ISSE

Position Title: ISSE
Position Type: Full-time, Fully On-Site
Location: Chantilly, VA
Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly

Description:
Waypoint's client is seeking an ISSE to join their growing team! The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) core and non-core support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts Core Capabilities are: IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.

Responsibilities:
The Information Systems Security Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Provide analytical and technical security recommendations to the customer
• Identify projects' security requirements
• Participate in network design reviews and security testing for the customer's networks
• Coordinate with system development teams to ensure network security standards are being followed and implemented correctly
• Identify additional security requirements, based on RMF or as the result of security issues that put the customer's systems at risk
• Review and analyze new systems (hardware and software) and provides recommendations concerning their security
• Review Security Requirements Traceability Matrixes (SRTMs), System Security Plans (SSPs) and other IA documentation for completeness
• Provide A&A and RMF guidance to system owners to ensure accreditation success
• Provide insight and recommendations leading up to and during the customer's information assurance readiness review process

Required:

• Current U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI with Poly
• A Cyber Certification (DoD 8570/8140)
• Ability to work customer's core hours (0900 - 1500 Monday - Friday)
• Excellent communications skills - Verbal and Non-Verbal
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in networking protocols and concepts
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in software defined networking principles and technologies
• Demonstrated experience providing security engineering support to capability migration from on-prem to cloud
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the NIST RMF
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in cybersecurity principles
• Demonstrated experience with Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems

Desired:

• Demonstrated experience providing security engineering to cloud capabilities and solutions in AWS, Azure or other mainstream CSP
• Demonstrated cloud architecting experience (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect)
• Systems Engineering (configuration management, requirements management/writing, architecture, interfaces)
• Knowledgeable of customer's infrastructure
• Familiarity with customer's IA processes
• Bachelors of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision
• Experience briefing senior customer personnel
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Experience with IA vulnerability testing and related network and system test tools (i.e. retina, HBSS, EVSS, ACAS)
• Familiarity with Enterprise Cross Domain Solutions (ECDS)
• Experience with Splunk
• Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain