Senior Information Assurance Engineer

General Dynamics Mission SystemsBloomington, MN, United States

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Basic Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related Science or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS : Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Specific Technical skills-

The candidate must have a software development / integration foundation and specifically the competence to perform secure boot integration. The skill set includes experience for :

Secure key management to securely provision keys during the development process and manage private key storage on external devices or in hardware.
Bootloader implementation knowledge of how to write and lock down the bootloader in immutable storage.
Secure firmware updates using cryptology key pairs, digital signatures, certificate chains, and hashing algorithms.
System architecture chain of trust understanding.
Trusted Platform Modules understanding.
Familiar with Linux and Windows operating systems and their security features

CISSP certification is a plus or must be able to get CISSP certified within 6 months of hire.

General Technical skills-

The ideal candidate will have experience with the development of embedded systems for avionics applications.

Strong use and understanding of systems engineering concepts, principles, and theories

Strong understanding of cyber security specifications such as Risk Management Framework (RMF) 800-53, security controls, STIGs and other government security specifications and guidelines

Champions security perspective for decisions related to implementing and verifying security controls

Works with Development and Test teams to plan, implement, and support verification of security requirements

Supports the development of the RMF body of evidence for security requirements including items such as system security plans, security testing plans, Security Control Traceability Matrices, and System Impact Analyses.

Strong knowledge of cyber security technology and trends

Strong ability in reporting relevant cyber systems engineering designs

Recognizes and incorporates various security designs and lessons learned

Contributes to the achievement of business objectives

Personal skills

Strong written and verbal communications skills

Able to sell concepts and ideas

Effective in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions as they affect the cyber design and implementation

Regular contact with senior levels of security work groups

Ability to lead security work groups

Works under limited direction

Contact with project leaders and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams

Frequent contact with the external customers' security professionals

Strong understanding and ability to apply basic project leadership principles including SPI / CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM), and Statistical Process Controls

Creative thinker, good multi-tasker

Strong understanding of Microsoft Office applications

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Target salary range : USD $146,148.00 / Yr. - USD $155,000.00 / Yr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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Information Assurance Engineer • Bloomington, MN, United States