Cyber Security Engineering Specialist III

At Criterion Systems, we developed a different kind of business—a company whose real value is a reputation for excellence built upon the collective skills, talents, perspectives, and backgrounds of its people. By accepting a position with Criterion Systems, you will join a group of professionals with a collaborative mindset where we share ideas and foster professional development to accomplish our goals. In addition to our great culture, we also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, company-sponsored team building events, and advancement opportunities. To find out more about how Criterion can help you take your career to the next level please visit our website: www.criterion-sys.com. Criterion Systems is a Military/Veteran Friendly Company therefore we encourage Veterans to apply.

We are seeking a mission-focused Cyber Security Engineering Specialist III to support and contribute to our government customer’s success in Springfield, VA!

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

• Provides feedback to design engineers and evaluates end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
• Conducts research and evaluates technical performance of software products and overall segments and systems.
• Ensures products and systems comply with requirements and government information assurance and cyber security standards and practices through formal verification methods.
• Verifies/validates systems with specific emphasis on network operations and cyber warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures focused on the threat to information networks.
• Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Prepares assessments and cyber threat profiles of current and planned products based on sophisticated testing, research, and analysis.
• Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements.
• Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they verify/validate the requirements. Develops and maintains analytical procedures to meet changing requirements.
• Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials.

Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• High-school Diploma plus 10 years experience, or associates degree with 8 years experience, or bachelor’s Degree with 6 years experience, or Master’s Degree with 4 years experience, or PHD with 2 years experience.

Security Clearance Level

• Top Secret / SCI

Work Schedule

• Full-time on-site

Benefits Offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Tuition/Training Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Criterion Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination at all levels of our organization. We believe in treating all applicants and employees fairly and make employment decisions without regard to any individual’s protected status:  race, ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex/gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, marital/parental status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), age, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://careers-criterion-sys.icims.com/.