level staff. Assists in cost/scope estimation. May lead small tasks.
• Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity as part of a project team.
• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are creative, thorough, and practical.

Qualifications

Hold an accredited Bachelor in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related engineering degrees with a cumulative GPA of over 3.2 and a minimum of 5 years of experience in cybersecurity and/or secure system/embedded systems.

Hold an accredited Master in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related engineering degrees with a cumulative GPA of over 3.2 and a minimum of 3 years of experience in cybersecurity and/or secure system/embedded systems.

Hold an accredited Ph.D. in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related engineering degrees with a cumulative GPA of over 3.2.

Preferred

Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF), knowledge of embedded system security architectures and engineering approaches to building system security solutions, experience with the Department of Defense, Government Certification and Authorizing Officials or federal customer base, and Software development experience in one of the following core languages: C, C++ or C#.

Understand security vulnerabilities found via security tools (i.e., HP Fortify, Klocwork, Nessus/Tenable, and others) and have static/dynamic code analysis experience.

Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, understanding and following complex, detailed instructions, and working independently and in a team environment. Must be able to approach technical problems logically and scientifically. Must be flexible and able to handle multiple priorities, and be able to work for short to moderate periods without direct supervision.

Computer skills, familiarity…