Cyber Engineer

Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers.  Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.
SSI is seeking a TS/SCI cleared Cyber Engineer for a role in Colorado Springs, CO. If you have expertise in cyber operations, cyber security, cyber test and evaluation, and/or cyber training, this is the role for you. 
Our customer is supporting the Government weapon systems program offices with subject matter experts who have a background in test, training, and tactics development to provide enterprise solutions in support of the USSF and Joint warfighting community. You will provide systems engineering development and integration expertise in support of various capabilities that protect and defend the Nation's most valuable space assets. The team is at the forefront of advising and assisting the Government with their architecture and full lifecycle systems engineering processes that enable key systems to meet warfighter needs.
Role and Responsibilities:·       Provide engineering support for the planning, analysis, acquisition, and development of Space Force cyber range capabilities.·       Solicit technical requirements from space cyber organizations for range infrastructure, range platforms, test/training objectives, scenario/attach chain development, tool integration, terrain replication, and dataflow generation.·       Engage acquisition program offices and research labs to provide information that enables replication of space mission systems and cyber tools in cyber range environments.·       Provide integrated engineering support for requirements development, contract awards, design reviews, development strategy, implementation, test, delivery, and other similar activities for program office acquisitions planning and execution.·       Guide range developers by setting technical milestones, assessing performance, identifying risks, and communicating issues to government program managers.·       Design and integrate interoperable cyber test and training range capabilities into other range capabilities in the Operational Test and Training Infrastructure program architecture.·       Support drafting and recommendations of cyber test and training range policy, procedures, and concepts to enable effective space test and training range operations, including providing independent assessments of safety, mission protection/security implications of planned range activities.·       Provide expertise in cyber operations, cyber security, cyber test and evaluation, and/or cyber training.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity, or related field of engineering, and 9 or more years of experience with the following:
• Defensive or Offensive Cyber Operations.
• Cyber range operations.
• Cyber exercise planning and training.
• Cyber test and evaluation with an emphasis on activities that enabled Department of Defense Mission-Based Cyber Risk Assessments (MBCRA).
• Ability to comprehend the employment of tools and technologies that include but are not limited to virtualization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), software coding, networking, data exchange, operating systems, MITRE ATT&CK, and IDS/IPS.
• Ability to comprehend and design system engineering products.
• Ability to work with program management tools and processes that leverage Agile, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and DevSecOps approaches.
• Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility, and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable).
• Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination.
• Travel is 10% of the Time.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in the National Security Space and/or the Space Control Mission area.
• Experience in Space Force acquisitions activities and processes.
• Able to build and lead effective mission teams, both inside and outside the program, across a variety of skills, backgrounds, units, and missions.

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