Senior Information Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

Senior Information Assurance Engineer

ID: 2025-68179
USA-VA-Ft Belvoir
Required Clearance: TS/SCI
Posted Date: 9/18/2025
Category: Cyber
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.


Basic Qualifications

Requires a Bachelors degree in Engineering, or a related Science, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has a need for an Information Assurance Engineer in Ft. Belvoir, VA.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Develops holistic cyber approaches and roadmaps for current and future cross domain systems providing enterprise services for restricted customers

Works directly with government customer to elicit system requirements and prioritize features

Works with Development and Test teams to plan, implement, and support verification of system and security requirements

Champions security perspective for decisions related to implementing and verifying security controls in high security environments.

Leading work teams to develop, deploy, operate and maintain enterprise security solutions.

Managing personnel responsible for Assessment and Authorization activities

Supports the development of RMF body of evidence for security requirements including items such as security plans, security testing plans, Security Control Traceability Matrices, and System Impact Analyses.

Guides routine security verification tasks using manual and automated methods (Cyber Test Procedures and vulnerability scans)

Supports the execution of Assessment and Authorization events

Strong security mindset and comfortable questioning system behavior that is inconsistent with key security principles

Familiar with NIST SP 800-53 Risk Management Framework (RMF), CNNSI 1253, Raise the Bar and associated Assessment and Authorization processes

Familiar with Linux and Windows operating systems and their security features

Experience with Secure Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

Familiarity with cloud native technologies and authorization (e.g. FedRAMP) is a plus

Strong use and understanding of systems engineering concepts, principles, and theories

Contributes to the achievement of business objectives

Recognizes and incorporates various security designs and lessons learned

Strong ability in conveying relevant systems engineering design information

Adept at establishing productive working relationships with senior levels of government customer and cybersecurity stakeholders

Ability to lead working groups with government customer

Comfortable maintaining contact with project leaders and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams

Self-directed / self-starting ability

Polished written and verbal communications skills

Experience relaying communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions

Able to sell concepts and ideas Creative thinker, good multi-tasker

Strong understanding of Microsoft Office applications

Must have TS/SCI clearance

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $149,902.00 - USD $166,298.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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