Information Systems Security Engineer

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer‑oriented Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to join our team onsite in Norfolk, Virginia supporting the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) Program. This position is onsite.

• Perform, support, or review security assessments to identify vulnerabilities or non‑compliance and recommend activities to mitigate or eliminate identified threats.
• Validate, and verify complex system‑wide security requirements based on analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Design, develop, and deploy security system architectures to meet evolving customer needs.
• Design, develop, implement and/or integrate security components including for networking, computing, and multi‑enclave environments.
• Assist in the development and implementation of security functionality in varied products and services across the enterprise environment.
• Review, provide feedback, and help update and maintain project and program documentation which contain IS stipulations, such as system security plans (SSP), certification and accreditation (C&A) packages, and other system design artifacts.
• Enforce compliance with security authorization activities in accordance with Government standards and the RMF.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other related technical field and 5+ years of relevant information systems experience, or an Associates degree and 8+ years of relevant information systems experience, or a High School Diploma and 11+ years of relevant information systems experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience identifying and analyzing systems requirements.
• Experience developing and maintaining system applications and security.
• Experience providing user support and guidance.
• Experience recommending and implementing security upgrades, security patches, and new application vulnerabilities for installed equipment.
• Experience ensuring proper documentation, coordination, and maintenance of multiple systems.
• Experience with DIACAP and RMF as well as ACAS experience and DISA ACAS certification.
• Experience with eMass.
• Computing Environment/Operating System (CE/OS) certifications (Preferably VMware, Linux and/or Microsoft Windows 2022).

• Relevant work experience as an ISSE within a U.S. Government environment, DoD strongly preferred.
• Active SEC+ CE certification.
• Master’s degree in computer science or related technical field.
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.

US citizenship required and an active Secret security clearance.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at  and provide your name and contact information.