FlightAware- Technical Project Manager, Product Cyber Controller (Remote)

Date Posted:

2024-10-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX99: Field Office - TX Remote Location, Remote City, TX, 73301 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

Are you motivated by being a vital force that drives projects forward, providing unwavering support, anticipating challenges, and finding innovative solutions?

FlightAware, part of the Connected Aviation Solutions (CAS) unit of Collins Aerospace, has built the world's leading aviation software platform, processing over 180+ million incoming messages an hour from over 30,000 individual data feeds—2 terabytes a day and growing! We provide the best, most complete, and most accurate real-time flight-tracking service and are proud to have built a wide variety of successful products on this foundation that have become central to the aviation industry at large.

Data, Applications, and Platforms Engineering (DAPS Engineering) is searching for a Product Cyber Controller (PCC). This role will suit someone with strong organizational and collaboration skills who has an interest in Cyber Security, but not necessarily be deeply technical. The PCC is a Technical Project Manager (TPM) who ensures that Cyber Security management practices are embedded into the way development teams go about their work. This role serves as the primary point of contact for a product’s cyber security governance, risk, and incident response. In this role, you will have a close working relationship with cyber security and engineering leaders to bridge the gap by converting cyber security policies to actionable plans.

The PCC must maintain a working knowledge of software and systems development and demonstrate sound decision-making, strategic thinking and networking skills.  The mission is to successfully design, develop, integrate, and maintain secure systems and software products that support a marketplace for the exchange of data for the aviation community.   This role ensures that practices are in place to monitor the cyber vulnerabilities within a product and that vulnerabilities are proactively assessed in terms of criticality and addressed in accordance with their criticality.

Working at Collins Aerospace means you are a member of a dynamic and high functioning team where your opinion matters and your work will have a highly visible impact. We also make time to have fun, share our passions, and be ourselves. Regardless of role, we expect excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all hires at Collins Aerospace. We look for candidates who will thrive here, meaning they demonstrate clear communication, embrace open feedback, trust their colleagues, and are driven to execute, deliver, and complete projects independently and efficiently.

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles* will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

• Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

What You Will Do:

• Represent FlightAware in cybersecurity and compliance initiatives. In doing so, you will be responsible for reviewing vulnerability reports, drafting an engineering plan to address them, and coordinating with system administrators, the CAS cybersecurity organization, and fellow TPMs to execute the vulnerability plan.  

• Responsible for making sure that the processes and practices that will be followed in the case of a Cyber Event are documented and communicated to the wider team. In the case of a Cyber Event, the PCC will also play the role of Event Manager, bringing the right people together as per the playbook and ensuring that all necessary stakeholders are kept up to date in terms of how the event is being managed.

• Translate complex cyber audit requirements into actionable plans for engineering teams including being responsible for ISO Audit readiness, classification of all products in export control system, ensuring product compliance with NIST 800-53 and other engineering documented processes.

• Develop and enact resource and schedule execution plans that are aligned with multiple product line manager roadmaps and internal processes and procedures; understand risks and variances; assist in the development of mitigation plans; become 100% involved in the day-to-day execution of these plans. 

• Responsible for compliance of SSDLC (Secure Software Development Lifecycle) system documentation, response plans, and security monitoring.

• Coordinate risk assessments with the CAS Cyber GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) team and develop and manage Remediation Plans (POAMs-Plan of Action and Milestones) for exceptions, deviations and vulnerability management.

• Steer the FlightAware engineering team indirectly using strong interpersonal, mentoring and negotiation skills, and will be responsible for managing project risks/issues and elevating to upper management when appropriate.

• Collaborate across divisions and the enterprise, necessitating an ability to clearly communicate objectives, approach, and status to audiences with varying degrees of understanding of the project details and underlying technology.

• Ensure that a wide range of different stakeholders (for example Value Stream Leader, Software Engineering Manager, Product Owners, PCL, business Cyber Security team, and development team) are all kept up to date with the Cyber Security state of a particular product and the progress against the plan of any agreed plans.

• Responsible for adhering to, and supporting Collins process methodologies while developing and managing commitments to meet project schedule deliverables and quality requirements. 

• Accountable to ensure that engineering communication plans and analysis plans are being followed if an event does occur.

• Represent FlightAware at cyber project gate reviews (CMS), stakeholder meetings, monthly cyber review meetings, & bi-weekly cyber security governance boards meetings.

• Be the primary contact for completing the cyber portion of customer questionnaires.   

• Learn the RTX Digital Policy Framework (DPF) and ensure the product teams are complying.  

• Potential to travel up to 10%.

   

What You Will Learn:

• You will develop your strategic problem-solving skills by addressing complex, cross-functional challenges, and strengthen collaborative relationships to accomplish big-picture goals.

• You will further develop your interpersonal skills within a supportive environment on a team of people who treat each other with respect and care about building and delivering high-quality products.

• You will gain exposure to digital aviation solutions and new technologies in an ever-evolving field.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position.

• Experience in project management and systems engineering, cyber security, software engineering, or similar; executing projects with Agile methodology. 

• Experience with independently leading and supporting technical meetings with customers, teammates, program management and leadership.  

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Prior experience as a software or systems engineer is a big plus!

• Demonstrate leadership by example, building trust and inspiring people through a shared vision where people feel valued, empowered, and fulfilled. 

• Ability to build confidence with customers, engineers, technicians, program management, and product line management to achieve program and business objectives.  

• Experience with proposal effort coordination, including estimating, bidding, narrative writing, risk identification, and technical leadership.  

• Experience with software repository management, vulnerability management, and collaboration tools.  

• Experience with cloud computing technologies.  

• Experience with NIST 800-53. 

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Adoption Assistance

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

• And more!

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Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.​

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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.

Minimum Program Qualifications

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application

• Have prior experience in functional area of interest

• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

Connected Aviation Solutions:

Our Connected Aviation Solutions team provides advanced information management systems, products and services that enable the connected ecosystem by bringing together Collins’ unique breadth of aviation products with our smart digital solutions to help us enhance every aspect of the end-to-end travel experience. We help airlines, airports and business aircraft turn data into value to streamline operations, increase efficiency and reduce cost, enhance the passenger experience and contribute to sustainable flight. By combining the best networks, connectivity and data/analytics solutions, we’re solving big problems for our customers and the world, while enhancing the security and connectivity of systems both on and off the aircraft, to help operators and passengers stay more connected and informed and create a more sustainable, efficient, reliable and enjoyable travel experience. Aviation connects the world. Our Connected Aviation Solutions team connects aviation. Sustainably. Seamlessly. Securely.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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