System Security Engineer
System Security Engineer
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Job Description
Overview:
Draper is an independent nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge MA. The 2000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit .
Job Description Summary:
The Secure Solutions Group within the Systems Engineering Directorate is seeking a System Security Engineer to support engineering integrating and deploying trustworthy secure platforms that resist cyber reverse engineering and supply chain threats. The group has multidisciplinary proficiencies in secure systems architecture hardware security and resilience software security and resilience system validation and accreditation and cryptography.Specific responsibilities include the following:
Work with cross disciplinary team of system hardware and software engineers to support program execution.
Communicate with program members program offices and sponsors to present work to the technical and evaluation community.
Bring a systems engineering prospective to support development system architectures for secure solutions.
Support analysis of Draper customer and sponsor developed systems to evaluate effectiveness and suitability.
Job Description:
Develop execute and track the performance of security measures to protect information and network infrastructure and computer systems.
Design computer security strategy and engineer comprehensive cybersecurity architecture.
Identify define and document system security requirements and recommend solutions to management.
Configure troubleshoot and maintain security infrastructure software and hardware.
Install software that monitors systems and networks for security breaches and intrusions.
Monitor systems for irregular behavior and set up preventive measures.
Plan develop implement and update companys information security strategy.
Educate and train staff on information system security best practices.
Help define a security approach for a particular defined problem and independently execute plan.
Contribute high quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance.
Adapt appropriately to changes in program requirements.
Proactively identify needs and concerns associated with plan execution and communicate them to project leadership.
Skills/Abilities
Curiosity-driven approach to solving complex industry and customer-driven problems as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multi-disciplinary program team members. program leadership and non-technical personnel
Team player able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.
Education
Requires a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Systems Engineering Applied Physics or related field. Masters degree preferred.
Experience
Bachelors degree requires 3-5 years experience of working on System Security Engineer or other relevant position.
Masters degree requires 0-2 years experience of working on System Security Engineer or other relevant position.
Additional Job Description:
Additional Qualifications:
- Proficiency in full life-cycle systems engineering (architecture design development integration approval and deployment) of security technologies and components within cyber-physical systems and systems-of-systems
- Experience in the design and implementation of secured systems based on system requirements design analysis and consideration of external vectors
- Familiarity with processes and technologies for identification of critical program information and development of the associated program protection plans
- Experience in the development of System Security documentation per Government requirements
- Familiarity with developing and implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
- Understanding of supply chain operations risk management framework information assurance technology protection
- Familiarity with the processes and technologies for cross-domain products including secured firmware solutions and microelectronics
- An understanding of the fundamentals of cryptographic key management public key infrastructure and NSAs Key Management Infrastructure and the applications of cryptology
- Experience in writing innovative R&D proposals to commercial and government sponsors
- Familiarity with DOORS MATLAB and/or Python
- Flexibility to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities technologies and program needs
Security Requirements:
- Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
- Current in-scope Secret security clearance required Top Secret preferred.
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Job Location - City:
CambridgeJob Location - State:
MassachusettsJob Location - Postal Code:
02139-3563Our work is very important to us but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga health and finance workshops off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you apply now is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation national origin veteran status or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation please contact .
Employment Type
Full-Time
