Systems Security Engineer

Job Description

Candidates are strong security engineers with over 5 years of experience who can bring innovation to our customer projects. You will help us enhance our capabilities in designing and implementing security solutions, identifying and responding to treats, maintaining security, researching and developing new models, and automating and improving the process. Candidates with skills / experience in these areas are encouraged to apply.

Major Functional Areas and Description of Duties :

• Develops and actively implements, configures, and manages security measures on computer systems, networks, and our propriety communications applications.
• Generates system security requirement definitions and analysis and establishes system security design.
• Assist system architects and systems engineers in the classification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure solutions meet customer requirements.
• Creates and reviews technical and process documentation for customer projects (e.g. Risk Management, System Security Plans, Vulnerability Assessments, System Hardening Reports, Contingency Plans, etc).
• Identifies and mitigates system security threats / risk throughout the program lifecycle. Responds to security escalations.
• Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for assigned programs.
• Interfaces with customer IA personnel as the main POC for security topics.
• Completes system penetration testing and software STIG analysis using DoD approved tools.
• Develops and follows test procedures to verify system security requirements.
• Collaborates with internal teams (e.g., program management, hardware & software development, solution architects, test engineering, field engineering, production) for total project success.
• Ensures adherence to industry standards, regulations, and best practices.

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