Information Systems Security Engineer; ISSE

Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

Work Location:

Reston, VA; work may also be performed at locations in the Washington, DC National Capital Region (NCR) (i.e., The District of Columbia;
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, Prince William, and Stafford counties in VA (including incorporated cities) and Prince George and Montgomery Counties in Maryland and at additional CONUS/OCONUS Government locations to meet support of combatant commanders, as needed.

Cape Fox is seeking a highly qualified Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to join our team in support of a government customer. The ISSE is responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities on behalf of the Information System Owner (ISO)/customer. The ISSE 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.

The DIA SCS has a requirement for A&A support to provide independent and objective services for the implementation and sustainment of SCS sensor system information security compliance, and Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) systems information security compliance. SCS has a requirement to support independent reviews, analyses and inputs for complex technical SDA TCPED systems, current and future IT initiatives, information security best practices, and advancements in accordance with the DIA Risk Management Framework (RMF).

The salary range for this exempt position has been established at: $190,000 - $220,000
. The above salary range represents the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. In addition, we offer a variety of benefits including company holidays, paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, as well as 401K with company match.

• Ensure Office of Space and Counter space (SCS) information systems are designed, developed, and implemented with required security features and safeguards in order to meet or exceed all DoD/NIST RMF+ requirements.
• Employ best practices when implementing security controls within an information system including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.
• Coordinate security-related activities with the Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) and the Information System Security Manager (ISSM).
• Provide daily information support and possess detailed knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of SCS information systems.
• Responsible for the day-to-day security operations of SCS systems.
• Maintain routine interface with the ISSO for security compliance.
• Conduct information system security engineering activities – capturing and refining information security requirements, and ensuring that the requirements are effectively integrated into information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.