ISSE Senior

As the Senior ISSE on a dynamic team, you will perform technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non‑compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations and recommend mitigation strategies.

• Perform or review technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non‑compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Validate and verify system security requirements definitions and analysis and establish system security designs.
• Design, develop, implement and/or integrate IA and security systems and system components including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments to include those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection/classification requirements.
• Build IA into systems deployed to operational environments.
• Assist architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency security policy and enterprise solutions.
• Support the building of security architecture.
• Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures.
• Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle.
• Contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations.
• Review certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content.

• Fourteen (14) years of IA System Architect and Engineer (IASAE) experience, to include recent experience within the last five years, with Defense‑in‑Depth principles and technology, including access/control, authorization, identification and authentication, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), network and enterprise security architecture.
• Two years of experience applying security risk assessment methodology to system development, including threat model development, vulnerability assessments, and resulting security risk analysis.
• Knowledge of Federal, NSA, IC, and DoD Information Security regulations, publications, and policy.
• Must have a TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance.
  
  Note:
  
  US Citizenship is required to maintain a TS/SCI Clearance.
• A Master’s Degree in Computer Science or IT Engineering is desired and may be substituted for six (6) years of experience.

• IASAE Level
  
  III (CISSP‑ISSAP, CISSP‑ISSEP, or CCSP) Certification Preferred.

• A master’s degree in computer science or IT Engineering is desired and may be substituted for six (6) years of experience for a total of eight (8) years of experience.

• Safety – Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment.
  
  Each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self‑aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
• Quality – Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction.
  
  Each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
  
  Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
• Procedure Compliance – Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Amentum is a proud equal‑opportunity employer.