Responsibilities for this Position

Cybersecurity Engineer

ID: 2025-65886
USA-CO-Schriever AFB
Required Clearance: Top Secret
Posted Date: 3/26/2025
Category: Cyber
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.


Basic Qualifications

Requires a Bachelors degree in Engineering, or a related Science or Mathematics field. Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

Cybersecurity Engineer, Colorado Springs

Make the worlds most advanced Missile Defense Systems even smarter and more secure.

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As a Cybersecurity Engineer, the successful candidate will perform the following activities as part of the daily work routine:

• Perform assessment of systems and networks within a virtual environment
• Identify where systems deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy using passive evaluations with STIG Viewer, SCAP and ACAS.
• Perform Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) assessments and hardening for both Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems using ConfigOS
• Support the development of system security test plans and demonstrate expected outcomes of those checks
• Update Risk Management Framework (RMF) artifact documentation utilizing eMASS
• Assist in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, NIST, DoD), making recommendations on process tailoring, participating in and documenting process activities.
• Prepare artifacts such as Test Results (TR), Authorization Boundary Diagrams (ABD), Network Topologies, Flow-diagrams, Hardware and Software listings, Ports, Protocols, and Services Management documentation, supporting Assessment and Authorization activities and maintain the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M).

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

• Utilizing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to ensure compliance of system security requirements on both Windows and Red Hat Linux (RHEL)
• Performing Continuous Monitoring activities as related to the approved assessment and authorization plan approved by the system AO
• Use of various static and dynamic code scanning utilities, such as SonarCube and Fortify
• Body of Evidence artifact development in support of system assessment and authorization activities
• System administration of Windows and/or RHEL operating systems to include user account security group management
• Deployment of approved system security software to include ACAS, HBSS, and ESS

What sets you apart:

• Strong system administration experience with Windows and RHEL
• Demonstrated execution of system security test events, documenting results, and presenting to program and government leadership
• Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) life-cycle
• Identifying security controls and overlays
• Identifying resilient architecture design, configuring, running, and scripting audit tools
• Providing analysis of vulnerability analyses, conducting verification testing for compliance assessment

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Flexible work schedules
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:

This position is on-site 100% and does not support telecommuting.

While on-site, you will be a part of the GDMS team supporting the Missile Defense Agency.

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $121,363.00 - USD $134,638.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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Salary Note
This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

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