Cybersecurity​/Anti-Tamper Engineering Subject Matter Expert

Worker Type Regular Job Description Summary AV is seeking a Cybersecurity & Anti-Tamper Engineering Subject Matter Expert (Senior Principal Engineer) to support the LOCUST product line. This position will serve as a key technical contributor responsible for cybersecurity, network security, information assurance, and (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and engineering across the development, integration, qualification, production, and fielding lifecycle of LOCUST systems. The Senior Cybersecurity & Anti-Tamper SME will work closely with Systems Engineering, Software, Electrical Engineering, Integration & Test, Program Management, and Government customers to ensure LOCUST products are designed and delivered with appropriate cybersecurity protections, secure network architectures, and Anti-Tamper capabilities.

This role requires a hands‑on engineer who can translate DoD cybersecurity and Anti-Tamper requirements into practical system-level requirements, architectures, technical solutions, verification activities, and program documentation.

• Serve as a cybersecurity engineering subject matter expert for the LOCUST product line, supporting system development, production, integration, and fielding activities.
• Develop, maintain, and manage system‑level cybersecurity requirements and ensure appropriate allocation to hardware, software, firmware, and network components.
• Evaluate LOCUST system and network architectures for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and recommend design solutions that reduce technical and operational risk.
• Support the design and implementation of secure communications, network segmentation, authentication, access control, encryption, logging, system hardening, and other cybersecurity controls.
• Perform cybersecurity engineering analyses including threat assessments, vulnerability assessments, attack‑surface analysis, and cybersecurity risk assessments.
• Support secure integration of Government, third‑party, and commercial hardware/software into LOCUST system architectures.
• Work directly with software and systems engineering teams to incorporate secure‑by‑design principles throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support vulnerability identification, remediation, patching, configuration management, and cybersecurity sustainment for deployed systems.
• Develop and execute cybersecurity verification and validation activities to demonstrate compliance with applicable system requirements.

• Support implementation of the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) and applicable cybersecurity requirements throughout the LOCUST product lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain technical cybersecurity artifacts supporting system authorization and customer accreditation activities.
• Assist with security control implementation, assessment, evidence development, POA&M resolution, and technical responses to cybersecurity findings.
• Support compliance with applicable DoD cybersecurity policies, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and program‑specific security requirements.
• Coordinate with internal security organizations, customer cybersecurity representatives, Authorizing Official representatives, and independent assessment organizations as required.
• Ensure cybersecurity requirements remain integrated with system configuration management and engineering change processes.

• Serve as a technical contributor for Anti‑Tamper engineering and implementation across LOCUST systems and critical technology.
• Support identification of Critical Program Information (CPI), critical technologies, and system components requiring protection.
• Perform technical assessments of potential exploitation pathways and recommend appropriate hardware, software, firmware, and system‑level protection techniques.
• Support development and maintenance of Anti‑Tamper plans, implementation strategies, technical documentation, verification approaches, and associated Government deliverables.
• Work with engineering teams to integrate Anti‑Tamper requirements without unnecessarily impacting system performance, producibility, maintainability, or cost.
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