Information Systems Security Engineer; ISSE - SME

Tyto Athene is searching for an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) - SME to support our law enforcement customer in VA.

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of security professionals responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the RMF lifecycle for customer's IT systems.
• Oversee and coordinate activities within the Prepare step, ensuring roles, responsibilities, and risk management strategies are clearly defined and maintained.
• Guide system categorization efforts to ensure all information systems are appropriately classified based on mission/business impact and regulatory requirements.
• Direct the selection, tailoring, and documentation of security controls aligned with system categorizations, Bureau risk appetite, and compliance requirements.
• Oversee the implementation of technical, operational, and management controls throughout system and application life cycles, with a particular focus on quality and completeness of all deliverables.
• Ensure comprehensive security control assessments are planned, executed, and documented to validate the effectiveness of implemented safeguards.
• Prepare risk management documentation for system authorization and executive decision making.
• Direct ongoing monitoring and continuous assessment activities, collecting metrics to adjust security strategies and ensure sustained compliance.
• Serve as a principal technical advisor on cybersecurity, bringing subject-matter expertise to risk analysis, incident response, system remediation, and audit support efforts.
• Foster a culture of security awareness, providing technical guidance and training to both team members and stakeholders.
• Track, report, and communicate status, risks, and improvement opportunities related to security engineering activities to leadership and stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of RMF, NIST guidance, and industry best practices in support of continuous process improvement.

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, in a relevant technical- or business related field, and at least 15 years of experience in Information Security; and experience (in at least three (3) of the INFOSEC fields of Computer Security, Cryptography, Physical/facility, network security, certification/accreditation, risk analysis, or disaster recover planning and execution).