Cyber Computer Engineer

About the role

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) is a Department of Defense entity responsible for research and development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support for the Navy’s ships, submarines, military watercraft, and unmanned vehicles. This position supports NSWCPD Code 20 Land Based Test Site Programs, focusing on Risk Management Framework (RMF) package development for all NSWCPD Land Based Test Sites. All test site systems must receive and maintain full RMF Authority To Operate (ATO) to ensure Cyber Security and Information Assurance (IA) hardening of both ashore and afloat systems within each Land Based Test Site.

Responsibilities

• Support the information system owner to complete security assessments, achieve system authorizations, continuous monitoring, and configuration management.
• Verify patches and virus definitions are updated on the system using existing automated tools.
• Adhere to pre-defined configuration management and change management policies for authorizing software prior to its implementation on systems.
• Verify mitigation and closure of open vulnerabilities following the NSWC change control process.
• Assess NSWC systems in accordance with Navy, NIST, DoD, and DISA guidance.
• Report security incidents in accordance with the Command's Incident Response Plan.
• Ensure systems are operated, used, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with all applicable security policies and practices.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance at a minimum (position requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI clearance).
• Minimum of five (5) years of cybersecurity experience.
• Current DoD 8570-compliant IAT II certification (e.g., SSCP or Security+CE with appropriate CE/OS certificate) and IAM II certification (e.g., CAP or CASP CE), or ability to obtain within six months.
• Experience with eMASS and/or Xacta, ACAS/Nessus, SCAP, Benchmarks, STIG Viewer, and POA&Ms.
• Experience with patching, reviewing system and event logs for operating systems such as Windows and Linux.
• Ability to diagnose and solve problems within a computer network.
• Knowledge of National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) standards, guidelines, and requirements related to Cybersecurity and Risk Management.
• Experience reviewing compliance in Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, and other operating systems in accordance with DISA and NIST requirements.

Desired Skills

• Five (5) years of professional experience in computer design, software development, or computer networks.
• Experience in the research, design, development, and test of computer hardware and software programs.
• Understanding of the DoD RMF process.
• Bachelor's degree in computer, electrical or electronics engineering, or mathematics with a concentration in computer science.
• Minimum current IAT I level certification (e.g., A+ CE, CCNA, Security+, Network+ CE, SSCP).

Travel Requirements

Up to 10% travel may be required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Life insurance.
• Vacation and sick paid time off accruals (amounts increase based on role and years of service).
• 11 paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Filling this position is contingent upon award.