Cyber Security Test Engineer
Huntsville, AL, USA
Full Time Senior-level / Expert Clearance required USD 63K - 147K * est.
Canvas Inc.
Job Title: Cyber Security Test Engineer
Location: Huntsville, AL (Hybrid)
Canvas is looking for a talented Cyber Security Test Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to provide Cyber Test support within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) supporting the Ground Based Mid-Course Defense Program Office (GMD).
Duties:
- Assist in Security Plans (SSPs) development, Interim Authority to Test (IATT), Authority to Connect (ATC) and, Authority to Operate (ATO) packages.
- Perform technical work utilizing the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process including analyzing and solving Information Assurance (IA)-related technical problems.
- Ensures that system security artifacts are developed, reviewed, and updated as needed.
- Confirm that all RMF requirements are properly addressed and required artifacts are loaded and managed within Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS).
- Demonstrated abilities to analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and develop actionable recommendations with effective solutions.
- Interface with other cyber teams to review RMF Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) and ensure timely delivery of CDRL artifacts, while providing feedback to ensure the sufficiency and quality of cyber artifacts.
- Periodically conducts a review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed.
- Perform vulnerability/risk analysis of systems using expertise in relevant information systems security.
- Track and monitor Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).
- Conduct reviews of cybersecurity artifacts and technical briefings and work with customers to resolve any findings.
- Ensure that identified security controls are implemented and operating as intended through all phases of the lifecycle.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Experience with DoD's RMF and SSP processes
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
- Ability to lead and be a part of a team
- Good verbal and written skills
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in STEM field
- Experience Managing Cyber Task Orders (CTOs) reporting, mitigation, and compliance.
- Experience in the Missile Defense Agency
- DoD 8570 compliant IAM Level II certification (Sec +).
Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance
About Us
Founded in 2007, Canvas connects a passion for going beyond the expected with the knowledge and expertise to deliver what our clients need now and in the future. Canvas has been recognized as a Great Place to Work Certified ™, Fortune Best Small Workplace ™, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials ™ (2022), Best Place for Working Parents (2022 & 2023), HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Awardee (2021 & 2022), Best Places to Work Awardee, 2019 Government Contracting - Technology Business of the Year, and Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year (2018) by the Huntsville/Madison Chamber of Commerce.
Benefits of Working with Canvas
To reflect our company culture, Canvas offers an exciting array of benefits that makes up our employees' total rewards package. Those benefits may include:
- Competitive Wages*
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Generous company-funded Basic Life Insurance
- Company-funded Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Dependent Care and Medical Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match and 100% immediate vesting
- Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training, continuing education, or advanced degree programs
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Spot Awards for exemplary individual performance
- Discretionary performance-based bonuses
- And many more!
*Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.
Canvas is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Canvas is an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA federal contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities.
Canvas has equal employment opportunities that are based upon a candidate's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit our Careers page. U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.
Canvas is committed to expanding access to employment for people with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, and your disability prevents you from applying, please advise what reasonable accommodation Canvas can provide to assist you in applying for one of our open positions. You may contact us by sending an email to talent@canvas-inc.com.
Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation for applying for a specific posted position will be responded to. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis. Please be aware, scammers may try to impersonate our company by reaching out regarding job opportunities. We will never ask you for bank account information, checks, or other sensitive information as part of our hiring process. If you're unsure, please email talent@canvas-inc.com with questions.
For further information on Canvas including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website.
If an offer of employment is extended, applicant must have the ability to pass a background check. Offer of Employment is contingent upon the results.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Audits Clearance Compliance DoD DoDD 8570 eMASS IAM POA&M Risk analysis Risk management RMF Security Clearance STEM System Security Plan
Perks/benefits: 401(k) matching Career development Competitive pay Flex hours Flexible spending account Flex vacation Health care Insurance Salary bonus Team events
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