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Top Secret/SCI
Unspecified
Full Scope Polygraph
IT - Software
Annapolis Junction, MD (On-Site/Office)
Senior Systems Engineer
Job Description:
Qualifications:
Preferred:
Clearance:
Job Description:
- Provide systems engineering and cybersecurity support to weapons and space cybersecurity assessments.
- Be platform-agnostic and apply an adversarial mindset to translate threat intelligence into actionable mitigations across Computer Network Operations (CNO), Computer Network Defense (CND), systems design, network architecture/administration, and Continuity of Operations (COOP).
- Evaluate vulnerability findings and determine conceptual mitigations and next steps, integrating technical and mission-impact perspectives.
- Support risk management and other business process frameworks to bridge the gap between technical threats/vulnerabilities and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ensure evaluation and mitigation techniques are technically sound and clearly articulate mission impact and adversarial threats.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in systems engineering (a BS in a STEM-related field counts toward 4 years of experience).
- At least three (3) years of experience leading, managing, and collaborating across diverse organizations and cross-functional teams.
- Experience in cybersecurity/system engineering and vulnerability analysis, with an understanding of vulnerability prioritization and mission impact.
- Experience in systems engineering for DoD command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I) systems.
- Skilled in analyzing system needs, deriving system-level requirements, and contributing to the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of complex computer networks and systems.
- Hands-on experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi, in support of secure virtual environments and infrastructure.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (MPO) required (CI Polygraph within 6 years accepted).
Preferred:
- Working knowledge of the DoD Information Network (DODIN), DoD IT system and network certification/accreditation processes (e.g., RMF), including system security authorization agreements.
- Familiarity with current and emerging cybersecurity threats.
- Experience with Zero Trust architectures.
- Proficiency in VMware-based virtualized environments in defense and intelligence community settings.
Clearance:
- Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph required.
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