Information System Security Engineer; ISSE II

Overview

Transform technology into opportunity as an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) II with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an ISSE II, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on ISSE II joining our team, who will be primarily responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities with a focus on lifecycle of current systems and future requirement scoping. The position will collect and process the captured information security requirements and ensures that the requirements are effectively integrated into information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.

The ISSE is primarily responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities with a focus on lifecycle of current systems and future requirement scoping. The position will collect and process the captured information security requirements and ensures that the requirements are effectively integrated into information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration. The position is an integral part of the development team designing and developing organizational information systems or upgrading legacy systems.

The ISSE employs best practices when implementing security requirements within an information system including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques. This position’s main function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of War (DoW) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) and Military Departments efforts.

The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.

• Perform oversight of the development, implementation and evaluation of information system security program policy; special emphasis placed upon integration of existing SAP network infrastructures.

• Perform analysis of network security, based upon the Risk Management Framework (RMF) with emphasis on Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG) authorization process.

• Provide expert support, research and analysis of exceptionally complex problems, and processes relating to them.

• Provide expert level consultation and technical services on all aspects of Information Security.

• Serve as technical expert to the Cybersecurity Assessment Program providing technical direction, interpretation and alternatives to complex problems.

• Think independently and demonstrate exceptional written and oral communications skills. Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.

• Contribute to the development of new principles, concepts, and methodologies.

• Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide highly innovative and ingenious solutions.

• Lead a team of System Security Engineers and Certification and Accreditation Analysts responsible for ensuring the customers national and international security interests are protected as support equipment are designed and tested.

• Recommend cybersecurity software tools and assist in the development of software tool requirements and selection criteria to include the development of product specific STIGs from applicable DISA SRGs.

• Review ISSE related designs and provide security compliance recommendations.

• Lead technical teams in implementation of predetermined long-range goals and objectives.

• Support customer and SAP community IA working groups, participate in SSE IPT reviews.

• Provide expert level consultation and technical services on all aspects of Information Security.

• Review ISSE related designs and provide security compliance recommendations.

• Develop and provide IA risk management recommendations to the customer.

• Provide ISSE support for Mission and Training systems design and…