Cybersecurity Engineer II - Onsite McKinney, TX

US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WC ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING C BLDG

Full-time

Onsite

$69K/yr - $131K/yr

Entry, Mid Level

RTX is a leading company focused on helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. They are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer II to apply systems engineering principles in operational technology environments, ensuring the security and integrity of complex technical systems while providing cybersecurity compliance guidance and maintaining test equipment.

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Responsibilities

Apply systems engineering principles within Operational Technology (OT), production, and test environments to ensure end-to-end system integration, verification, and validation, supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of complex technical systems
Design, develop, document, analyze, test, integrate, debug, conduct research, and/or discover and analyze security flaws or vulnerabilities in software, networks, systems, applications and/or provide mitigation strategies to support RMF/ATOs
Ensure system security needs are established and maintained for various objects/matters
Integrate new architectural features into existing infrastructures, designs cybersecurity architectural artifacts, provide architectural analysis of cyber security features and relates existing system to future needs and trends
Evaluate computer software and network for threats and/or malware; collect data from a variety of network security tools, including intrusion detection system alerts, firewall and network traffic logs, and hosts system logs to analyze events that occur within their environment
Employ and provide advanced forensic tools, technique, and intrusion support for attack reconstruction and high technology investigations, while reviewing threat data from various sources
Provide Cybersecurity compliance guidance to engineering for production and procurement of TE
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all equipment assets in accordance with iRAMP requirements to ensure proper accountability, configuration management, and cybersecurity risk tracking throughout each asset’s lifecycle
Support Flight Test capabilities and processes for Raytheon test systems
Develop Cybersecurity Compliant TE (Linux, IOS, Windows)
Install software packages/updates to enhance operations and testing of production hardware
Troubleshoot production and development TE to ensure connectivity, functionality, compliance, and test integrity
Create and Maintain backups of TE at the request of the customer
Collaborate with Digital Technologies to integrate TE to controlled networks or enterprises
Collaborate with Cybersecurity to ensure TE compliance (using tools such as Nessus, Splunk, Ivanti, and locally procured software
Collaborate with engineering to ensure changes do not affect the availability or test integrity on the TE
Collaborate with Operations to ensure changes coincide with production schedules
Support any and all reviews required prior for implementation of any changes to the TE

Qualification

Required

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience
Experience with systems administration of Linux, Networking, and or Windows (in desktop or server environments)
Experience with user account management, software installation and or technical customer support
Experience implementing, documenting and accrediting IT systems against NIST 800-171 controls to support US Government CUI standards
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Preferred

Active DoD 8140/8570.01m IAT II certified credentials (Sec+, CISM, etc.)
Experience working as a System Engineer with an understanding of managing Operational Technology and/or test systems in a production environment
Experience working in a classified environments to include Special Access Programs
Experience working with CUI and implementing controls in an unclassified environment
Knowledge of NISPOM (32 CFR 117), JSIG, RMF (NIST 800-37/-53), ICD-503, and DAAPM, oversight/execution of A&A processes
Experience executing DISA STIG/SRG hardening across Linux and Windows environments
Experience with ACAS, SCAP, STIG Viewer, DISA SRGs, and/or SIEM/Vulnerability Tools SPLUNK, NESSUS etc
Experience with iRAMP

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays

RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.

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