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Lead, Info Security Systems Engineer

L3Harris


Job Location:

Chantilly, VA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 127500 - 236500
Posted: 29 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Lead Information Security Systems Engineer

Job Code: 44532

Job Location: Chantilly VA

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked (Every Other Friday Off)

Job Description:

The successful candidate will support a highly motivated engineering team in defining designing implementing documenting testing and sustaining security solutions on National Security Systems or other systems engineered for our government customers using current standards within National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework Special Publicationsand other NIST publications; Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNNSI) 1253 Joint SAP Implementation Guide (JSIG) and Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) to certify and achieve system accreditations.

The successful candidate will work with system developers or commercial product vendors in the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art secure systems networks and database products using methods such as encryption technology vulnerability analysis and security management.

Essential Functions:

  • Exercise skills in NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and all related NIST publications to include writing System Security Plans Security Control Traceability Matrix Continuous Monitoring Plan Security Assessment Plans & Procedures Security Concept of Operations Plan of Action and Milestones.
  • Perform skills in implementing/assessing security controls to include writing system security categorization memorandum recommending appropriate security control overlays define security control baseline based on defined system security categorization and approved security overlays and apply security controls to computing/network nodes and verify implementation of security controls.
  • Assist in systems/software engineering functions to include creation of data flow diagrams interface control documents perform trade studies and Static Application Security Testing (SAST) for Application Security and Development Secure Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance using tools such as Fortify/Coverity and Gitlab as part of a DevSecOps Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipeline and generation of summary reports.
  • Define/manage systems/security architectures including system security boundaries vulnerability management and risk mitigation and remediation strategies within networks systems applications and new technology initiatives (hardware software firewalls intrusion detection systems anti-virus systems and software deployment tools); Infrastructure/Platform/Software as a Service (IaaS PaaS SaaS) implementations in cloud environments and development of Configuration Management Plans (CMP).
  • Define/manage systems/security architectures including system security boundaries in on-premises data center systems and ultimately deploy to secure cloud-based system to include configuration and use of defense and assessment tools specific to each environment type.
  • This position is performed 100% onsite and cannot be performed remotely.
  • Up to 10% travel is possible

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
  • Must have active Top Secret security clearance. Active TS/SCI with poly is highly desired.
  • DoD 8140.03 IASAE Level 2 certification.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Perform Model Based System Engineering (UML SysML UAF).
  • Configure/operate vulnerability analysis tools such Tenable NESSUS Security products.
  • Develop dashboards configure rules and operate/administer SEIM/audit reduction tools (e.g. Splunk).

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in the state of Virginia (Greater Wasington D.C. Area) is $127500 -$236500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements


Required Experience:

IC


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At L3Harris, we anticipate and mitigate risk with agile end-to-end solutions that meet our customers' mission-critical needs across all domains.

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