Senior Systems Security Engineer III

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Southern Pines (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeking a Systems Security Engineer III to design, implement, and maintain secure IT systems with leadership in incident response and digital forensics. You will work within the Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) area to support DoD and homeland security projects.

The role requires 5+ years in IT security, DoD RMF experience, and an active or soon-to-be IAT Level III certification. Hybrid work environment with occasional travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Security, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or related Engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in IT security or a related field.
• In absence of a degree, minimum of 9 years of related experience.
• Must have IAT Level III certification (CISSP, CASP, GCIH, etc.) or ability to attain within 6 months of hire.
• Experience in application security tasks (SAST/DAST/SCA) and in using security control assessment tools.
• Strong understanding of DoD STIGs, NIST SPs, and NSA Guides.
• Working knowledge of operating systems and networking concepts.

Responsibilities

• Participate in high-quality interaction with customers, team members, contractors, and government authorization official to achieve IS security objectives.
• Serve as subject matter expert in Information Systems Security during design, integration, or upgrade of software and information systems.
• Develop or review RMF-based documentation for DoD regulations.
• Perform security control assessments to ensure compliance with RMF and military regulations.
• Participate in continuous monitoring activities including vulnerability management, incident response, and accreditation record maintenance in eMASS or XACTA.
• Evaluate work products of IS security team members during design, integration, or upgrade of information systems.

Skills

IAT Level III cert

SAST/DAST/SCA testing

NIST RMF

ACAS/Nessus

SCAP/CHECKER

DoD STIGs knowledge

Kubernetes/CNCF familiarity

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Security, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or related Engineering discipline

Tools

eMASS

XACTA

Job description

Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeking a Systems Security Engineer III to design, implement, and maintain secure IT systems with leadership in incident response and digital forensics. You will work within the Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) area to support DoD and homeland security projects.

The role requires 5+ years in IT security, DoD RMF experience, and an active or soon-to-be IAT Level III certification. Hybrid work environment with occasional travel is expected.