System Engineer – Linux/ISSO Support - 7+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required

Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a System Engineer who can provide continuous monitoring, testing, system administration, program management, and ISSO support for multiple large Linux mission systems. The System Engineer shall be responsible for maintaining the operational security posture for an information system to ensure information security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Travel Required: No

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI

Polygraph: Required

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 190K to 228K (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Capabilities

• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) — Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
  

• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
  

• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
  

• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination
  

• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
  

• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
  

• Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
  

• Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
  

• Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis
  

• Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)
  

• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
  

• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
  

• Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
  

• Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
  

• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
  

• Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)
  

Required Skills

• Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
  

• Experience with basic Linux system administration
  

• Experience with continuous monitoring of multiple mission critical systems in a Cloud or on-prem enclave Linux environment
  

• Experience maintaining operational security posture for an information system
  

• Experience using the Agency's suite of corporate tools to report/track mission systems security information including LatteArt, Xacta, SEAR, Biscotti, UAM, CYBORGBUNNY, etc.
  

• Experience preparing documentation for System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs), and Certification and Accreditation packages
  

• Experience using Git Source Control System
  

Desired Skills

• Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools including Confluence and Jira
  

Qualifications

· Seven (7) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

• Three available medical plans–2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
  
• Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000
  
• CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program
  

Dental Plan

• Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs
  

Vision Plan

• Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs
  

401K Retirement Plan

· 10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

· 20 Paid Time Off Days

· 6 Federal Holidays

· 5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses

· Based on performance and billable hours

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.