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Systems Security Engineer III

Sierra Nevada Corporation
Full-time
On-site
Herndon, United States
Are you looking for an opportunity to deepen your IT skills in a meaningful work environment that supports and protects explorers and heroes? Join our team! As a Systems Security Engineer III, you will be using your skills and expertise to design, test, and implement our secure operating systems, networks, security monitoring, and tuning. You'll be responsible for the management of our IT security systems and applications, incident response, digital forensics, loss prevention, and eDiscovery actions, conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, and developing and implementing security controls. You'll research, evaluate, and recommend new security tools, techniques, and technologies in alignment with our IT security strategy and introduce them to the enterprise.


In this role, you will maintain a critical Contractor to Government (C2G) classified system supporting multiple SNC/USG programs as the Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) of record. You will help our USG sponsors accelerate cutting edge technology implementations while enhancing collaboration with industry partners. As part of a larger Systems Security Engineering and Cybersecurity team, you will be introduced the leading trends, capabilities and practices in our field.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains โ€“ air, land, sea, space and cyber. https://www.sncorp.com/company/business-areas/

Responsibilities:

  • Appointed as ISSO for CFR 32 (NISPOM) and NISP eMASS oversight and compliance
  • Lead STIG compliance and Cybersecurity Operational Readiness efforts
  • Lead Windows Active Directory, User Account, GPO & Client administration
  • Maintain and review SIEM via Splunk
  • Maintain Certificate Revocation & Token based authentication
  • Navigate Vulnerability Management via Tenable Security Center and/or Nessus
  • Navigate NSA Type 1 Encryption functionality and compliance
  • Navigate Firewall, Router and Switch functionality and STIG compliance

Must-haves:

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Security, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or related Engineering discipline and typically 6 years of relevant experience
  • Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education
  • Current/active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance

Preferred:

  • TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • DCSA Experience
  • ISSM CAP, CISSP, or CISM Certification
  • ISSE CAP, CISSP-ISSEP Certification
  • ISSO Security+, CISA, or CASP+ Certification
  • MCSE, Linux, and/or CCNP Security Certification

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires current/active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. Weโ€™re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nationโ€™s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. ย Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.