Lead, Anti-Tamper System Security Engineer

Job Title: Lead Anti-Tamper System Security Engineer (Secret Security Clearance)

Job Location: Ashburn VA

Active Secret Clerance

Essential Functions:

• Lead the development and implementation of Anti-Tamper (AT) measures throughout the System Development Lifecycle.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in AT.
• Assess systems for Critical Program Information (CPI).
• Conduct trade studies and develop AT requirements.
• Assess threats via attack/countermeasure analysis.
• Conduct Verification and Validation activities.
• Use DoD 5200.39 for the identification and protection of CPI.
• Engineer trustworthy and secure systems in accordance with NIST 800-160.
• Develop and implement comprehensive Program Protection Plans (PPP) to safeguard critical program information (CPI) and technologies.
• Draft Program Protection Plans (PPPs) Cybersecurity Strategies Security Classification Guides (SCGs) and AT Plans.
• Interact with customers to define AT requirements solutions trades costs implementation system impacts and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with customers internal program teams and leadership to address program needs.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Provide DoD software selection and approval processes for COTS GOTS and FOSS.
• Support security engineering activities including basis of estimate development requirements development design testing configuration management and maintenance of information systems and data.
• Assist program security in the development of policies and procedures for emerging security technologies.
• Support the evaluation qualification testing and delivery of security architecture improvements obsolescence replacements and vulnerability response projects.
• Provide Security Testing and Verification.
• Interact with customers internal program team and leadership needs.
• Assess security and privacy controls in embedded systems using NIST 800-53.
• Utilize Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation and authorization (A&A) processes to include RMF steps 1-4 (categorization controls selection control implementation security assessment) and standard body of evidence (BoE) package development.
• A&A package processing.
• RMF accreditation of Platform IT (PIT) systems.
• Provide DoD software selection and approval processes for COTS GOTS and FOSS.
• Support security engineering activities including basis of estimate development requirements development design test configuration management and maintenance of information systems and data.
• Assist program security in the development of policies and procedures for emerging security technologies.
• Support the evaluation qualification testing and delivery of security architecture improvement obsolescence replacement and vulnerability response projects.
• Provide Security Testing and Verification.
• Work is to be accomplished 100% onsite in a lab environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Minimum of Collateral Secret security clearance required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD 8140 certification (or NIST 800-181) appropriate for the position within 6-months of start.
• Prior or current experience with the development and implementation of Anti-Tamper (AT) for the protection of CPI throughout the System Development Lifecycle.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in configuration and use of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools such as ACAS and SCC.
• NSA Type 1 Certification of cryptographic high assurance devices.
• Experience with NSA High Assurance products and IASRD and SERD requirements.
• Professional experience with RMF (Risk Management Framework) in embedded systems.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance is highly desired.