Anti-Tamper System Security Engineer

Are you an Anti-Tamper System Security Engineer who is looking to join one of the top companies within the Aerospace and Defense industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience with the development and implementation of Anti-Tamper(AT) for the protection of CPI throughout the System Development Lifecycle?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions is seeking highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Clifton, NJ. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Lead the development and implementation of Anti-Tamper (AT) measures throughout the System Development Lifecycle.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the area of AT.
• Assess systems for Critical Program Information (CPI).
• Conduct trade studies and develop AT requirements.
• Assess threats via attack/countermeasure analysis.
• Conduct Verification and Validation activities.
• Use DoD 5200.39 for the identification and protection of CPI.
• Engineer trustworthy and secure systems in accordance with NIST 800-160.
• Develop and implement comprehensive Program Protection Plans (PPP) to safeguard critical program information (CPI) and technologies.
• Draft Program Protection Plans (PPPs), Cybersecurity Strategies, Security Classification Guides (SCGs), and AT Plans.
• Interact with customers to define AT requirements, solutions, trades, costs, implementation, system impacts, and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with customers, internal program teams, and leadership to address program needs.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Provide DoD software selection and approval processes for COTS, GOTS, and FOSS.
• Support security engineering activities, including basis of estimate development, requirements development, design, testing, configuration management, and maintenance of information systems and data.
• Assist program security in the development of policies and procedures for emerging security technologies.
• Support the evaluation, qualification, testing, and delivery of security architecture improvements, obsolescence replacements, and vulnerability response projects.
• Provide Security Testing and Verification.
• Interact with customers, the internal program team, and leadership on the needs.
• Assess security and privacy controls in embedded systems using NIST 800-53.
• Utilise Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation and authorisation (A&A) processes to include RMF steps 1-4 (categorisation, controls selection, control implementation, security assessment) and standard body of evidence (BoE) package development.
• A&A package processing.
• RMF accreditation of Platform IT (PIT) systems.
• Provide DoD software selection and approval processes for COTS, GOTS and FOSS.
• Support security engineering activities, including basis of estimate development, requirements development, design, test, configuration management and maintenance of information systems and data.
• Assist program security in the development of policies and procedures for emerging security technologies.
• Support the evaluation, qualification, testing and delivery of security architecture improvement, obsolescence replacement and vulnerability response projects.
• Provide Security Testing and Verification.

Here's what you'll get:

• Pay rate: $34.61- $95.91/Hour
• Hours: 9/80
• Length: Temp (12 Months)

Sound like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier provider of recruiting and workforce solutions, and we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of needs in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to them, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 13 years of experience with the development and implementation of Anti-Tamper(AT) for the protection of CPI throughout the System Development Lifecycle.

• Bachelor's Degree with 9 years of experience
• Master's Degree with 7 years of experience
• Be able to obtain and maintain a DOD 8140 certification (or NIST 800-181), appropriate for the position, within 6 months of start.
• Experience in the configuration and use of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools such as ACAS and SCC.
• NSA Type 1 Certification of cryptographic high assurance devices.
• Experience with NSA High Assurance products and IASRD and SERD requirements.
• Professional experience with RMF (Risk Management Framework) in embedded systems.

Additional Information :

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Active Secret DoD Clearance
• Work is to be accomplished 100% onsite, in a lab environment.