ISSE

Description

SAIC is seeking a ISSE to provide critical Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) services on the SAIC's prime program Landmark AOS in Chantilly, VA. Landmark AOS is a large SETA program, supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle.

As a ISSE, you would work with the program infrastructure to assist in the evaluation of cyber threats that could potentially compromise the tools utilized; and the environment(s) of which the tools reside in.

Responsibilities to include:

• Assess and support new and existing customer systems that are utilizing their Software Platform to meet Mission needs across multiple customer sets.
• Ensure adherence to ICD-503 and customer specific directives/policies through the lifecycle (RMF 1-6) of customer sponsored assets.
• Provide the support and exercise needed to get cloud-based software solutions to the customers and keep them in compliance with all Federal and Agency security requirements.
• Detect, mitigate, and analyze threats.
• Work closely with technical team members, customer leadership, as well as contracted developers.
• Understanding of technical and non-technical data and metadata to assist in solutions that understand patterns of events, identify abnormalities, and determine root cause of abnormalities.
• Provide risk recommendations to the customer after reviewing sponsored asset overall risk posture as part of Authority to Operate (ATO) RMF process.
• Manage/track customer sponsored assets' plan of action and milestones (POAMs) by working with various security stakeholders (ISSO/ISSE/ISSM/SCA) post authorization
• Screen new asset requests to ensure sponsorship and information system owner identification.
• Facilitate System Review Team to ensure that new/existing customer sponsored assets have the correct project regulation, data types/C-I-A impact assignments, and overlay assignments as well (with customer signoff).
• Assign asset security controls and levy asset specific liens on controls for which the program did not meet during accreditor reviews.
• Ensure customer sponsored assets maintain their security postures in accordance with customer identified Continuous Monitoring (RMF step 6) directives and policies.
• Provide continuous ad-hoc authorization-related daily support to both customer and programs.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
• DoD 8570 certification in IAT Level 2 certification or above (Security+ CE, CASP+ CE, CISSP, etc.)
• Experience implementing RMF Process and NIST 800-53 technical controls, as well as developing and maintaining associated certification and accreditation documentation.
• Experience in ICD 503 RMF Implementation in the IC.
• Experience supporting IC in the Cyber Security Domain.
• Excellent communication skills on all levels.
• Ability to read technical documentation and identify alignment and/or conflict with process requirements and policies. Be able to translate these findings into customer communications along with action-items to resolve potential issues.
• Excellent communication skills on all levels.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.