Full Description

MTSI is looking for a talented Senior Cybersecurity Test & Evaluation Engineer to join our team! In this role you will provide support to MDA's System Security Engineering Directorate (MDA/CEY) in the development of system-level cybersecurity requirements, anti-tamper solutions, and execution of a disciplined systems engineering process to produce System-level technical documents necessary to establish the basis for MDA Program Office subsystem engineering.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level support developing cyber developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) approaches.
• Evaluate cybersecurity DT&E results and identify cybersecurity-related risks to Missile Defense System programs.
• Integrate cyber requirements into system designs and into various cyber development and testing events to include cyber tabletop and intelligence exercises.
• Support the evaluation and effectiveness of cyber capabilities to defend the fielded MDS against cyberspace attack.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 12 years of related DoD experience.
• US citizenship and an Active top-secret clearance, or the ability to quickly qualify for one.
• Experience in deriving system requirements based on operational need.
• Knowledge of and experience in test planning/execution, and in evaluation/analysis of resulting test data.
• Experience with blue and red team testing techniques and their application to both tabletop exercises and DT&E.
• Experience in characterizing system-level risks, and in developing associated recommendations for senior leadership.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate technical information to senior MDA leaders.

Desired Qualifications

• Previous MDA experience, particularly MDA systems engineering.
• Knowledge of MDA systems engineering processes.
• Knowledge of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missile defense fundamentals.
• Knowledge of Software Assurance and Zero Trust policy application in systems engineering.
• Knowledge of joint targeting process and its application to potential adversarial activity in operational cyberspace.
• Experience with applying cybersecurity, cyber resilience, and cyber survivability policy/guidance to system requirement development, system test planning, and system evaluation.
• Experience translating cyber threat intelligence and operational risks into testable, system-level cybersecurity requirements for warfighting or mission-critical systems.
• Experience with development and/or review of system architectures, safety hazards, and failure analysis documentation.