Senior Information Systems Security Engineer

Description

Position Summary

The Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) provides advanced cybersecurity expertise in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure information systems that meet stringent Department of Defense (DoD) and MDA security requirements. The ISSE collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with Risk Management Framework (RMF) standards, conducts vulnerability assessments, and develops mitigation strategies to safeguard mission-critical systems. The position requires deep technical knowledge of cybersecurity principles, system architecture, and emerging threats to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of MDA systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of cyber security programs, policies, procedures, and tools.
• Analyzes information systems, weapons systems, command, control, communications, and/or intelligence systems to determine vulnerabilities and conduct comprehensive risk assessments.
• Conducts security inspections, assessments, tests, and reviews of information systems and networks to ensure no security changes have been made to invalidate the current Assessment and Authorization (A&A) and/or to determine certification compliance to DoD Policies and procedures, existing vulnerabilities and residual risk.
• Supports continuous review of A&A support documentation packages and system fielding, operations or upgrades requirements to ensure accuracy, completeness and that the support documentation packages meet minimal risk acceptance standards.
• Supports projects to ensure implementation of cyber security controls, takes corrective action in response to Information
• Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs), Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs), and security incidents and engages external assessment agencies in coordination with the Authorizing Official (AO).
• Ensure the secure configuration of information systems, network equipment and applications / software / operating systems.
• Leads or participates in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) authorization efforts in coordination with the AO.
• Provides advice and information on emerging cybersecurity technology and doctrine issues.
• Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to plan, resource, and execute cyber security requirements for networks and systems.
• Have demonstrable experience in configuring cybersecurity technical controls, testing cybersecurity controls, developing policies and procedures, and conducting audit log reviews of information systems and/or networks.
• Have demonstrable knowledge of DoD requirements under RMF and be able to apply those requirements to information systems and networks.
• Have demonstrable knowledge of creating technical documentation, reports and/or presentations.
• Have demonstrable knowledge of cyber doctrine and DoD Cybersecurity best practices.
• Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Have fundamental networking knowledge.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Must have 8, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
• May be reduced with completion of advanced education such as a bachelor's degreeMust have 6 years of directly related experience
• Must have 2 year of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have a current DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification with Continuing Education (CE) - (CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP)
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
• Must be able to work on-site to access classified systems

Desired Requirements:

• Have a Bachelor's degree (or higher) of Computer Science or a related science in engineering or scientific field of study from an accredited college or university
• Be able to perform multiple projects with dynamic tasking and follow-through from beginning to end on assigned tasks.
• Have a working knowledge of network protocols and traffic flow
• Have experience in a MS Windows, RHEL, and VMWare virtualized environment
• Have experience with Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator, Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), and DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
• Have 1, or more, of the following certifications: EC-Council C|EH, CompTIA CySA+, MCSA, Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Travel

Up to 10%

Shift

• Hours and shift determined by location.

Note

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Salary Description

Salary Range: $110,000 - $135,000