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Are you ready to further your career in Cyber Security by working for one of the top companies in the world? This position is for a Cyber Systems Security Engineer. The selected candidate will be part of a dynamic, team-oriented, and collaborative Cyber engineering team at the Valley Forge Campus in PA.
Responsible for applying an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, validate and verify Cyber solutions across the lifecycle. Conduct cyber risk assessment activities including threat modeling, vulnerability analysis and analysis of mitigation solutions. Coordinates and addresses Supply Chain risk management concerns. Develop, evaluate and analyze design constrains, trade-offs and detailed system and security design as they pertain to the Cyber domain. Coordinate with Cyber and system architects and developers to provide oversight in the development of solutions. Conduct cybersecurity test and evaluation of hardware and/or software designs to verify and validate compliance with defined specifications and requirements. Employs cyber security processes, methods, techniques and tools and assure their consistent application. Implements appropriate Assessment and Authorization activities as required by customers
- Active Top-Secret Clearance (with investigation
within 5 years) - Possess an approved DoD 8570 baseline
certification. - Understanding of System Security Engineering
(SSE) principles and process. - Understanding of Risk Management Framework
(RMF) NIST SP 800-53 - Understanding of Defensive Cyber Operations
- Understanding of Penetration Testing and Planning
- Knowledge of Windows Server Operating
Systems (i.e., 2019/2022) - Knowledge of Linux Administration RedHat 9.X,
10X) - Experience in Cloud native environments
- Bash and Shell scripting
- Assessment experience
- Understanding of Argo CD
- Understanding of Kubernetes
- Understanding of Grype / Syft
- Understanding of Trivy
- Network traffic investigation
- Vulnerability and Compliance management experience
- Development of network topologies and authorization boundaries
- Jira Experience
- Executing in AGILE environments
- System Security Plan and Body of Evidence Development.
- Leadership Experience
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $110300.00 - $204900.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret clearance with an investigation within the past five years
- Approved DoD 8570 baseline certification
- Understanding of System Security Engineering principles and processes
- Understanding of Risk Management Framework and NIST SP 800-53
- Understanding of Defensive Cyber Operations
- Understanding of penetration testing and planning
- Knowledge of Windows Server operating systems, including 2019/2022
- Knowledge of Red Hat Linux administration, including versions 9.x/10.x
- Experience in cloud-native environments
- Bash and shell scripting skills
- Assessment experience
- Understanding of Argo CD
- Understanding of Kubernetes
- Understanding of Grype and Syft
- Understanding of Trivy
- Network traffic investigation experience
- Vulnerability and compliance management experience
- Experience developing network topologies and authorization boundaries
- Jira experience
- Experience working in Agile environments
- Experience developing System Security Plans and Bodies of Evidence
- Leadership experience
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