F-35 Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer | Active TS/SCI clearance

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as an Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

The F-35 Lightning II Program is the Department of Defense's focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies. The F-35 will bring cutting-edge technologies to the battlespace of the future. The JSFs advanced airframe, autonomic logistics, avionics, propulsion systems, stealth, and firepower will ensure that the F-35 is the most affordable, lethal, supportable and survivable aircraft ever to be used by so many warfighters across the globe.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

As an Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer , the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the F-35 Lightning II Program.

• Responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities. 

• Provide Information system security engineering that captures and refines Aircraft System and Ground Support security requirements and ensures that the requirements are effectively integrated into the Air System and ground support information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration. Employ best practices when implementing security requirements within the F-35 Air System, including the Air Vehicle and Ground Support information systems.  This includes software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.

• Ensure that the F-35 Air System including the Air Vehicle and Ground Support information systems are designed, developed, and implemented with required security features and safeguards. Provide daily support on Cybersecurity engineering; oversight of all CS related deliverables and verify that Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) resolution and continuous monitoring activities are being accomplished. 

• Ensure the Security Authorization Packages (SAP) are accurate, complete and delivered to the system's respective ISSE/IASAE/SCA government oversight. Witness dry-run compliance testing in preparation for Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)

• Manage the embedded resources, along with their level of effort, train & supplement other ISSE/IASAEs on the Air Systems support team and provide counsel to DCI leadership. Provide support for all Air System (Air Vehicle and Ground Support Systems), Flight Test Systems, Program Office PMO’s and/or Functional Teams.

• Interpret requirements into security design, ensuring security design is compliant with Systems Engineering Master Plan (SEMP), Cybersecurity (CS) Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), Cyber Survivability Endorsement (CSE) requirements, and DoD CS compliance mandates.

• Develop Air System Cybersecurity Policies and Instructions for issuance program wide by the F-35 CISO. Provide engineering/architectural expertise for interoperability, security and functional performance parameters. Provide team leadership to other ISSE/IASAEs on the contract.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. Our Air Systems Cybersecurity Engineer must have:

• Security Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI

• Required Experience: 5+ years of experience in designing and developing organizational information systems or upgrading legacy systems, employing best practices when implementing security controls within an information system including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.

• 1+ years of practical airframe/weapon system security experience in secure network and system design, analysis, procedure/test generation, test execution and implementation of weapons system security mechanisms. 

• 5 years of experience working on weapons systems platforms as a security engineer.

• 5 years of concurrent experience in system security Certification & Accreditation (C&A).

• 5 years of concurrent experience in Vulnerability Assessment and/or Risk Analysis.

• Required Certifications: DoD Manual 8140.03 (612) Security Control Accessor - Intermediate

• Education: MS/MA/BS/BA Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering Information Technology, Information Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Statistics, or a related technical or IT discipline. Air Systems Experts: Allowable Substitution: Specific F-35 IT major defense acquisition systems experience can be substituted for the degree requirement on a year for year basis; or, a combination of degree and experience in the same ratio.

• Work Location: Hybrid - Partial onsite support in Arlington, VA.

• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home.

• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) | International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required