Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

• Supporting various systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, verification and validation, integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration assessments
• Ensuring the cybersecurity architecture and design of the customer's systems are functional and secure with the ability to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover from cyber-attack
• Apply engineering knowledge of security solutions to design, develop and/or implement solutions to ensure DCO programs are consistent with enterprise architecture security requirements and support full spectrum military cyberspace operations.  
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Performing engineering analysis such as edge-node vulnerability assessments and develops technical requirements for payloads based on findings; payload to platform integration; system software code reviews
• Supporting development of system engineering items such as CONOPs, requirements definitions (or features, themes, epics), system testing, algorithm document review, and interfaces to other application development efforts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or equivalent technical discipline and 14 years or more experience.  Relevant cybersecurity experience to be evaluated and considered for acceptability in lieu of technical bachelor’s degree
• Must have an in-scope background investigation (SSBI/T5) and the ability to obtain Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Program accesses as well as be willing to consent to a counter-intelligence polygraph examination
• Experience with cybersecurity integration with major weapons systems and defensive cyber operations
• Working across space and ground segment organizations to coordinate and identify system requirements that ensure end-to-end mission performance requirements are met 
• Cyber Workforce Management Program (DoD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01-m) Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level III and/or Information Assurance System Architect and Engineer (IASAE) Level II certified

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.