Senior Systems Security Engineer - P3

Raytheon is hiring a Senior Systems Security Engineer (P3) to support the Systems Security Engineering (SSE) team in delivering security solutions for National Security Systems. This onsite role in Woburn, MA focuses on designing and integrating cybersecurity capabilities, ensuring alignment with NIST RMF requirements, and partnering with customers and program leadership on technical planning and execution.

Role Overview

In the P3 Senior Systems Security Engineer position, you will contribute to holistic SSE efforts for National Security Systems, including architecture and trade studies, system requirement development, and security control implementation. The role requires U.S. citizenship and DoD Secret clearance requirements, with the ability to obtain interim clearance prior to start date.

Responsibilities

• Interact with the customer to define SSE requirements, architecture, solutions, trade studies, and vendor product analysis, including costs, implementation approach, system impacts, and effectiveness
• Develop, design, integrate, test, and maintain cybersecurity capabilities for National Security Systems
• Ensure compliance with NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) controls
• Develop top-level system requirements and flow down requirements and implementation concepts to the subsystem level
• Create plans and estimates, execute tasks, support project tracking and reporting, and produce risk identification and mitigation plans
• Consult and assist program management with SSE architecture and issues, and deliver technical briefings to leadership
• Define security development and test efforts for implementation of security controls across networking devices, databases, operating systems, and hardware and software components, including associated technical documentation
• Integrate cybersecurity development activities and support test and integration activities
• Support the development of bids and proposals

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in STEM and 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Experience in System Security Engineering and/or Cybersecurity Engineering and/or System Administration or IT/Network Administration
• Experience with NIST RMF

Preferred Qualifications

• Active and transferable DoD Secret clearance
• Managerial or leadership experience
• Hands-on experience with cybersecurity tools and products, including anti-virus, host-based or endpoint security solutions such as HIDS/HIPS, MFA, and SIEM, plus centralized auditing tools (Splunk, IBM QRadar, Elasticsearch)
• Linux Bash scripting or Python scripting experience
• Comfort using Linux/Unix command line and experience with automation or orchestration tools such as Ansible
• Security systems engineering across stand-alone, airgapped environments and LAN/WAN configurations, including virtualization and containerization, securely configuring virtual machine images, and building those images
• Experience with hypervisors such as VMWare, OpenShift, and V-Sphere
• DoDI 8570.01-M IAT Level-II Compliant certification (for example Security+, CISSP, CEH, or equivalent)
• Experience with security features and vulnerability analysis of operating systems as defined by DoD or Intelligence agencies, plus research into vulnerabilities and threats
• Experience with Tenable Nessus vulnerability scanning tool suite
• Experience with IT and/or network and system security administration, including OS security configuration, hardening and patching, and account management for UNIX, Microsoft Windows/Server, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Experience with DISA STIG hardening of operating systems is a plus
• Experience securely configuring networking devices (switches, routers, firewalls) and working with software-defined networking or storage devices
• Understanding of Systems Engineering requirements, specifications, DoD and authorization and accreditation processes, RMF controls, and maintaining certification and accreditation documentation to maintain ATO
• Familiarity with Program Protection Plan (PPP) required by DoDI 5000.02 and DoDI 5200.39
• Understanding of maintaining compliance with DoD technology release and export licensing policies
• General understanding of secure architectures, the Systems Engineering development lifecycle, Agile methodologies and principles
• Experience with technical documentation and technical writing
• Prior experience working in the defense industry on classified U.S. Government information systems is a plus

Technology Stack

• NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Linux Bash scripting
• Python
• Ansible
• Splunk
• IBM QRadar
• Elasticsearch
• HIDS/HIPS
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• SIEM
• Tenable Nessus

Location and Salary

• Location: Woburn, MA 01801 (Onsite)
• Salary: USD 95,500 - 181,700 per year

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short-term disability, long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (depending on level and whether covered by a collective-bargaining agreement)

Security Clearance and Onsite Status

• Clearance type: DoD Secret
• Clearance status: Ability to obtain interim U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
• Eligibility: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
• Work style: Onsite (primarily onsite)