Cyber Security Systems Engineer

SAIC - Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Chantilly, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SAIC seeks a Cyber Security Systems Engineer to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). This role is critical in supporting the development and delivery of next-generation national security systems across various domains, including land, sea, air, and space. The Cyber Security Systems Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that security systems and components align with established security policies and enterprise solutions. This position requires a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security threats and risks throughout the program lifecycle, ensuring that all systems, networks, and data users adhere to organizational information assurance policies and procedures. The successful candidate will develop processes, procedures, and templates that facilitate information assurance (IA) and security compliance. They will provide innovative solutions to address the significant security challenges faced by cutting-edge programs. Additionally, the engineer will validate that all information assurance software, hardware, firmware, and supporting infrastructure comply with security configuration guidelines, policies, and procedures. This role demands a high level of expertise and experience, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including program managers and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops processes, procedures, and templates to ensure information assurance (IA), security systems and security components align with security policies and enterprise solutions.
• Provides innovative and out-of-the-box solutions to assist programs address the significant security challenges associated with their cutting-edge programs.
• Reviews program activities for assessing and mitigating systems and cloud-based security threats and risks throughout the program lifecycle.
• Provides guidance to programs in the identification and implementation of novel information security functionality to ensure uniform application of security policy and enterprise solutions.
• Develops and implements programs to ensure that systems, networks, and data users are aware of, understand, and follow organizational information assurance policies and procedures.
• Validates that information assurance software, hardware, firmware and supporting infrastructure comply with security configuration guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 14 years of relevant work experience
• Information Assurance Manager Level III certification, such as: GSLC, CISM, CISSP, or CCISO
• Proficient skills using Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussion, and oral presentations.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient skills and experience using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Proficient skills using JIRA and Confluence
• Satellite and/or ground knowledge
• Prior US military and/or IC customer experience.