Job description

Provides technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and perforning technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis. Implements comprehensive SOA solutions. Implements operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards. In this role you will: • Perform cybersecurity assessments of large-scale DOD systems, utilizing an OCO (Offensive Cyber Operations) mindset to perform DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) activities. • Perform long term, in depth vulnerability assessments leveraging systems engineering principals and knowledge, utilizing any available information, including architecture diagrams, build specifications, design documentation, and systems architecture • Perform independent verification & validation of security requirements and capabilities. Incorporating systems resiliency and security engineering concepts into acquisition documents (e.g., Performance Work Statements). • Perform technical evaluations of contractor proposals for systems resiliency, security, and cyber security considerations. • As a Lead Sr Systems Engineer, you will contribute to building a strong team with depth in the system engineering process to exceed technical performance expectations within the mission space. • Leverage your interpersonal skills to foster relationship development with our customers to gain additional insights, information, and documentation to improve our ability to accomplish our mission Required Qualifications • Minimum of 15 years of Systems Engineering experience. Experience may be substituted with education as follows: • High School Diploma: + 15 years System Engineering Experience • Relevant Bachelor's degree in a STEM field + 11 years System Engineering • Relevant Master's degree in a STEM field + 9 years System Engineering • Minimum 6 years of experience serving as a Lead Systems Engineer, with demonstrated success leading, managing, and collaborating across multidisciplinary organizations, teams, and stakeholders. • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required. • Demonstrated experience supporting Zero Trust architecture, implementation, or engineering initiatives. Desired Qualifications: • Cybersecurity certification (Sec+, CISSP, CEH, etc) • Familiarity with NIST SP 800-160 • Familiarity with INCOSE defined life cycle systems engineering processes • Experience with / knowledge of large-scale DOD Systems TS/SCI with polygraph is required.

Requirements

Must-haves

Perform cybersecurity assessments of large-scale DOD systems, utilizing an OCO (Offensive Cyber Operations) mindset to perform DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) activities.
Perform independent verification & validation of security requirements and capabilities. Incorporating systems resiliency and security engineering concepts into acquisition documents (e.g., Performance Work Statements).
Perform technical evaluations of contractor proposals for systems resiliency, security, and cyber security considerations.
As a Lead Sr Systems Engineer, you will contribute to building a strong team with depth in the system engineering process to exceed technical performance expectations within the mission space.
Leverage your interpersonal skills to foster relationship development with our customers to gain additional insights, information, and documentation to improve our ability to accomplish our mission
Minimum of 15 years of Systems Engineering experience. Experience may be substituted with education as follows:
High School Diploma: + 15 years System Engineering Experience
Relevant Bachelor's degree in a STEM field + 11 years System Engineering
Relevant Master's degree in a STEM field + 9 years System Engineering
Minimum 6 years of experience serving as a Lead Systems Engineer, with demonstrated success leading, managing, and collaborating across multidisciplinary organizations, teams, and stakeholders.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
Demonstrated experience supporting Zero Trust architecture, implementation, or engineering initiatives.
TS/SCI with polygraph is required.

Nice-to-haves

Cybersecurity certification (Sec+, CISSP, CEH, etc)
Familiarity with NIST SP 800-160
Familiarity with INCOSE defined life cycle systems engineering processes
Experience with / knowledge of large-scale DOD Systems

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