Senior System Security Engineer - Secret Clearance, Onsite

Jobtome; Town of Irondequoit (NY); On-site; USD 93,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, System Security Engineer with a DoD clearance to join our security engineering team. The role emphasizes applying RMF/A&A, securing embedded systems, and coordinating with Government customers to ensure CPI protection across the system lifecycle.

The position requires a Collateral Secret clearance (Top Secret/SCI with poly highly desired) and is based in a 100% onsite lab environment with 9/80 schedule options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Minimum of Collateral Secret security clearance required.
• Top Secret / SCI with an active Poly is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Certification of Cryptographic High Assurance Devices.
• Experience with High Assurance products, IASRD and SERD requirements.
• Experience in configuration and use of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools such as ACAS and SCC.
• Assess security and privacy controls in embedded systems using NIST 800-53.
• Utilize RMF accreditation and authorization (A&A) processes, including RMF steps 1-4 and BoE package development.
• A&A package processing.
• RMF accreditation of Platform IT (PIT) systems.
• Collaborate with customers, internal program teams, and leadership to address needs.
• Provide DoD software selection and approval processes for COTS, GOTS, and FOSS.
• Support security engineering activities across lifecycle.
• Work is 100% onsite, in a lab environment.

Skills

Security engineering

RMF

A&A processes

NIST 800-53

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 6 years

Graduate Degree +4 years

10+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

ACAS

SCC

RMF tooling

Job description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, System Security Engineer with a DoD clearance to join our security engineering team. The role emphasizes applying RMF/A&A, securing embedded systems, and coordinating with Government customers to ensure CPI protection across the system lifecycle.

The position requires a Collateral Secret clearance (Top Secret/SCI with poly highly desired) and is based in a 100% onsite lab environment with 9/80 schedule options.