Senior Cyber Lead Engineer

Job ID: 2512285

Location: EL SEGUNDO, CA, US

Date Posted: 2025-12-10

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cyber Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

Job Description:

SAIC is seeking a Senior Cyber Lead Engineer to join our MSEIT team. In this role, you will be part of a systems engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems in support of US Space Force (USSF) satellite communications. You will contribute to Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) activities in a multidisciplinary, highly collaborative environment, working closely with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians, and USSF personnel.

You will lead and support multiple working groups, driving technical discussions, identifying and mitigating risks, uncovering requirements gaps, preparing briefings, writing and tracking action items, and developing comprehensive meeting minutes.

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the US Space Force's Space Systems Center (SSC). We support the Space Force's acquisition of state of the art satellite communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation's warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing all Department of the Air Force information system security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Understanding of vulnerability assessments using the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), and the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker, incorporating automated Benchmarks in support of an Risk Management Framework (RMF) Approval to Operate decision.
• Experience reviewing security control continuous monitoring, security audits, risk analysis and developing mitigation strategies for DoD information systems.
• Ensures software, hardware, and firmware complies with appropriate security configuration guidelines (e.g., security technical implementation guides /security requirement guides).
• During system development, recommends protective or corrective measures, in coordination with the ISSM, when a security incident or vulnerability is discovered.
• During system development advises acquisition program leadership on RMF process and artifacts required to obtain an ATO.
• Coordinates activities of cyber security staff to support program cyber security requirements and generate artifacts to obtain a system ATO.
• Recommends exceptions, deviations, or waivers to cybersecurity requirements.
• Preparing certification letters and Memoranda of Agreement (MoA), Authorization to Connect (ATC) packages, Interconnection Security Agreement (SIA), and Security Impact Assessments with system owners for interface and networking implementations.
• Support SSC program offices with ensuring security, quality, timeliness, mission partner support, completeness, and regulatory compliance of ATO RMF documentation.
• Support the following responsibilities: security control assessor (SCA) and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) curated to DOD/DAF/USSF baselines, audit standards, and plan of actions and milestones (POAM).
• Attend cleared expert threat briefings; have oversight of security program design, incident response plans, cyber risk assessments, and attack surface assessments, conduct tabletop exercises, and breach readiness reviews.
• Completes and maintains required cybersecurity certification in accordance with (IAW) AFMAN 17-1303.

Qualifications

Required:

• Hold and maintain a Top Secret clearance
• BA or BS degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, network, and telecommunications; information systems, information technology, or computer information systems.
• 25+ years of work experience in Information Assurance/Cybersecurity.
• 25+ years of experience leading teams to mission success in a dynamic fast paced environment.
• 15 years of experience working in a military organization cybersecurity role with military tactical, space, or enterprise systems.
• 5 years experience writing measurable and testable cyber security system requirements to ensure the defense industrial complex delivers cyber survivable systems in support of national defense.
• 5+ years experience working in a military system program office fielding new capabilities.
• Cybersecurity certification (IAM Level III) in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M guidance.
• Experience creating reviewing and updating artifacts in support of NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management Framework (RMF) in accordance with DODI 8510.01.
• Senior developer or reviewer of system security plans, Security Assessment Plans/Reports, Risk Assessment Plan/Report, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and associated cybersecurity artifacts.
• Experience identifying Common Criteria and National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) certified technologies and the DISA Approved Products List (APL).

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering with emphasis in Cyber Security.
• 25+ years of work experience in Cyber Security.
• 15+ years of work experience in System Engineering Architecture/Design.
• Previous experience supporting military satellite communications programs such as Milstar, AEHF, GPS, SMART-T.
  Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E).
• TS/SCI Clearance.

Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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