Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Viasat is a communications company delivering connectivity solutions for consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries. The Principal Systems Security Engineer will architect, implement, and advance security controls across enterprise, cloud, product, and infrastructure environments while leading security reviews, threat modeling, risk evaluations, and compliance efforts. The role also provides security architecture and policy guidance across engineering teams and supports NIST, RMF, and DoD Zero Trust initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams to develop, build, and/or implement secure architectures for ground and space networks
- Lead security reviews for new systems, infrastructure, applications, and technology initiatives
- Conduct threat modeling, architecture assessments, and security risk evaluations
- Create and lead an information security program specific to the constructed architecture
- Provide technical and policy guidance that will enable successful RMF security accreditation efforts
- Implement the DoD Zero Trust framework within target programs
- Develop and maintain security standards, reference architectures, and engineering standard processes
- Communicate security risks, recommendations, and architectural decisions to technical and business partners
Skills
- • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- • 12+ years of experience leading complex security engineering and architecture initiatives
- • Strong understanding of security architecture principles and defense-in-depth strategies
- • Experience designing and implementing security controls in enterprise-scale environments
- • Hands-on experience securing cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform
- • Experience usign SPRS and eMASS platforms
- • Experience with identity and access management, authentication, authorization, and privileged access controls
- • Knowledge of network security, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and infrastructure security standard processes
- • Experience conducting threat modeling, security assessments, and architecture reviews
- • Proficiency with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar languages
- • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
- • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical partners
- • Ability to travel up to 20%
- This role will require travel to our offices in Carlsbad, CA and Reston, VA
- • U.S. Citizenship required
- • Must have an active Top Secret Clearance
- • CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, Azure Security Engineer, AWS Security Specialty, or similar industry certifications
- • Experience implementing Zero Trust architectures and modern identity security strategies
- • Knowledge of cloud-native technologies, containers, Kubernetes, and platform engineering practices
- • Experience with SIEM, SOAR, XDR, and security monitoring platforms
- • Experience working within regulated environments and security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or FedRAMP
- • Extensive familiarity with security automation and DevSecOps methodologies
- • Ability to influence technical direction across teams without direct authority
- • Experience presenting security architecture recommendations to senior leaders and executive partners
- • Experience with MBSE
- • Proven ability to balance security risk reduction with business and operational objectives
- • The ability to manage competing priorities and timelines
- • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- • Strong self-motivation and independent work ethic
Benefits
- Additional cash incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, dependent on the position offered.
- Stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, dependent on the position offered.
- A range of medical benefits may be provided, dependent on the position offered.
- A range of financial benefits may be provided, dependent on the position offered.
- Other benefits may be provided, dependent on the position offered.
- Benefit offerings focused on holistic health and wellness
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