Senior Cyber Lead Engineer

Job

Location: EL SEGUNDO, CA, US

Date Posted:

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cyber Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Cyber Lead Engineer to join our MSEIT team in El Segunod, Ca In this role, you will be part of a systems engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems in support of US Space Force (USSF) satellite communications. You will contribute to Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) activities in a multidisciplinary, highly collaborative environment, working closely with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians, and USSF personnel.

You will lead and support multiple working groups, driving technical discussions, identifying and mitigating risks, uncovering requirements gaps, preparing briefings, writing and tracking action items, and developing comprehensive meeting minutes.

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the US Space Force's Space Systems Center (SSC). We support the Space Force's acquisition of state of the art satellite communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation's warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing all Department of the Air Force information system security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Understanding of vulnerability assessments using the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), and the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker, incorporating automated Benchmarks in support of an Risk Management Framework (RMF) Approval to Operate decision.
• Experience reviewing security control continuous monitoring, security audits, risk analysis and developing mitigation strategies for DoD information systems.
• Ensures software, hardware, and firmware complies with appropriate security configuration guidelines (e.g., security technical implementation guides /security requirement guides).
• During system development, recommends protective or corrective measures, in coordination with the ISSM, when a security incident or vulnerability is discovered.
• During system development advises acquisition program leadership on RMF process and artifacts required to obtain an ATO.
• Coordinates activities of cyber security staff to support program cyber security requirements and generate artifacts to obtain a system ATO.
• Recommends exceptions, deviations, or waivers to cybersecurity requirements.
• Preparing certification letters and Memoranda of Agreement (MoA), Authorization to Connect (ATC) packages, Interconnection Security Agreement (SIA), and Security Impact Assessments with system owners for interface and networking implementations.
• Support SSC program offices with ensuring security, quality, timeliness, mission partner support, completeness, and regulatory compliance of ATO RMF documentation.
• Support the following responsibilities: security control assessor (SCA) and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) curated to DOD/DAF/USSF baselines, audit standards, and plan of actions and milestones (POAM).
• Attend cleared expert threat briefings; have oversight of security program design, incident response plans, cyber risk assessments, and attack surface assessments, conduct tabletop exercises, and breach readiness reviews.
• Completes and maintains required cybersecurity certification in accordance with (IAW) AFMAN 17-1303.

Qualifications

• Hold and maintain a Top Secret clearance
• BA or BS degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, network, and telecommunications; information systems, information…