Cyber Systems Engineer

The Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO) under NESDISis responsible foradvancing space weather observational capabilities to meet NOAA programmatic needs. NOAAs Space Weather Next (SWX) programmaintainsand extends space weather observations from various vantage points selected to most efficiently provide comprehensive knowledge of the Sun and the near-Earth space environment needed to protect our technological infrastructure.

The Space Weather Ground Services (SWGS)is responsible forcomprehensive ground services for all SWX projects ensuring successful implementation and operation ofobservingassets and ensuring the continuity of space weather measurements made by SWFO-L1 and the GOES-R series satellites.

The SWGS Mission Operations Services (MOS) program must provide a fullmission satellitecommand and control solution to support the L1 Series with two new independently launched observatories.

Overview:

PeratonisseekingaCyber Systems Engineer to support cybersecurity activities across a new satellite ground system development program supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This position will support all cybersecurity design and implementation activitiesthroughout the full system lifecyclefrom architecture and design through integration assessment authorizationoperationaldeploymentand sustainment.

The selected candidate willbe responsible forsupporting the programs cybersecurity architectureto include implementingsecuritycontrols and processes for a FISMA High-impact systemin a cloud-based environment. This role requires close collaboration with other program functional elements including Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Software Engineering Networks Infrastructure Architecture OperationsQualityand program leadership to ensure cybersecurity is fully integrated into system design and delivery.

• Designs and develops new systems applications and solutions for enterprise-wide cyber systems and networksin support of CI/CD pipelinesDevSecOpsframeworks and Zero Trust Architectureimplementations

• Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructures designs cyber security architectural artifacts provides architectural analysis of cyber security features and relates existing system to future needs and trends embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction provides engineering recommendations and resolves integration and testing issues

• Provide technicalexpertisefor NOAA FISMA High systemapplicationscomputersand networks -includingcybersecurity tool managementandimplementingNIST 800-53 high-impact security control configurations

• Support the NOAA cyber security mission by building configuring troubleshooting and updating the network security capabilities that protect NOAA core networks and information

• Managing complex vulnerability remediations and developing novel patch and vulnerability management solutions.

• Monitorsecurenetwork connectivity and ensure high quality data transmission using standard network tools

• Createandestablishnetwork security processes configurationguidesand architecture diagrams

• Provide technicalexpertisetolarge or complex projects

• Establish andmaintainstandard operating procedures for operations team members

**This position is contingent on contractaward.**

#SWOMOS

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with BS/BA 3 years of experience with MS/MA or 9 years with no degree.
• Ability to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance US Citizenship is

• Experience with Information Assurance (IA) hardening and compliancei.e.DISASTIG &NIST 800-53compliance documentation.

• Experience deploying andmaintainingcybersecurity tools to include vulnerability scanning/managementSIEMPAMWAFendpointprotection and cloud security applications

• Musthave network andfirewallengineering experience with designing implementation andmaintaininglayer 2 and 3 networking devices and/orfirewalldevices.

• Strong knowledge of the OSI 7-layer model TCP/IPand common application layer protocols.

• Experience working with the Atlassian tool suite including JiraAssetManager Confluence Risk Register Crucible etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills with a willingness to foster strong relationships with coworkers and vendors.

• AWS certificationor similar CSP certifications

• Experience with scripting to automate tasks and manage workflows using PythonBashor PowerShell

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform CloudFormation and Ansible

• Experience with multiple cyber securityvendorsand productssuchasF5Big-IPDelinea TenableSC BigFixandPaloAltoVM-Seriesor equivalent technologies

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to dynamically tailor communications effectively todifferent levelsof the organization.

• Experience supporting NOAA NASA or national space mission programs particularly ground systems.

• Experience leading projects and process improvement activities to completion with successful outcomes and delivery of desired results.

• Active Public Trust clearance

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