Information Systems Security Engineer

Information Systems Security Engineer

Information Systems Security Engineer –

The Opportunity:

If you are looking to share your experience in system security engineering to help our country and assist our clients with critical missions, you will ensure requirements are effectively integrated into the system through purposeful security architecture, design, development, and configuration. You will coordinate changes or modifications with the appropriate Information System Security Manager (ISSM) and implement and enforce all DoD cybersecurity policies and procedures, as defined by cybersecurity‑related documentation.

You will document, monitor, update, and manage systems to maintain an acceptable security posture and to achieve an Interim Authority to Operate (IATO) and Authority to Operate (ATO). You will support DoD and military clients in developing cutting‑edge cybersecurity solutions, including technical implementations, RMF, and policy analysis. You will assist in the development of solutions to complex problems with hybrid systems from a cybersecurity perspective.

You will work with minimal supervision within established procedures and practices, with mentoring, challenging hands‑on problem‑solving, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills.

• Guide a client through the entire Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Authority to Operate (ATO) process.
• Conduct enterprise vulnerability scanning using security applications such as ACAS, perform risk remediation efforts, conduct security control assessments, and integrate security principles to ensure compliance with DoD directives and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Achieve system certification, accreditation, assessment, and authorization, including IATT and ATOs.
• Engineer, implement, and harden robust security solutions, including firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools to defend against emerging threats.
• Apply knowledge of systems and software engineering management processes, DoD acquisition processes, and DoD communication, cybersecurity, and IT systems.

• 3+ years of experience guiding a client through the entire RMF and ATO process.
• Experience working as an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE), Information System Security Officer (ISSO), or a role in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or IT Service Management.
• Experience in conducting enterprise vulnerability scanning using security applications such as ACAS, performing risk remediation efforts, conducting security control assessments, and integrating security principles to ensure compliance with DoD directives and STIGs.
• Experience with achieving system certification, accreditation, assessment, and authorization, including IATT and ATOs.
• Experience in engineering, implementation, and hardening robust security solutions, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, and SIEM tools.
• Knowledge of the systems and software engineering management process and its implementation, as applied to DoD acquisition processes throughout all life‑cycle phases.
• Knowledge of DoD communication, cybersecurity, and IT systems.
• TS/SCI clearance.
• Associate's degree and 7+ years with Cybersecurity, or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience with Cybersecurity, or 9+ years of experience in Cybersecurity in lieu of degree.
• DoD
  8140 IAT LevelII Certification.

• Experience with Dev Sec Ops .
• Experience with Cloud technologies and environments such as AWS.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience with Operating Systems, including Linux, UNIX, Ubuntu, or Red Hat.
• Ability to apply Cybersecurity engineering methods to solution development life‑cycle activities.
• Ability to research emerging technology and apply it to cutting‑edge problems.
• Possession of excellent presentation and collaboration skills.
• Master's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity.
• CISSP‑ISSEP, CCSP, or CISM Certification.

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $ (annualized USD). Salary is determined by factors including location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.