Information Assurance; IA System Security Engineer III; TS, SCI Eligibility

Security Clearance Requirement

TS, with SCI Eligibility

Information Assurance (IA) System Security Engineer III

Location:

Kirtland AFB, NM (on-site)

TBD based on experience

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.

• 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
• 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
• Think independently and demonstrate exceptional written and oral communication 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 customer’s 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 development
• Assist with development and maintenance of the Program Protection Plan
• Assist with site activation activities and design reviews
• Represent the customer in various ISSE related working groups, advisory groups, and advisory council meetings
• Chair and or co-chair customer and SAP community IA working groups, participate in ISSE IPT reviews
• Represent the customer in various SSE related working groups, advisory groups, and advisory council meetings
• Strong background in Patch/Configuration management, Dev Ops, and tier 3 support
• Assist team to design, integrate, and implement JSIG/RMF Continuous Monitoring tools and processes
• Integrate COTS & GOTS products to collect, display and remediate a variety of automated system security and system operations/performance functions and metrics
• Perform security assessments of servers/network…