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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Information Security Systems Engineer

Full-Time
$106.5k - $197.5k+ 401(k) Match
Senior
Bachelor's
Chantilly, VA, USA
In PersonThis position is performed 100% onsite.
CybersecuritySecurity Engineering & Architecture, Security Governance, Risk & Compliance
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • An active Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program clearance after hire.
  • A bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of prior related experience, or at least 10 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • DoD 8140.03 Level 3 or 4 certification.
Responsibilities
  • Support an engineering team in defining, designing, implementing, documenting, testing, and sustaining security solutions for National Security Systems and other systems engineered for government customers, using applicable National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework standards and publications, Committee on National Security Systems Instruction 1253, Joint SAP Implementation Guide, and Federal Information Processing Standards to certify and achieve system accreditations.
  • Work with system developers or commercial product vendors to design and evaluate secure systems, networks, and database products using encryption technology, vulnerability analysis, and security management methods.
  • Perform incident-response cyber-threat identification and support, coordinate defensive cyber operations, conduct malware analysis and supply-chain risk-management assessments under NIST SP 800-161, and perform vendor-provenance and counterfeit-detection activities.
  • Apply the NIST Risk Management Framework and related NIST publications to write System Security Plans, Security Control Traceability Matrices, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Security Assessment Plans and Procedures, Security Concepts of Operations, and Plans of Action and Milestones.
  • Implement and assess security controls; write system security categorization memoranda; recommend appropriate security-control overlays; define security-control baselines based on system categorization and approved overlays; apply security controls to computing and network nodes; and verify their implementation.
  • Assist with systems and software engineering, including creating data-flow diagrams and interface-control documents, performing trade studies, and conducting Static Application Security Testing for application security and Secure Technical Implementation Guide compliance using tools such as Fortify, Coverity, and GitLab in a DevSecOps continuous integration/continuous deployment pipeline; generate summary reports.
  • Define and manage systems and security architectures, including security boundaries, vulnerability management, and risk mitigation and remediation strategies across networks, systems, applications, and new technology initiatives involving hardware, software, firewalls, intrusion-detection systems, antivirus systems, software-deployment tools, and infrastructure, platform, or software as a service in cloud environments.
  • Define and manage security architectures and boundaries for on-premises data-center systems and their eventual deployment to secure cloud-based systems, including configuring and using defense and assessment tools specific to each environment type.
  • Perform the position 100% onsite; the role cannot be performed remotely.
Desired Qualifications
  • Perform Model Based System Engineering using Unified Modeling Language, Systems Modeling Language, and Unified Architecture Framework.
  • Configure and operate vulnerability-analysis tools such as Tenable Nessus Security products.
  • Develop dashboards, configure rules, and operate or administer security information and event management/audit-reduction tools such as Splunk.

About the company

L3Harris Technologies provides aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers, including sensors, communications, propulsion, and space assets. Its products combine hardware and software into integrated systems used for missions, from tactical radios and night vision to satellite payloads and missile defense. The company blends two legacies—Harris and L3—plus an acquisition strategy to deliver quick, field-ready capabilities, with a focus on space, missiles, and resilient satellite communications. Its goal is to deliver mission-ready defense and intelligence technology at scale for national security and related customers.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Melbourne, Florida

Founded

1895

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What believers are saying

  • July 2026 backlog hit $42 billion after $7.3 billion orders and raised guidance.
  • June 2026 Camden groundbreaking expands PAC-3 capacity as missile inventories stay depleted.
  • August 2026 Intuitive Machines contract deepens L3Harris's SDA Tranche 3 missile-defense platform.

What critics are saying

  • Christopher Kubasik's August 2026 ouster exposed governance fragility and succession disruption.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne integration and Camden expansions must execute flawlessly before 2030 demand spikes.
  • Lockheed and Pentagon pricing pressure can compress margins if delivery slips or defects emerge.

What makes L3Harris Technologies unique

  • PAC-3 and THAAD propulsion make L3Harris irreplaceable in U.S. missile defense.
  • Space & Mission Systems plus Missile Solutions give Sam Mehta 80% revenue control.
  • Roman telescope optics and NGI motors show unmatched breadth across space and interceptors.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Mental Health Support
  • Relocation Assistance

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

15%

1 year growth

15%

2 year growth

15%
PR Newswire
Oct 15th, 2026
HGT Law investigates L3Harris after CEO Kubasik exit sent shares down 4.61% to $278.38

HGT Law is investigating L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for possible securities law violations and breaches of fiduciary duty by its officers and directors. On August 17, 2026, L3Harris said Christopher Kubasik had stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer, citing conduct that breached its Code of Conduct. The stock fell $13.44, or 4.61%, to close at $278.38. The Wall Street Journal reported on August 19, 2026 that multiple women had raised concerns about Kubasik years earlier, including a formal harassment complaint around 2023. In 2012, Lockheed Martin asked him to resign as president over a relationship with a subordinate. The firm is examining whether L3Harris made misleading statements or withheld material information, and whether its board failed in overseeing executive conduct and approving Kubasik's separation terms.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 19th, 2026
L3Harris stock drops 35% despite breakthrough $22K anti-drone system beating $50K Shaheds

L3Harris stock has fallen 16% over the past month following the firing of CEO Christopher Kubasik over conduct issues, despite the company's progress in drone defence technology. The defence contractor's VAMPIRE launcher system, firing BAE Systems' APKWS rockets costing $22,000 each, has successfully shot down Russian Shahed drones worth $50,000, reversing the cost dynamics of drone warfare. The stock now trades below 16 times forward free cash flow, having underperformed defence peers by over 20 percentage points. Sam Mehta stepped in as CEO following Kubasik's departure. L3Harris also supplies solid rocket motors for advanced interceptor missiles including the Patriot system. The company's shares are down 35% from their all-time high set earlier this year.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 11th, 2026
L3Harris lands $4.7B Patriot missile deal to boost US interceptor production to 2,000 units by 2030

L3Harris Technologies has secured a seven-year, $4.7 billion contract with Lockheed Martin to manufacture Patriot missile defence components. The Melbourne, Florida-based defence contractor will produce advanced two-pulse solid rocket motor propulsion systems for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor, designed to neutralise aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic threats. This marks L3Harris's largest PAC-3 propulsion contract. The company operates a facility in Northampton, Massachusetts, through its KEO division, which produces naval technology including US periscope systems and radar systems for surface ships and submarines. To meet production demands, L3Harris broke ground on two new facilities in Camden, Arkansas, in June. The expansion supports the US Department of Defense's goal to increase annual interceptor production from approximately 600 units to 2,000 units by 2030.

Business Wire
Aug 30th, 2026
L3Harris tech powers NASA's Roman Space Telescope to map universe 1,000 times faster than Hubble

L3Harris Technologies has provided key components for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which recently launched successfully. The company supplied the 2.4-metre Optical Telescope Assembly and radiation-hardened electronics for the observatory, which will operate approximately 1 million miles from Earth. The telescope is designed to survey the cosmos 1,000 times faster than the Hubble Space Telescope. Once operational, it will conduct three primary surveys, including scanning roughly 12% of the entire sky in under 18 months to measure the universe's expansion rate and study supernova explosions from up to 8 billion years ago. The project represents more than a decade of collaboration between L3Harris and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. L3Harris has previously contributed technology to missions including the James Webb Space Telescope and Mars rovers.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 22nd, 2026
L3Harris taps Intuitive Machines to build 18 spacecraft for $1.8B missile defence mission

L3Harris Technologies selected Intuitive Machines on 4 August to build 18 advanced spacecraft platforms for the Space Development Agency's Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 mission. Intuitive Machines will manufacture and deliver the satellite platforms to host L3Harris' payload technology for national security space operations. L3Harris reported Q2 2026 revenue of $5.9 billion, an 8% year-over-year increase, with net income of $600 million. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $23.2 billion–$23.7 billion, backed by a $42.0 billion backlog. Intuitive Machines reported Q2 2026 revenue of $206 million, more than four times its prior-year level. However, the company posted an operating loss of $47 million and burned $84 million in cash during the quarter, leaving $367 million in cash. Its backlog expanded to a record $1.8 billion.