Cryptographic Systems Engineer DoD RMF & Secure Networking

Archer; Linthicum (MD); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Archer, in collaboration with MANTECH, seeks a Cryptographic Systems Engineer to protect secure systems and support DoD RMF/A&A efforts in Linthicum Heights, MD. You will engineer hardware and software with embedded cryptographic capabilities, develop SEPs and SITPs, and drive cross‑discipline coordination across secure enclaves.

The role requires a technical bachelor’s degree with extensive systems engineering experience or 19 years of related work in lieu of a degree, plus hands-on

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline plus 14 years of relevant systems engineering experience (or 19 years without a degree).
• Demonstrated experience with cryptographic devices.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of complex hardware and software systems with embedded cryptographic capabilities.
• Support system development and implementation planning through the preparation and assessment of Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs) and System Integration and Test Plans (SITPs).
• Support the planning, execution, and test analysis for DoD RMF and A&A processes.
• Develop and maintain lightweight utility scripts to run automated test harnesses, collect logs, and support hardware-level integration with cryptographic devices.
• Derive and manage lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements to ensure delivery of secure production systems.
• Contribute to SE documentation across red/black and secure enclave boundaries.
• Coordinate action item resolution for CCBs, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews requiring cross-discipline coordination.
• Establish baseline definitions for systems and components under development to align hardware, software, and COMSEC/cyber engineering teams.

Conocimientos

Python scripting

Test automation

Network security

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Herramientas

Cryptographic devices

RMF/A&A processes

Descripción del empleo

Archer, in collaboration with MANTECH, seeks a Cryptographic Systems Engineer to protect secure systems and support DoD RMF/A&A efforts in Linthicum Heights, MD. You will engineer hardware and software with embedded cryptographic capabilities, develop SEPs and SITPs, and drive cross‑discipline coordination across secure enclaves.

The role requires a technical bachelor’s degree with extensive systems engineering experience or 19 years of related work in lieu of a degree, plus hands-on