Cyber Security Engineer

L3Harris Technologies; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 80,500 - 149,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Specialist, Information Security Systems Engineer in Rochester, NY. This role involves information assurance-related architecture development, overseeing security certification documents, and ensuring compliance with security requirements.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 4 years in developing embedded software-based engineering solutions. Knowledge of security standards and configuration management tools is preferred.

Salary ranges from $80,500 to $149,500, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance and education assistance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years developing embedded software-based engineering solutions.
• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Involved in Information Assurance related architecture development.
• Prepare NSA security certification documents.
• Interact with engineers to ensure designs meet security requirements.

Skills

Security requirements analysis

Ability to work with little supervision

Planning and executing task assignments

Emerging security standards knowledge

Certification of secure architectures

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Graduate Degree

8 years of relevant experience

Tools

Configuration management tools

Job description

Job Title

Specialist, Information Security Systems Engineer

Job Code

39983

Job Location

Rochester, NY

Job Schedule

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.

Job Description

The Information Security Systems Engineer will be involved in Information Assurance (IA) related architecture development, CONOPS development, trade studies, requirements analysis and flow down to hardware/software configuration items as well as requirements validation and verification. This position requires DoD IA expertise to support embedment of cryptographic components within tactical radio platforms. The candidate will analyze and allocate system security requirements, such as those imposed by NSA, and those under the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (RMF), as well as National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS standards. The candidate will also oversee and prepare NSA security certification documents, such as System Evaluation Document (SED), Key and Certificate Management Plan (KCMP), Software/Hardware Requirements and Design Specifications (SHRS/SHDD), Security Verification (SV) Test Plans and Reports, Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) Plans and Reports. The candidate should have a good understanding of DoD Configuration Management (CM) processes and management of formal Engineering Change Proposals (ECP). The candidate will interact with mechanical, electrical and SW engineers to ensure designs meet security requirements.

Essential Functions

• Experience with security requirements analysis and specification generation.
• Highly motivated, self‑starter, able to operate with little supervision in diverse environments.
• Successful track record in planning, executing, and tracking personal task assignments.
• Experience with emerging security standards and evolution of NSA certification processes.
• Experience with certification of secure architectures.
• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline and minimum 4 years of developing embedded software‑based engineering solutions.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Radio communications or networking experience preferred.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools.

Salary Range

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in NY is $80,500 - $149,500.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company‑paid holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.