Lead Cyber Architect 5

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Bath Township (OH); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, seeks a senior cybersecurity engineering professional at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, supporting AFLCMC Fighters/Bombers. The role anchors SSE, RMF, and A&A across B-52 modernization efforts with on-site and hybrid work options.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in cybersecurity, DoD 8140, and an active Secret clearance, with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years with Masters; 10 with PhD/JD; or 19 years HS + experience.
• Active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Hybrid schedule with at least three days on-site per week.
• DoD 8140 work-role qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Shape cybersecurity requirements and evaluate architectures for mission capability.
• Translate security findings into engineering changes and acquisition decisions.
• Deliver analyses and evidence supporting design reviews, modernization, and sustainment.
• Define SSE and cybersecurity architecture strategies across weapon-system portfolios.
• Lead cross-program technical resolutions with government and industry partners.

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, or engineering

Tools

CISSP / CISM / CCISO (preferred)

Job description

Requisition Number: 30889

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $140,777.00 - $210,000.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of Experience: Senior

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Leadership at HII – Mission Technologies

HII’s Leadership Capability Framework Defines The Standard Of Excellence Expected Of All Leaders Across Mission Technologies. Leaders Are Accountable For Modeling These Capabilities And Building Them Within Their Teams

• Know & Grow Your People – Develop talent, empower teams, and build an inclusive environment.
• Build Relationships – Strengthen trust, collaboration, and cross-functional partnerships.
• Take Ownership – Drive accountability, execution excellence, and results.
• Customer First – Anticipate mission needs and deliver value to our partners.
• Shape the Future – Inspire innovation and align work with strategic priorities.
• Act with Urgency – Make informed decisions and move with purpose.

These capabilities define how leaders inspire teams, deliver results, and shape the future of Mission

Job Description

HII Mission Technologies seeks a cybersecurity engineering professional supporting AFLCMC Fighters/Bombers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, through the DTIC Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract (IAC MAC). The position delivers technical analysis, engineering products, and acquisition support across weapon-system modernization and sustainment for the B-52. Additional objectives are to integrate System Security Engineering (SSE), Risk Management Framework (RMF), Assessment and Authorization (A&A), and Department of the Air Force acquisition requirements across aircraft, avionics, weapon systems, embedded Operational Technology (OT), and connected mission technologies.

This individual will serve as the principal subject matter expert and technical authority for cybersecurity architecture and strategy across assigned efforts. Resolve the highest-risk, most ambiguous issues and shape long-term engineering approaches. Influence senior customer decisions through credible analysis, while government officials retain authorization and risk-acceptance authority.

Work a hybrid schedule with at least three days on-site per week.

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Essential Job Responsibilities

• Shape cybersecurity requirements, evaluate aircraft and subsystem architectures, and develop practical mitigations that support mission capability and resilient system integration.
• Work with government program managers, engineers, manufacturers, and test organizations to translate security findings into engineering changes and acquisition decisions. Deliver technical analyses and evidence supporting design reviews, authorization, modernization, fielding, and sustainment.
• Deliver technical analyses and evidence supporting design reviews, authorization, modernization, fielding, and sustainment.
• Work a hybrid schedule with at least three days on-site per week.
• Define integrated SSE and cybersecurity architecture strategies across weapon-system portfolios; align security objectives, engineering investment, modernization priorities, and acquisition outcomes.
• Establish technical approaches for complex RMF/A&A challenges, including boundaries, categorization, control tailoring, inheritance, evidence sufficiency, and authorization dependencies.
• Provide authoritative technical review of SSPs, SCTMs, architecture analyses, assessment and risk reports, POA&Ms, and monitoring strategies supporting IATT and ATO.
• Resolve highest-consequence architecture, vulnerability, interface, and subsystem dependency issues; develop resilient options addressing mission, safety, airworthiness, and sustainment constraints.
• Shape threat-informed security requirements, program protection integration, and cybersecurity test strategies; assess residual risk and evidence limitations across lifecycle decisions.
• Advise senior military and civilian leaders on architecture tradeoffs, systemic risks, investment priorities, and decision alternatives with explicit mission, cost, and schedule implications.
• Lead resolution of cross-program technical disagreements with government customers, manufacturers, integrators, and test organizations; establish a defensible basis for recommendations.
• Develop senior engineers and technical leads, establish reusable engineering practices, and improve analytical rigor and product quality across the team and customer organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 10 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19 years relevant experience.
• Relevant degree fields: cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, engineering, or related disciplines. Meet applicable DoD 8140 work-role qualification requirements.
• Active Secret security clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule with at least three days on-site per week.
• At least one certification: CISSP, CISM, CCISO, GSLC, or CompTIA SecurityX.
• Demonstrated principal-level expertise in SSE, RMF/A&A, weapon-system architecture, enterprise risk strategy, complex technical dispute resolution, and advising senior government decision makers.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 controls, avionics or comparable embedded mission systems, networking, segmentation, encryption, authentication, interfaces, security testing, and cybersecurity risk management.
• Relevant degree fields: cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, engineering, or related disciplines. Meet applicable DoD 8140 work-role qualification requirements.
• Strong analytical judgment, accountability, and written and verbal communication.

Preferred Requirements

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Aircraft or weapon-system acquisition experience; familiarity with program protection and multidisciplinary engineering reviews; familiarity with eMASS or comparable authorization tools.
• CCNA, CCNP, AWS specialty or advanced certification, or Microsoft Azure professional certification.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

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