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Senior Cyber Mission Engineer

Buckley SFB, CO💼 Full-time💰 $166,400–$166,400🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-10-07

Core

Define and implement robust cybersecurity measures across complex space systems, ensuring security objectives, protection needs, and risk management strategies are validated.

Role type

Senior Cyber Mission Architect (Systems Engineering)

Builds

Cybersecurity architectures and security requirements for ground and space systems

Domain

Aerospace / Defense Cybersecurity

Required skills

Systems security engineering, threat/vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, security architecture design, program leadership, security directives compliance

Preferred skills

Satellite system design, OPIR missile warning/tracking knowledge, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes), secure software development pipelines, security tool development

Technologies

AWS, Azure, VMWare, Open Shift, Red Hat Kubernetes (via careerplan.io/jobs/R016000-senior-cyber-mission-engineer-at-aero)

Responsibilities

Provide cybersecurity systems engineering support for cyber test and systems engineering; Support cyber engineering, design, implementation, and monitoring throughout the system development lifecycle; Review and design security architecture for ground systems; Identify and define system security requirements and develop detailed cybersecurity designs; Identify and recommend strategies for mitigation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities; Participate in program protection and risk management activities; Provide ground truth assessments of security events and posture; Review cybersecurity test procedures for requirements satisfaction.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities