Description

SAIC is seeking a Security Engineer to join our team to support the Department of Air Force’s (DAF) Advanced Battle Management System’s (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure (DI), Digital Infrastructure Processing Node (DIPN) Product Line Team. ABMS is the Air Force’s latest effort to create a next-generation command and control (C2) system and is a top modernization priority for the DAF. ABMS will be the backbone of a network-centric approach to battle management in partnership with all the services across the Department of Defense. The broader effort known as the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) is focused on rapid integration of capabilities and modernizing the decision-making processes for combat operations.

To accomplish the DAF’s mission, the government in partnership with the ABMS Consortium will develop a multiple DIPN Products to include the Deployable Digital Infrastructure (DDI) and Fixed Digital Infrastructure (FDI). The DIPN Product Line Team is comprised of industry leaders in systems engineering, digital engineering, model-based systems engineering, cyber security, integration & test and operations and sustainment working together in a collaborative environment to delivery critical capabilities to our warfighters.

Key responsibilities:

• Designs, tests, and implements secure operating systems, networks, security monitoring, tuning and management of IT security systems and applications, incident response, digital forensics, loss prevention, and eDiscovery actions.

• Conducts risk and vulnerability assessment at the network, system and application level.

• Conducts threat modeling exercises.

• Develops and implements security controls and formulates operational risk mitigations along with assisting in security awareness programs. Involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.

• Researches, evaluates and recommends new security tools, techniques, and technologies and introduces them to the enterprise in alignment with IT security strategy.

• Utilizes COTS/GOTS and custom tools and processes/procedures in order to scan, identify, contain, mitigate and remediate vulnerabilities, and intrusions.

• Assists in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, DCID 6/3), and makes recommendations on process tailoring. Performs analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.

• Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pretest preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.

• Will work as part of a diverse Cyber Accreditation Team

• Periodically conducts a review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed.

• May support cyber metrics development, maintenance and reporting.

• May provide briefings to senior staff

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Bachelors Degree and 9 years of experience

• Top Secret Clearance

• Experience with implementing and verifying DISA STIGs (RHEL 8.X, Cisco Switches and Routers)

• Designing requirements based on NIST 800-53 Security Controls and DISA STIGs

• Experience with the Risk Management Framework Process

• Experience using SIEM technologies

• Experience designing and implementing Zero Trust Requirements

• Working across Integrated Product Teams to communicate security configurations and requirements

• Familiar with CDS/CSfC requirements and implementations

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2412065

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