Cybersecurity Systems Engineer - Mid Level

Overview

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer - Mid Level to join our System Engineering Support Services (SESS) team who will perform various cybersecurity related technical assessments and design tasks on cyber physical, logical, and embedded devices.  The location for this work is San Diego, CA.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work:  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.  
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first.  We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers.  It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.  
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: 
  • Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  • Flexible schedules
  • 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
  • Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  • Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  • Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
  • Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  • Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success:  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

Responsibilities

As a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer Mid-Level at MTSI, you will support the System Engineering Support Services (SESS) team performing various cybersecurity related technical assessments and design tasks on cyber physical, logical, and embedded devices. The location for this work is San Diego, CA, and may incur minimal travel.

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Perform system security technical decomposition, analysis, and impact assessments with the focus on the vulnerability assessment of ground- and space-based cyber physical, logical and embedded systems operating in a variety of domains and mission contexts.
• Apply cybersecurity analytical methods, processes, and frameworks, such as RMF, to support the development, assessment, and authorization of secure technical solutions.
• Develop and review system documentation for cybersecurity measures to support program management and Defense acquisition life cycle milestone requirements.
• Conduct operational and system data flow analysis and documentation for vulnerability assessments.
• Complete verification, validation analysis and documentation of system interfaces or sub-components of cyber-physical and embedded systems.
• Experiment with different attack techniques against critical points and developing mitigations to prevent future attacks on the specific architecture of a given system.
• Communicate test and analysis results clearly to clients and stakeholders, both in oral presentation format and in formal written reports.
• Apply core engineering skills and knowledge to client and stakeholder challenges.
• Create analysis tools to support cybersecurity efforts.
• Lead small team engagements with clients, to include assisting with requirement development, project execution, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years relevant work experience (cyber offense/defense, hardware/software reverse engineering, technical cyber risk assessment).
• Cybersecurity experience to include:
  • Assessing and testing NIST SP 800-53 security controls.
  • Experience working with space, aeronautical and aerospace systems, maritime systems, and/or terrestrial cyber-physical systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to assess and articulate risk, including to non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated history finding unique mitigations to varied systems’ security challenges.
  • Applying and validating security controls on Linux servers including RHEL.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills.

Qualifications Desired:

• Experience with modern ground- and space-based cryptographic hardware, including device certifications and assessments, with demonstrated collaboration with industry and Government stakeholders.
• Experience providing substantive contributions to DoD Program Protection Plans (PPP) and appendices, including experience developing Security Classification Guides (SCG), Cybersecurity Strategies (CSS), and Anti-Tamper Plans (ATP).
• Experience in software reverse engineering, or hardware reverse engineering.

Certifications Requirements: At least one (1) of the following certifications is required:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Desired).
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) (Desired).
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP).
• AWS Solutions Architect.
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP).
• GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN).
• Security +.
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Education Requirements:  

• Bachelor's degree in an IT- or Engineering-related field (e.g., cybersecurity, computer science, computer engineering).

Clearance Requirements:

• Active DoD Secret security clearance to start.
• TS/SCI clearance, Desired.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.

The pay range for this position in California is $75,000/year to $105,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on established government contract wages, job- related knowledge, skills, and experience, and other factors. MTSI also offers a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via MTSI's internal or external careers site.

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