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General Dynamics Information Technology · USA NE Offutt AFB, United States
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Enterprise Systems, Information Assurance, Information Technology (IT)Certifications:
NoneExperience:
5 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:
The work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USSTRATCOM. USSTRATCOM is a Combatant Command responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, and enterprise IT services essential to national security. It oversees Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Global Strike, and Missile Threat Assessments, working closely with other Combatant Commands, Services, and defense agencies. SCITLS will be a key component that will ensure mission success and the safety of the U.S. and its allies by providing 24/7 IT services and network support for NIPRNet, SIPRNet, JWICS, and SAP/SAR environment.
You will play a crucial role in providing support in the following areas:
- Translate mission objectives, operational needs, threats, and policy requirements into measurable system security requirements and engineering specifications
- Participate in systems engineering technical reviews, including system requirements reviews, preliminary design reviews, solution design document reviews, test readiness reviews, and operational readiness reviews
- Integrate cybersecurity requirements throughout the system life cycle, including concept development, requirement analysis, architecture design, integration, verification, validation, deployment, sustainment, and disposal
- Evaluate system designs for security, resilience, reliability, maintainability, interoperability, scalability, and operational supportability
- Develop or review system architecture products, including operational views, logical and physical architecture diagrams, data-flow diagrams, trust-boundary, network diagrams, interface control documents, and deployment diagrams
- Develop and maintain cybersecurity artifacts, including system security plans, security control implementation statements, architecture diagrams, risk assessments, remediation plans, contingency plans, and security test documentation
- Define security architecture patterns for identity and access management, privileged access, encryption, key management, network segmentation, endpoint protection, logging, monitoring, backup, recovery, and remote access
- Design or recommend technical safeguards that protect data in transit, at rest, and in use, consistent with mission and system requirements.
- Conduct or support threat modeling, attack-surface analysis, misuse-case development, and engineering risk assessments.
- Strong technical background in system security, network security, cryptography, secure architectures, firewalls, and DevSecOps environments
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Python, with hands‑on experience in secure coding and automation.
- Familiarity with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), virtualization, identity management, and security compliance frameworks.
- Demonstrated strength in problem solving, communication, documentation, and attention to detail.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
- Education: BA/BS (or equivalent experience).
- Experience: 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering, information assurance, or security architecture experience.
- Required Certifications: ITIL Foundations v4 Certificate or the ability to obtain within 9 mos
- Must have a current/active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI status
- Location: Offutt AFB, NE
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of systems engineering life-cycle processes, including requirements decomposition, functional analysis, design synthesis, integration, verification, validation, and configuration management
- Experience with systems engineering and systems security engineering practices
- Ability to develop and analyze system, subsystem, interface, and security requirements
- Knowledge of security architecture principles, including: defense in depth, Zero Trust architecture, Identity, credential, and access management (ICAM), network segmentation and boundary protection, key management, secure configuration and system hardening
- Experience with model-based systems engineering tools or methods, such as SysML, UML, architecture modeling, or digital engineering environments
- Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks or Department of War architecture approaches
- Experience with risk management and security engineering standards, such as NIST risk management and security-control frameworks
- Experience with cyber forensics, intrusion detection, threat analysis, and incident response.
- Strong background in system/network security, encryption algorithms, cryptography, identity management, and secure architectures.
- Proficiency with tools such as Splunk, Nessus, Wireshark, Nmap, AWS/Azure/GCP security suites, and vulnerability management platforms.
- Knowledge of secure programming in Java, C++, Python, and automation for security workflows.
- Ability to communicate complex technical architecture and cybersecurity issues to engineers, program managers, system owners, and senior leaders
- Ability to develop clear technical documentation, diagrams, briefings, decision papers, and engineering recommendations
- Ability to work effectively across engineering, cybersecurity, operations, acquisition, testing, and sustainment organizations
- Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining technical rigor, traceability, and configuration discipline
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, virtualized environments, cloud security frameworks, and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform).
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, CISSP-ISSAP, INCOSE ASEP, GIAC, CEH, or equivalent advanced cybersecurity credentials.
- Strong communication, documentation, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
- Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401K with company match
- Educational Assistance and eLearning
- Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
- Rewards and Recognition programs
- Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging highly motivated critical thinking
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The likely salary range for this position is $129,813 - $128,800. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA NE Offutt AFB
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
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