Mount Indie is seeking a Senior Cyber Engineer with knowledge and experience in Network Engineering and a network architecture background in supporting resilient networks. Candidates will be responsible for providing high-quality cybersecurity engineering. In this role, the Senior Cyber Engineer will be an integral team member supporting assured Command and Control capabilities for our DoD customer within the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, implement, and ensure compliance with cybersecurity policy, to include Assessment and Authorization requirements.
• Plan, implement, upgrade, and/or monitor cybersecurity measures to improve cyber defense and maintain a cyber-resilient network.
• Assess cybersecurity vulnerabilities for risks and propose and implement remediation actions or risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and electronic infrastructure.
• Respond to computer security breaches to re-establish protections and make required reports.
• Architect engineering change solutions to PMW-170 and PMW-160 systems.
• Document line-by-line changes as well as WAN-level design changes.
• Test and implement changes aboard ship and provide during-event support.
• Provide over-the-shoulder training to ship’s force (pier-side and during events).
• Provide remote support to ship’s force as required.
• Track and prepare SRPs/ECRs with PMW-160.
• Advise on policy and process interactions with PMWs.
• Perform a balanced mix of hands-on engineering and architecture / documentation / process work (approximately 50/50).

Required Skills and Experience:

• Three (3) years of professional experience with cybersecurity engineering for mid-level and eight (8) or more years for senior level.
• Knowledge and experience in Network Engineering and network architecture background supporting Resilient Networks.
• Performing Cybersecurity risk assessments on deployed Navy systems, system functions and interconnection, to the degree sufficient to provide relevant Cybersecurity input.
• Providing recommended changes to the DoD and DON cybersecurity initiatives after evaluating the evolving changes and provide recommendations concerning priorities and identify policies affecting requirements criteria to support Navy cybersecurity goals and initiatives in order to develop and defend existing and future budgets, program plans, and policies.
• Tracking operational changes to the DoD and DON cybersecurity initiatives and provide implementation guidance and identify policies affecting cost, schedule and performance criteria to support Navy cybersecurity goals and initiatives in order to develop and defend existing and future budgets, program plans and policies.
• Enhancing the Cybersecurity strategy and governance to ensure that it is consistent with DoD and DON policies, standards, and architectures.
• Providing recommendations and assistance to the Government during engineering events and with certification related functions required by NAVWAR’s Information Assurance Technical Authority (IATA) mission.
• Evaluating cybersecurity requirements implementation across the acquisition lifecycle to make recommendations on cybersecurity risks and mitigations in support of IPTs, both internal and external to NAVWAR.
• Identifying risks associated with the development of enterprise architectures to address system-of-system cybersecurity designs, maximizing common and inheritable security controls in support of a defense-in-depth strategy through the utilization of digital engineering methods.
• Tracking cybersecurity implementation across the acquisition lifecycle to make recommendations on cybersecurity risks and mitigations in support of IPTs, SETRs, Platform Technical Review Boards (PTRBs),
• Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), both internal and external to NAVWAR.
• Monitoring cybersecurity technical approaches to ensure consistency with the IA TA objectives.
• Experience with Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), Cybersecurity Strategy, System-Level Continuous
• Monitoring (SLCM) strategy, System Security Accreditation Plans, and System Design Specification (SDS).
• Very familiar with ADNS networking.
• Familiarity with Tactical Networks.
• Familiarity with broadcast communication systems and routing.
• Familiarity with engineering change processes in PEO C4I.
• Ability to prepare accurate, easy-to-understand engineering-level documentation for proposed changes.

Education and Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering, or Mathematics with a concentration in computer science or equivalent.
• Information Assurance Management (IAM) or Information Assurance Technical (IAT) or Information Assurance System Architect and Engineer (IASAE) Level I (position-based) per DoD 8570.1M.

Citizenship and Clearance requirement:

• US Citizenship required
• No Dual Citizenship
• Active TSSCI required 

Location:

• On-site
• San Diego
• NAVWAR
• Work aboard U.S. Navy and Coalition vessels as required (underway experience helpful but not required).

Travel:

• Must be willing to travel as required.
• 30%