Cyber Security Test Engineer

Overview

Seeking a Cyber Security Test Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA.

You will provide Information Assurance (IA) and Cybersecurity support for the MILSATCOM Capability area.

The MILSATCOM portfolio of programs has an ongoing need for IA / Cybersecurity support, to meet the needs of our emerging next-generation protected SATCOM.

This position is on site and requires a TS / SCI .

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering activities in the areas of Cryptographic System Security Engineering (SSE), in accordance to NSA requirements and regulations as well as Cybersecurity, Assessment & Authorization (A&A), Cyber System
• Integration Testing & Evaluation, and Certification & Accreditation (C&A) in accordance to NIST 800-53 RMF
• Obtain and maintain Authority to Operate ( ATO ) documentation, support continuous monitoring or periodic scans of networked assets and conduct / oversee defensive cyber, threat intel, threat hunting, malware analysis, countermeasures / corrective action, and network analysis
• Support the SSC 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;

investigate security breaches, perform red, blue, purple, ethical hacking, orchestrate vulnerability assessment, develop security protocols, conduct tabletop exercises, and breach readiness reviews

Perform systems engineering activities in the areas of cybersecurity, Assessment & Authorization ( A&A ), cryptographic System Security Engineering (SSE), and Certification & Accreditation (C&A), in accordance to NIST 800-53 RMF and NSA requirements and regulations

Qualifications

Required skills :

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline
• 4+ years of work experience in Information Assurance / Cybersecurity
• 4 years of work experience in Cybersecurity may be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree
• Understanding of modern computing architectures including CI / CD, microservices, cloud, and container technologies
• Knowledge and experience with public and private key governance / theory, Encryption Algorithms (substitution and transposition) as a Service, and Mathematical principles behind encryption
• Experience with leading risk management efforts to achieve and maintain authorization for systems using DoD RMFs tools
• Experience with delivering cybersecurity architecture and engineering service

Preferred skills :

• Master’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering with emphasis in IA / Cyber Security
• 7+ years of work experience in IA / Cyber Security
• 7+ years of work experience in System Engineering Architecture / Design
• DoD Space program experience
• RMF or DIACAP Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)
• NIST 800-53 and CNSSI 1253 RMF Analysis and Accreditation
• Network Engineering
• Communications Systems
• Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E)
• Security certification (CISSP)
20 days ago