ACARA Jobs
Information Assurance Systems Engineer
Apply- ID: 559123
- Posted: 4/14/2026
- Location: Camden, NJ
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Temp to Direct
- Duration: 6 - 9 Months
Description
Job Title: Information Assurance Systems Engineer
Location: Camden, NJ
Employment Type: Temp to Direct (9 Months)
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Compensation: $50.00-90.00/ Hour
Schedule: 9/80 1ST Shift
About the Opportunity:
- Apply systems engineering and cryptography expertise to design and certify secure national security systems
- Lead development of system architectures, requirements, and security testing strategies
- Ensure solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and with minimal residual risk.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritises both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) to guide secure system design and implementation
- Perform requirements decomposition, synthesis, and traceability across system lifecycles
- Design and analyze system architectures with a focus on information assurance and security
- Plan and execute security testing to support system certification and compliance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-assurance solutions for mission-critical environments.
Job Requirements
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering
- 6+ years of experience in Systems Engineering of Information Assurance systems/products
- 6+ years of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
What Sets You Apart:
- Master's Degree
- Understanding of Key Management Systems, including Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) and Key Management Infrastructure (KMI), as they impact the design of End Cryptographic Units (ECUs)
- A complete understanding of the systems engineering process from the concept phase through systems test.
- Be adept at: Architecture Development, Functional Analysis, Requirements Allocation & Traceability, Trade-off Studies, System Synthesis, and System Evaluation (Integration & Verification Testing).
- Knowledge in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), including Transmission Layer Security (TLS) and certificate/key management.
- Proven track record of success and experience in the architecture, design, analysis, integration, and testing of NSA-approved Type 1 Certified systems or equipment.
- Ability to act as a single Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Information Assurance, Security, and Cryptography.
- Exceptional security architecture development skills, specifically including the ability to make complex design trade-offs affecting system security
- Experience negotiating security requirements with NSA Technical Evaluators.
- Experience with NSA TSRD, IASRD, and FSDA requirements and processes.
- Experience with the development of NSA Security Evaluation Document (SED) CDRLs.
- Multiple programs
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; works with others to coordinate efforts, influence, and resolve cross-team issues and effectively communicate changes.
- Working knowledge of Type 1, Suite A, Suite B, and Commercial Cryptographic algorithms (Symmetric and Asymmetric).
- Experience with Cybersecurity and Risk Management Framework
- Cybersecurity Credential (e.g., CISSP).
Additional Information:
- Requires an active Secret Clearance
- Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.