Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is hiring an Application Security Engineer to support one or more FAA programs, including modernization and life-cycle support for Traffic Flow Management IT infrastructure. The role safeguards information systems, conducts security risk assessments, maintains security documentation and policies, and contributes to data infrastructure improvements.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects
• Prepare plans and assessments, such as management engineering plans, integrated support plans, meeting presentations and implementation plans
• Research and documents analysis in technical reports and presents findings and recommendations to meet program requirements
• Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information system assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction
• Plan, execute and track security risk assessment process adherence, interfacing with stakeholders from other functional areas and coordinating with vendor resources to assist with remediation
• Contribute to the development and improvement of our data infrastructure, using open-source technologies and cloud-native services
• Regularly review and update security policies to address emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and evolving business requirements
• Ensures quality assurance of project deliverables

Skills

• 10 + years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree( in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field)
• Ten (10) plus years of related experience
• Must be clearable for a position of Public Trust
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written; demonstrated ability to speak professionally and to raise issues to teams and senior management
• Experience with IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management,  GitHub, Eclipse, Docker, and/or Ansible
• Experience with Cloud security
• Proficient in Government contracting, engineering and design standards, planning tools (i.e. work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, critical path analyses, PERT charts, etc.), budgeting, scheduling, and technical report development
• Solid understanding of containers and container security with hands on experience with AWS or Azure container services, Docker, and/or Kubernetes
• Demonstrates ability to work independently
• Demonstrated strength in solving complex problems

Benefits

• For all US-based employees: a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• For all US-based employees: dental plan options.
• For all US-based employees: a vision plan.
• For all US-based employees: 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.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Typically, new employees receive 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business and illness, plus an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• Eligible employees may receive up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period through the GDIT Paid Family Leave program.
• For all US-based employees: short- and long-term disability benefits.
• For all US-based employees: life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• Remote work.

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