Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering (Mission Protection) (TSSCI w Poly)

Job Title: Specialist Systems Engineer Mission Protection Specialist (Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly Required)
Job Code: 37193
Job Location: Springfield Virginia
Job Schedule: 5/8 Monday - Friday

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is currently seeking a Senior Specialist Systems Engineer Mission Protection Specialist to support a high-visibility mission-critical national security program. This position is responsible for identifying assessing and mitigating threats to space cyber and ground systems supporting U.S. government missions.
The ideal candidate will apply operational security (OPSEC) counterintelligence cyber defense and threat principles to protect sensitive capabilities to ensure the survivability of U.S. assets in contested environments.

• Conduct mission protection assessments to identify vulnerabilities across space cyber and ground architectures.
• Collaborate with mission planners operators and mission partners to integrate protection strategies throughout the system lifecycle.
• Support the development of mitigation plans and help implement countermeasures aligned with mission assurance priorities.
• Coordinate with DoD and IC stakeholders to ensure protection efforts are synchronized with national-level guidance and classification policies.
• Develop and maintain program-specific threat models Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and risk management frameworks.
• Contribute to red/blue team assessments tabletop exercises and program security reviews.
• Prepare briefings and documentation for senior leadership on threat assessments mitigation strategies and mission assurance outcomes.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a crew operations certification.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in classified operations centers supporting 24/7 mission requirements when needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly clearance required.
• Experience with threat modeling vulnerability analysis and risk management.
  Experience working with or supporting a Weapons and Tactics (W&T) team with familiarity in integrating protection strategies.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Graduate of Air Force Weapon School or Advance Instructor Course (AIC).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience briefing senior stakeholders.
• DoD/NRO Systems Liaison / Field Representative.
• Strong Orbital Mechanics Background.
• System Tool Kit (STK) Level 2/3 Certification; Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK).