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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Lead Information Security Systems Engineer

Security Engineering & ArchitectureUpdated on Nov 6
Full-timeGreenville, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • An active U.S. Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance is required.
  • DoD 8140.03 IASAE Level 2 certification is required.
  • A bachelor's degree with at least 9 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with at least 7 years of related experience, is required; alternatively, 13 years of related experience may substitute for a degree.
  • Demonstrated experience authoring and reviewing security requirements is required.
  • Demonstrated experience improving security processes, systems, and controls is required.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and reviewing verification plans, test procedures, and test reports is required.
  • Demonstrated experience with vulnerability scanning tools such as Nessus, Tenable, or ACAS is required.
  • Demonstrated experience working with ISR platforms, mission systems, sensors, payload integration, and battle management command and control systems is required.
  • Demonstrated experience with technical documentation, interface control, and requirements management tools is required.
  • Demonstrated experience performing trade studies and supporting technical decision-making for hardware and/or software selection is required.
  • The candidate must be able to communicate and influence security practices across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

  • Author and review security requirements to ensure alignment with applicable frameworks and policies.
  • Identify and implement significant improvements to security processes, systems, and controls.
  • Prepare and deliver technical briefing materials for leadership and stakeholders.
  • Provide input into new security products and processes with measurable impact on business and mission outcomes.
  • Lead system requirements management, decomposition, traceability, verification, and validation.
  • Define, analyze, allocate, and manage system, subsystem, and component requirements.
  • Evaluate requirements flow-down, definition quality, and traceability.
  • Conduct trade studies across hardware, software, and system design alternatives.
  • Support hardware selection for mission systems, processing, networking, sensors, storage, and infrastructure.
  • Develop and review verification plans, test procedures, and test reports.
  • Resolve complex technical issues and support final platform trade-off decisions with Chief Engineers.
  • Work with stakeholders in IT and other business functions to enforce the organizational security strategy.
  • Translate complex technical issues into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders.
  • Contribute to security standards, architectural guidance, and policy improvements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Project management experience supporting large-scale, complex security initiatives is preferred.
  • Knowledge of radar, electro-optical/infrared, signals intelligence, communications, or networking is preferred.
  • Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools and methods is preferred.
  • Experience with DOORS, Cameo, JIRA, or other lifecycle engineering tools is preferred.
  • Familiarity with Sensor Infrastructure or similar complex system architectures is preferred.

About the Company

L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Melbourne, FL
Founded
1895

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