Staff Cyber Systems Engineer – Requirements Development

Role Overview

• Author and review requirement decomposition, derivation, and flow down
• Implement and review traceability of requirements throughout a spec tree architecture
• Support the architecture and design of baked in cybersecurity requirements and protections
• Document and review traceability of requirements to the design & its models
• Implement and review the application of cybersecurity profile stereotypes to a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Architecture
• Provide cybersecurity system engineering implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams/implementers
• Review and Assess stakeholder security objectives, protection needs and concerns, security requirements, and associated verification/validation methods
• Implement, review and assess cybersecurity system requirements verification/validation methods
• Identify and/or assess vulnerabilities and susceptibility to life cycle disruptions, hazards, and threats
• Provide security considerations to inform systems engineering efforts with the objective to reduce errors, flaws, and weakness that may constitute security vulnerability leading to unacceptable asset loss and consequences
• Identify, quantify, and evaluate the costs/benefits of security functions and considerations to inform analysis of alternatives, engineering trade-offs, and risk treatment decisions
• Author, support and maintain cybersecurity program documentation & RMF package documentation: Cybersecurity Strategies, System Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Risk Assessment Report, Security Control Traceability Matrix, Plan Of Actions & Milestones, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years, Master’s degree with 10 years, or a PhD with 8 years of experience in: Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity Engineering, or related technical fields or 16 years’ experience in lieu of a degree.
• Direct Experience utilizing NIST 800-160 system security engineer and the system development life cycle.
• Understanding of Contractual requirements, architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification & validation, field test, etc.
• Requirement development, decomposition, and refinement based on knowledge of functional architecture and performance budgets.
• Direct experience developing RMF assessment and authorization documentation
• Current DoD 8570 certification for IASAE Level II (CISSP) and ability to obtain IASAE Level III within 6 months of Hire
• US Citizenship is required
• Active Secret clearance to be considered
• The ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) approval.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business