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Senior Principal System Security Lead

BAE Systems

Totowa, NJFull-time$153–261K/yrSeen 2mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$153–261K/yr
Location
Totowa, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a Senior Principal System Security Lead to protect critical technologies by designing and implementing security solutions against adversary threats. The role involves analyzing threats, developing countermeasures, working with evolving security technologies, and leading a team or section. The position is full-time and performed onsite at a BAE Systems facility.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems EngineeringEngineering Team LeadershipSystem Requirements WritingSystem Architecture DefinitionHardware and Software IntegrationSolution Validation and VerificationControl/Cost Account ManagementCryptographic Algorithm ImplementationCOTS Security ConfigurationFPGA Firmware DevelopmentSecure CodingOperating System SecurityVirtualizationSecurity Protocol ConfigurationModel-Based Systems EngineeringCameoMagicDrawCustomer Relationship DevelopmentProduct DesignDesign for ManufacturabilityDesign for Maintainability

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree10+ Years Work ExperienceAbility to Obtain Secret Clearance

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

Our Charter: Deter. Prevent. Detect. Respond.

Our Mission: Safeguard the United States' most critical technologies from exploitation to maintain our battlefield pre-eminence.

Our Need: Creative and innovative engineers with prior systems, hardware, or software engineering experience with the potential to outthink world class reverse engineers.

In a modern approach to Spy vs Spy, BAE Systems uses state-of-the-art technology, advanced mathematics, and physics in novel ways to protect our systems and provide our customers with capability that endures. Our engineers design solutions that achieve the optimum balance between product capability and defense-in-depth security. They apply all the lessons learned to our model-based design approach and frequently advance security state-of-the-art. They take their creative and innovative spirit to the extreme by playing the part of adversary through their identification of attack vectors. They propose countermeasures that provide the greatest protection at the best value for the system s entire lifecycle.

BAE Systems is currently seeking creative, innovative problem solvers who are able to analyze, assess, anticipate, defend, and react to current and future attacks. Candidates should be capable of working in a team environment designing and implementing innovative protection schemes with rapidly evolving technologies used in various applications throughout the company.

BAE Systems salary and benefits include 401(k) matching, employee discount programs, and work schedule flexibility such as alternating Fridays off.

Our Systems Engineers do a lot of amazing things, but for this role in particular you will:

  • Design security architectures based on requirements from your analysis of adversary threats and proposed countermeasures

  • Implement and test security countermeasures according to the guidance provided by the U.S. Government

  • Work with Security State of the Art (S-SOTA) technologies

  • Provide our customers with sophisticated, defense-in-depth security solutions

  • Lead a Team or Section

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full- time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Understanding systems engineering techniques,processes and leading an engineering team.

  • Bachelor s degree plus 10 or more years of realted work experience.

  • Ability to obtain a US government Secret Clearance

  • Experience with writing system requirements and defining system architectures

  • Experience integrating hardware and software, and validating and verifying the delivered solution

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

We are very interested in candidates with any of the following experience:

  • Control/Cost Account Management

  • Cryptographic algorithm implementation

  • Configuring security features of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) S-SOTA components

  • Firmware development for COTS S-SOTA components such as Xilinx or Microsemi FPGAs

  • Applying secure coding practices, securing operating systems, and virtualization

  • Implementing and configuring security protocols

  • Model-Based Systems Engineering using Cameo or MagicDraw

  • Developing positive customer relationships

  • Product design development and design analysis for manufacturability and maintainability

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $153377 - $260743

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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