Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) - TS/SCI Poly required

Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

We are seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to support a high-priority Intelligence Community / DoD mission. The ISSE will provide hands-on security engineering and assessment support across complex computing, networking, and enclave environments.

Responsibilities

- Perform and/or review technical security assessments of computing and network environments to identify vulnerabilities, security gaps, and non-compliance with applicable IA/security standards and regulations.

- Develop mitigation strategies and support the resolution of identified security risks.

- Validate and verify system security requirements and contribute to system security architecture and design.

- Design, develop, implement, and integrate information assurance and cybersecurity solutions across computing, networking, and enclave environments, including multi-enclave environments with differing data protection and classification requirements.

- Build security controls and IA requirements into systems throughout the engineering and deployment lifecycle.

- Work with architects and system developers to identify and implement appropriate security functionality consistent with agency security policies and enterprise security solutions.

- Support the development and implementation of security architectures and trusted relationships between external systems and architectures.

- Assess and mitigate cybersecurity threats and risks throughout the system/program lifecycle.

- Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, authorization, certification, and security awareness activities.

- Review security authorization and certification documentation for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.

- Apply security engineering expertise across areas including:

Security architecture and engineering lifecycle

- Identity, authentication, authorization, and access control

- PKI and cryptographic solutions

- Cross-domain solutions

- Network and enterprise security

- System integration and security testing

- Risk management and vulnerability mitigation

- Intrusion detection and incident handling

- Configuration and change management

- Auditing and security assessments

- Contingency planning

- Security authorization / certification

- Support security authorization activities in accordance with NSA/CSS NISCAP, DoD RMF, NIST RMF , and applicable NSA/CSS security engineering processes.

Required Qualifications

- 12 years of ISSE experience supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

- Recent experience within the last 5 years applying cybersecurity principles and technologies, including:

Access control

- Authorization

- Identification and authentication

- PKI

- Network security

- Enterprise security architecture

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.

- DoD 8570 / IASAE Level 2 compliance required.

- Four additional years of ISSE experience may substitute for the bachelors degree.

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