Cyber Security Engineer - COBRA

Job Description

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies Warfare Systems partners with the DoD and defense innovation ecosystem to rapidly acquire and field critical and emerging technologies, particularly integrated communications, networking, and Systems-of-Systems (SoS) technologies, to enhance national security and warfighter capabilities. Through a multiagency contracting approach, the Collaborative Operations for Battlespace Resilient Architecture (COBRA) initiative focuses on advancing these technologies to achieve multi-domain battlespace integration and resilient command and control. This includes a broad range of services such as systems engineering, cybersecurity, operational integration, and data analytics, all aimed at modernizing communications and ensuring seamless information exchange for the DoD and its allies.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Supports full spectrum, multi-domain, CO capability development to include OCO and DCO, DIB, and DODIN.
• Provides software and hardware capabilities that produce cyberspace effects in and throughout cyberspace operations via vulnerability analysis and software research and development.
• Designs, develops, and implements Information Assurance (IA) and security standards using Zero Trust models and Cloud technologies to enhance system security.
• Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for organizations, ensuring compliance with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) guidelines.
• Provides recommendations for innovative information assurance solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations, leveraging Zero Trust principles to enforce granular controls.
• Defines, plans, designs, and evaluates information security systems, including those operating within Cloud environments.
• Assesses architecture and hardware limitations, adapting designs to meet evolving demands.
• Supports all stages of the information system lifecycle, including RMF- and CSF-based certification activities to obtain and maintain Authority to Operate (ATO). Assists in maintaining compliance with data security policies and relevant regulations.
• Provides expertise to cybersecurity initiatives, explaining new guidance and adapting solutions for Cloud-based operations.
• Ensures implementation of appropriate changes and improvement actions as required.
• Facilitates RMF and CSF processes for secure information system management.
• Delivers Information Technology (IT) Systems Support outputs, incorporating Zero Trust methodologies and Cloud-specific considerations.
• Collaborates with Cybersecurity Analysts and Specialists. 

Minimum Qualifications

9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.

- Must possess an active Secret clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Strong understanding of system development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Ability to analyze complex technical problems and propose effective solutions

Preferred Requirements

- Experience with DoD systems and acquisition lifecycle
- Proficiency with systems modeling or simulation tools
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies