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 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 $175,446.00 - USD $187,000.00 /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 Apply tot his job Apply To this Job