Systems Engineer 5

Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues, or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288:

• Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal.
• Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement.
• Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management.
• Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply.

Daily tasks will include:

• Assisting with leading a product-development effort to create/integrate a scalable security solution with fine-grained access control for a high-performance computing system used by different user types, stakeholders, and vendor support.
• Advise the Product Owner, leadership, and Team members on the development, maintenance, and enhancement of complex and diverse Infrastructure as Code for large-scale systems.
• Create and iteratively refine system diagrams, design documentation, and implementation documentation with Product Owners, leadership, and team members.
• Assist in breaking down technical work into stories, tasks, or tickets.
• Guides the creation of work items for the team backlog.
• Plans, defines and creates detailed designs of the products.
• Defines and communicates a shared technical and architectural vision to the team.
• Collaborates with Release Architects and other Product Architects to analyze technical trade-offs and define non-functional requirements.
• Validate technology assumptions.
• Evaluate implementation strategies
• Collaborate with Product Owner and SCRUM Coach in preparation for SAFe/Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Reviews, inspection and Adaptation, and Program Increment planning events.
• Enable Continuous delivery for the team
• Coordinate with the Product Owner to take on work items from the backlog.

Required Skills

• A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general system engineering experience.
• A Bachelor's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience.
• A Master's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.
• A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.
• Strong experience with NSA/Y security requirements
• Strong experience with security architecture, solutions, and design-space exploration and trade-offs
• Familiarity with software development practices, design, and implementations.
• Leadership skills and/or experience with leading an effort
• Government or industry security practices, policies, and implementation such as STE/STN
• Linux security architecture
• Experience with security concepts pertaining to one or more of; identity and access management (IAM), access control, secrets management; and/or any security products related to these concepts
• Can adapt to and adhere to project-specific Ansible coding standards
• Communicative, collaborative, and organized
• Familiar with and able to perform full software-development lifecycle support with version control tools (Git, Git Lab)
• Works independently, as well as with a team, to ensure that all components are functioning properly
• Will stay abreast of the latest industry trends in both open source and commercial metrics and monitoring solutions. Support determination of if and when to incorporate them into an IaC solution
• Willing to and able to learn new tools and protocols
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required

Desired Skills

• Cloud security
• Experience with Red Hat IDM, Keycloak, HashiCorp Vault, Delinea/Centrify
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC)
• Role-based Access Control (RBAC)
• Host-based Access Control (HBAC
• Single Sign On (SSO), OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Infrastructure automation technology (i.e. Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, etc)
• Programming in Ansible
• Scripting or programming in Bash or Python
• Container orchestration technologies, such as Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 (RKE2)
• DevSecOps best practices, system administration best practices, infrastructure networks (DNS, DHCP, PXE, NTP, etc).
• Build-test-release CI/CD pipelines and processes

Additional Details

At CyberCore, we believe in taking care of our employees both inside and outside the workplace. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Health Insurance to ensure you and your family stay healthy and well.
• Dental and Vision Insurance for preventive and routine care.
• Basic Life Insurance and Disability Insurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO) to help you relax, recharge, and enjoy life.
• Paid Parental Leave for new parents to focus on family.
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your professional growth and education.
• A 401(k) plan with a company match to help you plan for your future.

At CyberCore, we are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally.

The salary range for this role is $90,000 - $166,000. This range is a good faith estimate that reflects various experience levels. At CyberCore, we consider multiple factors when determining compensation, including the specific role and its responsibilities, the candidate's professional experience, geographic location, education, and relevant skills. This range is not a guarantee of salary, as final compensation may also be influenced by contractual requirements and other considerations.

Equal Employment and Diversity

CyberCore has, on many occasions, expressed support and commitment to the principles of diversity and equal employment opportunity. It is CyberCore's policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals, as well as administer all personnel actions, without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, pregnancy, age, religion, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law. CyberCore will not tolerate unlawful discrimination, and any such conduct is prohibited. CyberCore is committed to ensuring that CyberCore's workforce and volunteers reflect America's diverse population. CyberCore knows that such diversity will enrich the company with the talent, energy, perspective, and inspiration we need to achieve our mission.