Cyber Security InfoSec Engineer

Cyber Security InfoSec Engineer – Senior (TS/SCI with FSP Required)
Location: Reston
Salary Range: $174k-$188k
RCT is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) for a technical development program supporting cloud-based applications, and its associated cloud infrastructure located on a highly secure network. The ISSE will work with a large team of developers, system engineers, DevOps engineers, database administrators, and system architects.

Core business hours for the team are from 9 AM to 3 PM daily – exceptions outside of those hours for the candidate may be negotiated in consultation with management.

The typical day for an ISSE supporting the cloud-based applications is as follows:

· The ISSE will participate in the team’s regularly scheduled Agile tag up (scrum) meetings and report on the status of their assigned Jira issues

· Attend ad-hoc TEMs with the team to discuss and weigh in on numerous architectural aspects of the systems for assessing security impacts that may arise with system changes

· Assist with and/or lead security scans of the systems and report and analyze findings for impacts

· Review any security findings (CVEs) as noted by outside entities for system impact analysis and how best to proceed with addressing them

· Participate in team TEMs and review future system changes/new features for security impacts

Primary Responsibilities

· Identifying, selecting, implementing and assessing NIST SP 800-53 security and privacy controls.

· Developing, establishing and integrating secure configuration baselines per DISA STIGs and CIS benchmark guidelines

· Participate in creating secure architectures and designs

· Ensuring security requirements are integrated into the System/Software Development life cycle (SDLC).

· Performing Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) activities to support Assessment and Authorization (A&A) requirements

· Reviewing, creating and maintaining relevant Assessment and Authorization (A&A) artifacts

· Performing security analysis and monitoring of a 100 percent AWS, cloud-based system

· Performing vulnerability scanning and analysis of the system

· Perform remediation and develop security implementations based on security findings

· Interface with Information System Security Managers (ISSM) to develop and accredit the system

· Participate in or lead technical exchange meetings, document meeting outcomes as needed, and brief management
Required Qualifications
· Experience level: 6-10 years (senior)

· Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

· Typically requires a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, or relevant demonstrable experience

· Other qualifications:

o Hands on experience with Linux (CLI)

o Hands on experience with scripting and programming languages like BASH and Python

o Solid understanding of, experience with networking (e.g., ports, routing tables, subnets, VPNs, firewalls, routers, etc.) to include design, integration and troubleshooting issues

o Experience in working on teams utilizing Agile workflows and processes

o Strong understanding of NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-160, DISA/CIS STIGs, and Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

o Experience with RMF workflow tools

o Strong communication, organizational, and writing skills

§ Must be able to clearly and directly articulate their findings and recommendations.

§ Must be open minded to considering alternative approaches to possible security issues noted by other team members
Desired Qualifications
· Relevant IT certifications (e.g., CISSP, AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Cloud Security, AI security, etc.)

· Experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions such as Ansible / Terraform, or other configuration and automation tools

· Experience in working in a cloud-based environment (AWS)