Cyber Security Engineer

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Cyber Security Engineer to join our team!

We're looking for a motivated, customer-oriented Cyber Security Engineer to join our Huntsville team.

What you'll be doing:

• Performs a variety of cyber engineering tasks related to the development, operation, and maintenance of complex technology systems.


• Support the Government Integrated Product Team by representing the interests of the Customer in working group forums, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and any other forums required by the customer.


• Identify, define and characterize development-related cyber and technical risks, provide evidence-based rationale for this and recommend mitigation for informed management decisions.


• Analyze policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provide recommendations for closing security gaps


• Assist with Risk Management (RM), to include developing, implementing, and monitoring RM processes and procedures; analyzing performance; and assessing issues.


• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders to execute system requirements


• Ability to identify and brief technical concerns through executive level- briefings to senior leadership


• Assist with risk handling plans and make recommendations for technical engineering solutions to cybersecurity compliance issues.


• Research, analyze, and document the applicability and feasibility of Cyber technology/upgrades and their Cyber/Computer Network Defense impacts in support of the Weapon and/or Missile Systems.


• Assist the Program in developing artifacts to support authorization activities.


• Assist in guiding all packages through the eMASS Package Approval Chain (PAC) and ensure required technical representation is present for any signing session with the AO.


• Ensure that all artifacts and Objective Evidence in the eMASS tool meet the requirements for systems that are ready to receive system authorization or approval.


• Identify, define and characterize development-related cyber and technical risks, provide evidence-based rationale for this and recommend mitigation for informed management decisions.


• Monitor and evaluate engineering architectural diagrams and develop and maintain the GM Architecture Documents for future capabilities.

Required skills:

• Active Secret security clearance.


• Current or prior experience with eMASS and RMF.


• Bachelors in STEM and 7+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / project


• Works independently and / or leads sub-teams to analyze and resolve problems