Parsons Corporation Hiring for Cyber Systems Engineer at Huntsville, Alabama Full Time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret SCI

Job Description:

Ready for a challenge that will keep you on the cutting edge of cybersecurity? Parsons works on top level cybersecurity for national defense programs and is hiring Systems Engineers with a focus on research, innovation and solving mission critical challenges.

Parsons’ extensive experience in the cleared space, combined with your technical knowledge, will propel your career forward with opportunity for advancement with top performance. Training, development and opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fastpaced business grow and evolve. We need our System Engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to tackle new challenges across the fullstack as we continue to push security forward. In this role you will analyze existing systems and define, design, develop, and implement moderately complex technical products and systems. You will be a member of a team comprised of system engineers and application and hardware engineers/developers for the design of unique subsystems that will be ultimately integrated into the overall operating system.

Responsibilities:

Interface directly with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) customers to identify customer needs and develop required products ranging from programmatic cost and schedules to the technical definition of cybersecurity test objectives and development of test objective memoranda

• Assess the cybersecurity posture of various MDA Systems to identify risk and provide risk reduction guidance

• Support the planning, coordination, and facilitation of multi-day DoD Cyber Tabletops Exercise (CTTX) events leveraging MDA Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Analysis teams to identify cybersecurity areas of concern

• Support system-level CTTX’s of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). This includes supporting the development of attack vectors and support facilitated discussions designed to identify the mission consequence of each vector * Guide Cyber Test Objective Memos through the MDA systems engineering process to support planned Developmental and Operational Testing (DT/OT) identified in the Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP).

• Conduct analysis of the MDA cyber test and assessment plans to identify gaps or inefficiencies. This includes realigning test efforts and defining new test objectives to add engineering rigor and disciple to enhance test event results and support senior leadership decisions

Requirements:

3+ years working on missile defense-related or other DoD program/project

Bachelor’s degree in STEM field

Active TS/SCI clearance

Desired Qualifications:

MDA experience with knowledge of MDA assets, their configurations, operations, and connectivity

• Cyber Table Top Exercise (CTTX) Experience

• Cyberspace Attack and Cyberspace Defense Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures * Logistics, planning and coordination experience

• Eye for detail and ability to perform documentation reviews and Quality Assurance * Experience directly supporting the WarFighter

• Cyberspace Scenario development and Execution

• Hands-on war gaming experience

• Ability to lead a team, manage schedules, and meet milestones

• Must have DoD 8570 certification

• Must have the ability to decompose generic cyber-test requirements into cyber-test objectives and take in assessment requirements to generate test objectives that meet defined assessment data needs

Must be able to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a security clearance.

The position requires a COVID vaccination or an approved accommodation/exemption for a disability/medical condition or religious belief.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, union affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, pregnancy, employable physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, immigration status, or any other basis protected by all applicable laws.