Senior Software Engineer - Cyber Security at Softworld Inc

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Cyber Security

Location: Sterling Heights MI 48310

Requirements:

• Embedded C++
• SELinux and Networking
• Cyber Security

Job Description

• This Contractor role collaborates with a team of OS/BSP and Embedded Software problem solvers to test and evaluate Ground Vehicle Combat systems for operating within internal and external Tactical Network Domains.
• Perform SE Linux analysis on cross-domain solutions, Multi-Level Security (MLS), and Multi-Category Security (MCS) policies.
• Assist team members with creating potential exploits from vulnerabilities found within the SE Linux policy.
• Build capabilities by learning from others' expertise within our diversely skilled team.
• Produce a security enhanced, custom, built-up Linux distribution, newly developed and existing software applications.

On-site presence:

Due to the nature of the work, this role may require on-site presence up to 100%

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Experience in implementing solutions to real security problems. Experience with system architecture, design, test, and implementation.
• Ability to identify security vulnerabilities in the system components or network devices and provide innovative solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Experience working with Secure Linux based servers, troubleshooting Linux boot issues, and providing fixes as required.
• Produce reports and documents in support of system requirements and security certifications, write/contribute to white papers.
• Intimately familiar with Linux OS security processes, issues, and challenges.
• Be a leader and mentor to junior engineers.
• Past performance within the DoD, or a similarly regulated environment.
• Experience with the RMF process.

Technical requirements of the role

• Experience leading a team doing SELinux Policy development.
• Experience troubleshooting other SELinux policies.
• Understanding of RefPol and its limitations
• Experience doing formal policy analysis.
• Solid understanding of the TCP/IP stack
• Experience with packet analysis tools (such as Wireshark) and analyzing Protocol Data Units (PDUs)
• Experience with common Linux scripting / shell utilities.
• Bash/sh / Python / Perl / Awk / Sed, etc.
• Experience with the following tracing/debugging tools:
• Strace, Ltrace, Ftrace, gdb, etc
• Familiar with technologies to enable applications to run with least privilege, and avoid full root permission, including Linux Capabilities (getcap/setcap), seccomp, containers, etc.
• Experience with managing and securing Linux Containers (LXC), Docker Containers
• Experience working within virtualized environments - kvm / qemu, libvirt, VirtualBox, etc.
• Familiar with enhanced Linux security hardening techniques -cgroups, namespaces, seccomp, capabilities, SELinux, etc
• Experience with Atlassian (JIRA, Confluence).
• Experience with tools such as Bitbake, Yocto, Linux, RTOS VxWorks
• Experience with preempt-rt, or other preemptable Linux solutions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications / What you must have

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline.
• Seeing a candidate with at least 7-10 years' work experience in software including 3 plus years experience with Cybersecurity (required) AND Minimum of 1 year experience using SELinux analysis or development.
• Must have experience using Linux command line to include scripting and automating basic tabs.
• Strong multi-tasking skills.
• The candidate will need to have strong written and oral communication skills.

Additional Information / Desired Experience

• This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
• Previous experience working on ground combat Vehicles desired.
• Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required.