FAA Security Engineer jobs in United States
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Noblis ยท 3 months ago

FAA Security Engineer

Noblis is a company that tackles the nation's toughest problems and applies advanced solutions to critical missions for government clients. They are seeking a FAA Security Engineer to provide hands-on cybersecurity support, analyze security risks, and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve security authorization for FAA ATC VCS systems and tools.

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Responsibilities

Provide hands-on cybersecurity support to the FAA Security Lead and Technical Team
Help FAA achieve security and technical milestones for the procurement, verification, validation, test and deployment of modern IP-VCSs and Air-to-Ground Protocol Converters (APCs)
Provide technical expertise on system implementations used to address security controls
Analyze, investigate and track security risks and/or issues on FAA and vendor systems, using common standards, certifications and methods
Utilize system hardening knowledge and Linux skills to generate security artifacts
Collaborate with stakeholders from other functional and technical organizations to achieve security authorization for FAA ATC VCS systems and tools

Qualification

Linux System AdministrationSystem SecurityNetworkingAutomation ToolsNetwork Protocol AnalyzersSecurity Standards KnowledgeLogic/Reasoning SkillsVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information System Security, Cybersecurity or similar discipline
6-15 years of relevant hands-on experience
Robust, hands-on experience on the Linux terminal, writing bash scripts, configuring packages and servers
Extensive understanding of Linux operating system structure and configuration (e.g. directory structure, device files, network configuration)
Strong experience developing, configuring and using automation tools such as Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, etc
Working understanding of the OSI Model, including hands-on skills and knowledge of system networking, network design, VLAN/subnetting, configuring and managing routers & switches
Knowledge of network protocol interactions
Experience using and understanding network protocol analyzers, such as Wireshark
Understanding of IPv5 addressing, subnetting (IPv6 knowledge a plus)
Experience with firewall configuration
Experience with system, port scanning & vulnerability scanning, including hands-on analysis of findings, validation findings are accurate/applicable and remediation of all findings
Working knowledge of security standards, including NIST 800-53, HSPD-23, and ISO 27001
Experience performing system penetration testing to verify security controls are effective
Familiarity with cryptographic protocols (asymmetric/symmetric ciphers, hashing, key exchange)
Experience documenting security requirements for Statements of Work (SOWs), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), and Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)

Preferred

Knowledge of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Knowledge of the FAA National Airspace System (NAS)
Strong logic/reasoning skills (e.g., can understand/analyze requirements, and identify logical gaps)
Experience conducting and participating in technical interchange meetings
Strong, clear verbal and written communication skills
Understanding of C/C++, Python, Golang, or Rust a plus
Usage of version control software (e.g., Git)
Knowledge of software design patterns and anti-patterns
Familiarity with embedded Linux system design and implementation, including performance optimization, is a plus
Understanding of common software data structures and algorithms

Benefits

Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
Paid leave
Professional development
Tuition assistance
Work-life programs
Award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards

Company

Noblis is a nonprofit science, tech strategy organization that works in the public interest to help clients solve most complex problems.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Mile Corrigan
President and CEO
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William Streilein
Chief Technology Officer
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