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Systems Engineer (Engineer Info Assurance 4) - 3750

Annapolis Junction, MD

Job Description
Summary

HII is looking for highly skilled and motivated Cyber Systems Engineers to be a part of a team supporting a Threat Based Cyber Security (TBCS) engineering task. There is momentum building in DoD and across government to adopt a more threat-centric approach to understanding how effective capabilities are and you will get to work directly in this information space helping shape the direction of cybersecurity in government for decades to come.

Check out the following links for more information:
Threat Based Cybersecurity (TBCS): https://www.mitre.org/capabilities/cybersecurity/threat-based-defense
The DoDCAR mission: https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/Presentations/DODCAR-no-class-markings-Pat-Arvidson/images-media/DODCAR_-no%20class%20markings%20-%20Pat%20Arvidson.pdf

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This is a high-visibility role that will have you working closely with our customer to ensure engineering solutions for DoD and IC networks are mutually supportive and address key gaps in warfighter capabilities.

HII is trusted by NIST and the NSA to develop the future of cyber security.

What you will do
  • Provide technical guidance in Information Assurance (IA) concepts, principles, and standards including definition and use of IA-related metadata and threat and risk analysis.
  • Provide technical guidance on Enterprise systems engineering and architecture concepts and principles.
  • Ensure engineering solutions for DoD and IC networks are mutually supportive and address key gaps in warfighter capabilities.
  • Provide subject matter expertise to various Enterprise IA Architecture community working groups, committees, and governance bodies.
  • Support efforts to further DoD's desire to establish a threat-based, cybersecurity architecture assessment methodology.
  • Development of systems engineering documentation, systems requirements and functional requirements.


What we are looking for
  • 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, or Engineering Management.; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
  • A minimum of 9 years' systems engineering experience.
  • Experience in the following CS areas: 1. CS architecture, engineering, design, research or implementation.
  • Experience with DoD, IC, and other federal government (e.g., NIST) policy, directives, and instructions relevant to CyberSecurity strategic planning and direction.
  • Experience with CyberSecurity risk management and mitigation strategies.
  • Experience in at least two (2) of the following areas:
    • DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) version 2.02 modeling and DoDAF system engineering analysis or development;
    • Cryptographic development and analysis;
    • IA and cybersecurity architectures, concepts, principles, use cases, and standards; and
    • DoD, IC, and other federal government (e.g., NIST) policy, directives, and instructions relevant to IA and cybersecurity strategic planning and direction.
  • Clearance: Must possess and maintain an active TS/SCI with Polygraph


Preferred: Bonus Points For...
  • A minimum of 14 years' systems engineering experience.
  • Experience with Threat-Based Cyber Security methodology
  • Comfortable with giving presentations and talking to Customers
  • CISSP Certification


A division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

This opportunity resides with Defense & Federal Solutions, a business group within Huntington Ingalls Industries' Technical Solutions division, helps solve tough national security challenges for the Department of Defense, the intelligence community and federal civilian agencies. Our expert capabilities include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and cyber; secure enterprise IT engineering and operations; military training and simulation; logistics management and integrated product support; and fleet maintenance, modernization, repair and sustainment.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII's Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII's Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, nuclear and environmental services, and defense and federal solutions. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit: www.huntingtoningalls.com .

Huntington Ingalls Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Job ID: Alion-QXxOsVTAcnUg
Employment Type: Other