Amentum

NavalSystemSecurityEngineer

$125–145k Dahlgren, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Naval System Security Engineer at Amentum. Skills: Naval System Security Engineering, Navy surface major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems, systems engineering, security engineering. Providing expertise with the development, integration, and management of complex Naval surface weapons/combat defense systems.. Providing system design/system integration documents for weapons control systems and surface combat, control and/or situational awareness systems.”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

systems engineering; security engineering; risk assessment

Eligibility Requirements

Active SECRET U. S. Government Clearance, U. S. Citizenship

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline, or four (4) years of a demonstrated knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to specific technical disciplines of the SOW, including the qualifications or U. S. Naval operational experience at the E-7 level or higher., six (6) years of engineering experience with a Department of War (DoW) major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems program., Experience in concept definition, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) compliant architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design activities., Systems engineering experience focused on requirements development and management of software systems., experience related to the identification, analysis, and documentation of complex systems involving DoW weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems., Two (2) years of concurrent experience with U. S. Navy surface or submarine shipboard weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems to include current U. S. Navy programs., Six (6) years of full-time professional experience in systems engineering., Two of these years must have been full-time experience at the system level in any of the following areas: requirements definition, system design parameters, concepts operation, risk assessment, producibility studies/analyses, performance analyses, test and evaluation, post-delivery support, Active SECRET U. S. Government Clearance, U. S. Citizenship

Nice to Have

Systems security engineering (SSE) measures and techniques experience., DoDI 5000. 02, DoDI 5000. 83, DoDI 5200. 39, DoDI 5200. 44, and DoDI 5200. 47E experience

What You'll Do.

Providing expertise with the development

and management of complex Naval surface weapons/combat defense systems.

Providing system design/system integration documents for weapons control systems and surface combat

control and/or situational awareness systems.

Designing and implementing systems security engineering measures and techniques that prevent or delay unauthorized access to critical technologies.

Integrating hardware and software protections into major weapons

and/or fire control systems to deter exploitation.

Developing Program Protection Plans (PPP) and other security related documentation.

Performing requirements derivation

and management for a weapon control system and external interfaces.

Coordinating the impacts of proposed system changes with internal and external organizations

and system stakeholders

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinating the impacts of proposed system changes with internal and external organizations, and system stakeholders

Process & Methodology

management of complex Naval surface weapons/combat defense systems, requirements management

Full Job Description

Amentum is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Naval System Security Engineer with a background in Navy surface major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems to assist our customer with systems, technical, and security engineering methodologies and services. **Essential Responsibilities:** * Providing expertise with the development, integration, and management of complex Naval surface weapons/combat defense systems. * Providing system design/system integration documents for weapons control systems and surface combat, control and/or situational awareness systems. * Designing and implementing systems security engineering measures and techniques that prevent or delay unauthorized access to critical technologies. * Integrating hardware and software protections into major weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems to deter exploitation. * Developing Program Protection Plans (PPP) and other security related documentation. * Performing requirements derivation, allocation, and management for a weapon control system and external interfaces. * Coordinating the impacts of proposed system changes with internal and external organizations, and system stakeholders **Requirements:** * A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline, or four (4) years of a demonstrated knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to specific technical disciplines of the SOW, including the qualifications below; or U.S. Naval operational experience at the E-7 level or higher. * In addition, six (6) years of engineering experience with a Department of War (DoW) major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems program. Experience in concept definition, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) compliant architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design activities. Systems engineering experience focused on requirements development and management of sof

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