Information System Security Engineer; ISSE) II

Position: Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) II
# Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) IIGDIT  
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Security Engineering

Location:

USA CO Colorado Springs Salary:
$166,005 – $224,595

Clearance:
TS/SCI + Poly## Quality of life

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* Retirement match
* Paid parental leave

Type of

Requisition :

Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Public Trust/Other

Required:

None Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Information Security, Information Security Management, Information System Security

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description:

The Information System Security Engineer (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 Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts.

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

Performance shall include:

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 emphasize on Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG) authorization process

Provides expert support, research and analysis of exceptionally complex problems, and processes relating to them Provides expert level consultation and technical services on all aspects of Information Security Serves as technical expert to the Cybersecurity Assessment Program providing technical direction, interpretation and alternatives to complex problems

Builds IA into systems deployed to operational environments

Assists architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of DoD and other agencies security policy and enterprise solutions

Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures.

Assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations

Thinks independently and demonstrates exceptional written and oral communications skills. Applies advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts

Contributes to the development of new principles, concepts, and methodologies

Works on unusually complex technical problems and provides highly innovative and ingenious solutions

Lead a team of System Security Engineers and…