Cybersecurity Senior Systems Engineer

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SAIC
Full time
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USA
11/10/2026
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San Diego, CA

Responsibilities

Lead or materially influence cybersecurity architecture and security overlay decisions.
Integrate Program Protection measures for critical program information, mission-critical technologies, system designs, and supply-chain considerations.
Coordinate with systems engineering, program management, cybersecurity, intelligence, authorization, and operational stakeholders throughout the system life cycle.
Support software security in the DevSecOps pipeline, including dashboard construction, scan automation, security posture reviews, and security configuration management.
Tune IA scanning tools and automation for ATO needs and controls, and support STIG hardening.
Develop security requirements, automation templates, best practices, technical documentation, and cybersecurity strategies.
Perform vulnerability, risk, criticality, critical functionality, and critical component analyses supporting RMF and Assessment and Authorization.
Develop and maintain RMF package components, risk assessments, test plans, and cybersecurity-focused test events such as CVPA and adversarial assessments.
Draft Program Protection Plans, Security Classification Guides, Anti-Tamper Plans, and other Navy acquisition security documents.
Review systems, networks, software designs, and security solutions for risks, mitigations, integration issues, and classified-information handling requirements.
Provide technical analysis and recommendations for Battlespace Awareness infrastructure, information-access capabilities, and software tools.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, software, computer science, or a related field with nine or more years of experience, or a master's degree with seven or more years of experience.
Four additional years of experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree.
Active TS/SCI security clearance.
Experience with Information Assurance, cybersecurity engineering, RMF implementation, Program Protection engineering, vulnerability and risk assessment, and DoD systems.
Understanding of the DoD acquisition process, PAE MS, and NAVWAR is desired.
Certifications such as PMP, INCOSE, DevOps, CISSP, CISM, CISA, Security+, and Network+ are desired.
Prior military experience with ISR systems and experience with RMF and NIST compliance standards are desired.
Knowledge of US Navy C4I systems, Linux or Windows operating systems, network protocols, web services, databases, scripting, and firewalls is desired.

SAIC

SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) is a government technology integrator delivering systems engineering, enterprise IT, secure cloud, cybersecurity, C5ISR, and data analytics for U.S. defense, space, intelligence, and civilian agencies. It builds and sustains mission IT and dig...

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