Collins Aerospace

aerospace and defense

EmbeddedProductCybersecurityEngineerII

$69–131k Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Embedded Product Cybersecurity Engineer II at Collins Aerospace. Skills: Embedded systems, Cybersecurity, Threat modeling, Penetration testing. Address Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). Author, review Risk Management Framework (RMF) cybersecurity artifacts”

Industry & Context.

aerospace and defense
Problems you'll solve

Analyze system data flows to identify attack vectors and assess risks; Help characterize security vulnerabilities for product impact and recommend mitigations

Eligibility Requirements

Active and transferable U. S. government issued security clearance is required, DoD Clearance: Secret, Active and existing security clearance required after day 1, U. S. citizenship is required, Onsite work in Cedar Rapids, IA, ability to obtain a Secret clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

STEM degree, 2 years of prior relevant experience, U. S. Citizenship, ability to obtain and maintain a U. S. government issued security clearance, Embedded software engineering knowledge, Python, Java, C, C++, Networking knowledge, OSI Layers, Arnic 429 protocols, WiFi, Product security, secure system threat modeling, fuzzing/pen testing

Nice to Have

Risk Management Framework, Threat Models, Data Flow Diagrams, Data/network security implementations, operating systems, tailoring and hardening of operating systems, system and application penetration testing, SAST, analyzing security impact of code defects, System & Application Fuzzing / Resiliency Tests, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Sec+, OSCP, CISSP

What You'll Do.

Address Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

review Risk Management Framework (RMF) cybersecurity artifacts

Follow and guide teams to adherence of military RMF security processes

Conduct Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) investigations

Support organizational adoption of the Avionics SSDLC

Develop and execute fuzzing and penetration tests

Analyze system data flows

Develop threat model / data flow diagrams

Ensure proper implementation of security measures

deploy and automate security tools

Help characterize security vulnerabilities

Review code to identify weaknesses

Conduct vulnerability assessments

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partner with programs across the company; work directly with architecture, design, and implementation teams; guiding secure design decisions

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