As Systems Security Engineering Lead within one of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) centers, you will be responsible for providing systems security engineering technical discipline leadership to a range of aeronautics research and ground-based programs and projects. You will lead a team of highly skilled engineers and experts to develop, guide, and evaluate systems security architectures for future aviation systems.

Duties

Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Serve as the subject matter expert in systems security engineering and analysis, supporting the development and modeling of systems security architectures for Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and NASA research center project development. Serve as the subject matter expert in systems security engineering and analysis, supporting the development, maturation, transition, and deployment of technology products and their integration with customer environments. Lead in the integration of Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and Federal Aviation Administration Enterprise Architecture. Partner with stakeholders at NASA working in aeronautics systems security engineering and collaborate government agencies, industry and academia. Identify opportunities and provide recommendations for future NASA investment in aeronautics systems security. Identify areas for infusion of systems security engineering across Aeronautics Research projects. Utilize systems engineering principles in the development of systems security architectures. Lead Program and Project cybersecurity requirements ensuring they are aligned with NASA, Federal and external stakeholder expectations. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duties/location-NASA Center requirements.
• The location will be determined upon selection but must be at one of the locations indicated within the announcement.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement. To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Participating in a cross-organizational team performing systems engineering, supporting architecture and frameworks (such as TOGAF and DODAF) to document an organization's security plan; Performing system security engineering, identifying and analyzing protection needs, providing analysis and design skills to incorporate system safety and evaluating systems security architectures; Supporting cybersecurity by performing tasks related to: applying security and privacy principles to organizational requirements, applying security models, configuring and utilizing hardware and software-based computer protection tools. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Providing technical leadership or guidance to cross-organizational technical teams performing systems security engineering, designing architectures and utilizing frameworks for aviation systems security, and documenting an organization's security plan; Leading a team or project applying systems security engineering, identifying and analyzing protection needs; performing analysis and design to incorporate system resiliency; and application of safety engineering principles, practices, methods and techniques; Leading cybersecurity tasks ensuring security and privacy principles are met; managing security models, configuring and utilizing hardware and software-based computer protection tools. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

Basic Education Requirement:
You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following:
a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs
b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science
c) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus; and that provided an in-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical applications of computer science, including digital computer system architecture and system software organization, the representation and transformation of information structures, and the theoretical models for such representations and transformations.

If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.

Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.

Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program. To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.

Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords. These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs. MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions. For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.

Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address Glenn Research Center 21000 Brookpark Rd Cleveland, OH 44135 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]