Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

Job Category: Information Technology
Schedule: Full-Time
Relocation: N
Remote: N
Salary: $70-90/hr
Location: Dulles, VA
Clearance: TS We are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to collaborate with the Customer’s SE&I team to assess architectures and requirements, to develop derived requirements and systems engineering artifacts, and to guide Agile scrum teams in the development of advanced cybersecurity capabilities. Qualifications: • Must be a US Citizen
• Required Education: BS Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering
• Desired Certifications: DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). SAFe certification (SA, SP, SSM/SASM, RTE, POPM, SPD, ASE, or SPC
• Must able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment • Must have 8+ years of systems engineering industry experience.
• Experience with the allocation of hardware and software requirements, development of use cases and stories, interface definition, and systems integration & test
• Experience with and technical understanding of cybersecurity attack-mitigation techniques and cybersecurity architectures
• Experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) processes and practices, Change Management practices, requirements management, traceability, and associated tools
• Possesses or quickly develops a comprehensive understanding of Government Information Security policies, regulations, and guidelines
• Must be able to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations. • Knowledge and experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar lean Agile framework • Agile Systems Engineering and/or development experience • DevSecOps or DevOps experience Desired Skills: • Experience and/or familiarity with architectural views including operational, technical standards, and system/services views and business, data, applications, and technology architectures using applicable standards (e.g., DODAF, FEAF)
• Experience and/or familiarity with software and system lifecycle methodologies, (e.g ISO, CMMI, ITIL, Agile, SAFe) – Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS preferred) • Experience and/or familiarity of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and security and privacy controls (NIST 800-37 and NIST 800-53) • DHS experience. Responsibilities: • Providing Systems Engineering expertise and leadership in support of a large cybersecurity system • Assisting the Chief Engineer and the Development teams in the development, integration, and testing of advanced leading-edge cybersecurity capabilities • Collaborating within Agile Scrum teams as a key contributor responsible for the system design and implementation of advanced cybersecurity capabilities • Interfacing directly with the Customer, stakeholders, and end-users regarding capability architectures, requirements, use cases, and stories to derive, develop and decompose next-cycle updates and specifications
• Supporting risk assessments and developing risk mitigation countermeasures • Conducting trade studies to determine improvements to system capabilities and system delivery processes (hardware, software, architecture, automated deployments, training).