Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sr Systems Security Engineer
About This Role
About Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is a privately held aerospace and defense company based in Sparks, Nevada. Founded in 1963, it is recognized as the leading woman-owned federal contractor in the United States. SNC specializes in innovative technology solutions for national security across various domains, including air, land, sea, space, and cyber. With over 60 years of experience, SNC has established itself as a global leader in delivering mission-critical systems. The company operates through six integrated business areas, focusing on open architecture platforms, cybersecurity, and advanced technologies. Its offerings include aerospace systems like the Dream Chaser® spacecraft, defense solutions such as command and control platforms, and emerging initiatives in renewable energy and telemedicine. SNC has a strong commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction, supported by a workforce of approximately 3,000 employees across more than 40 locations.
Security at Sierra Nevada Corporation
Compiled from public job postings, careers pages, and company materials. Data may not reflect current state — verify during interviews.
Security Philosophy
- Compliance- and CMMC-driven philosophy anchored on three public pillars: (a) defense-contractor targeting risk framing ('matter of when, not if').
- (b) CMMC 2.0 Level 2 with perfect 2023 assessment score and four DCSA Cogswell Awards (top 1% of federal contractors).
- (c) integrating security and compliance automation throughout the software lifecycle. No public developer-enablement / 'paved road' / 'developer-first' statement was located.
Security Team
- CSO: Robert Daugherty. IT/Security/Digital Transformation reporting head: Jon Burgoyne (President.
- Previously EVP). Chief Engineer, Cyber Programs (Binary Armor OT/embedded product): Kyle Shepard. Active clearly AppSec/DevSecOps hires visible publicly: DevSecOps Engineer III (Beavercreek, OH).
- DevSecOps Project Engineer II (Plano, TX).
- Sr Systems Security Engineer (Lone Tree, CO).
- Estimated combined visible AppSec/DevSecOps/cyber-engineering staff on LinkedIn: ~15-40.
- Workforce: 'Nearly 4,000 people strong' per sncorp.com/careers.
- No dedicated 'Application Security Engineer' posting located on sncorp.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com.
Key Initiatives
1) CMMC 2.0 Level 2 certification (perfect 2023 assessment score; certification announced Dec 2024); 2) Secure CI/CD DevSecOps pipeline program for mission/C2 software (per DevSecOps III posting); 3) Customer-facing Defensible Security SOC on Azure Gov Cloud + Elastic; 4) Supplier-facing DFARS cybersecurity program with 72-hour incident-report SLA. Security Champions Program: No Evidence Found. Bug Bounty: Information not publicly available. Internal vuln-management SLA: Information not publicly available. Threat-modeling cadence: Information not publicly available.
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