Date Posted:
2024-07-18 Country:
United States of America Location:
HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA Position Role Type:
Onsite
Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Senior Cyber Security Engineer – Secure Processing Solutions (Onsite)

Our nation's security depends on the sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country. For them to do this effectively, they need the technology that keeps them a step ahead of their adversaries. This means providing secure yet technologically advanced equipment to our service personnel, fielded as quickly as possible. Our commitment is to do exactly that.

The Secure Processing Solutions (SPS) department is responsible for the design, test and certification of cross domain technologies and cryptographic products which equip our warfighters to thrive in today’s multi-domain battlespace. Our department collaborates with portfolio teams across the organization to help capture new business and create security hardened solutions that address our customers’ demanding needs.

The SPS Systems Engineering team is seeking a Cyber Engineer who has a passion for innovation and the drive to see new technology and capability matured into fielded solutions. This role will contribute to a team that is responsible for systems and cyber security engineering tasks related to our next generation security enabled mission computing, crypto, and cross domain technologies, maturing product from low TRL through program of record accreditation and factory production.

No need to be an established subject matter expert, we are looking for talented individuals that love to problem solve and have a desire to grow and gain exposure to new skills. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

What YOU will do:

• You will work closely with a highly motivated and dedicated team of professionals and other internal/external stakeholders while executing system engineering design and development activities for our Cross Domain Solutions and Crypto products.
• You will participate in the secure systems development lifecycle and help ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer requirements into system / subsystem designs that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• You will develop security artifacts to support the Cybersecurity program requirements to include System Security Plans (SSP), Security Assessment Reports (SAR), Risk Assessment Plans & Reports (RAP&R), Security Control Traceability Matrix (SCTM), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), System Design and Installation Procedures, System User Guides, Privileged User Guides, Security Test Plans & Procedures, and other documents as needed.
• You will perform cost account management for assigned scope and cognizant of assigned cost and schedule, reporting status, key performance metrics in support of program earned value metrics.
• You will participate in and facilitate Agile team ceremonies, Agile sprint reviews, user story refinement, increment and sprint execution plans, and end of sprint product demos.

What YOU will learn:

• You will gain technical leadership experience, mentorship opportunities, and exposure to very influential individuals within Mission Systems that will help advance your career.
• You will obtain invaluable experience working with our secure processing subject matter experts in addition to security certification specialists, our customer base, and our product line engineering teams, learning exactly what it takes to deliver a security hardened product in a world where cyber resiliency is critical to success.
• You can take flight to becoming knowledgeable in security hardened products with exposure to the variety of business and products in an ever-evolving field. We are growing, so can you!

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of prior relevant experience OR in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience is required.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued secret or higher security clearance is required prior to start date
• Travel expectations up to 10%.

Skills you must have:

• Experience with performing secure system and subsystem design, requirements decomposition and management, technical risk management, interface definition, integration and test, and discipline level management.
• Systems engineering experience developing security hardened systems/products within a classified development environment performing development and certification scope.
• Experience using the Atlassian resource suite, specifically: Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Agile development methodology

Skills we value:

• Active U.S. Do D security clearance
• Do D 8570.01 IA certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CEH.
• Knowledge of/or experience with STIGs, SCAP, Splunk or other system hardening and compliance, vulnerability assessment, and/or SIEM tools (SCAP, OSCAP, ACAS, SCC).
• Knowledge of/or experience with Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSf C) Data
• Knowledge of/or experience with NSA Type 1 product development and certification processes, ensuring compliance with NSA standards and requirements
• Strong understanding of cryptographic algorithms, protocols, and standards (e.g., Suite B, FIPS 140-2).
• Previous experience with CNSSI-1253 / NIST SP 800-53 Risk Management Framework.
• Knowledge of/or experience with Cross Domain Solution product development and certification.
• Familiarity with Raise-the-Bar (RTB) requirements from the National Cross Domain Strategy and Management Office (NCDSMO)
• Ability to take on visible leadership role such as Scrum Master or Product Owner.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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