Serves as a technical program coordinator supporting customer security accreditation activities
Technical liaison between government agencies and prime contractors in customer-facing recurring meetings, milestone reviews, and documentation with key stakeholders
Applies technical expertise to review engineering designs or security deficiencies such as red/black separation and zeroization in critical scenarios
Drafts processes for proper COMSEC and crypto key management for pilots and flight personnel
Advises and contributes to the development of test plans for both physical and logical interfaces to ensure compliance with requirements set by the accreditation bodies
Serves as the Customer focal point for managing projects through certification processes for cryptographic devices, as well as associated tactical systems with the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF)
Supports hardware and software security assessments for embedded and cyber-physical systems
Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure project success and timely delivery

Bachelor's degree with 5-10 years of relevant technical and/or customer experience
Background in cyber security, engineering, cryptographic key management, or related technical field
Possess / maintain a current/or recent U.S. Government Security Clearance (Active TS/SCI security clearance preferred)
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Familiarity working with platform IT development teams and supporting their ability to successfully satisfy SERD (IASRD) and CDRD (TSRD) requirements
Experience supporting government activities for certification and the Authority To Operate (ATO) processes, particularly for cryptographic systems
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders

Systems Engineer – Cyber & Security

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