Cyber Security Engineer - Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) - Senior Principal

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI); Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) in Dayton, OH seeks a Cyber Security - ISSE to support government programs at Wright-Patterson AFB. The role requires travel up to 30% and involves integrating cyber resilience into system architectures across the SDLC.

The ISSE serves as the information security professional delivering security requirements, risk mitigation, and collaboration with systems engineering teams to secure programs and protect critical data in a DoD environment.

Qualifications

• 18+ years' cybersecurity/IT experience
• Strong understanding of SDLC security needs
• Experience with DoD 8500.1-M and related guidance (JSIG, ICD 503)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide ISSE technical input and security solutions across programs
• Design and verify security requirements to reduce risk while preserving ops
• Interface with program managers to explain security requirements and mitigations
• Evaluate threats and develop timely risk-reduction strategies
• Guide defense contractors and assess compliance with program requirements

Skills

Cybersecurity

SDLC

Risk assessment

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (Highly Desired)

Tools

STIG

SCIF/SAPF

NIST SP 800-53

Job description

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Cyber Security - Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) in Dayton, OH. As a Cybersecurity Engineer / Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) with MTSI, you will support a customer operating out of Wright Patterson AFB) in Dayton, OH. Position requires travel up to 30%, as required by the Government. The ISSE serves as the Program Office’s information security professional responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities that capture and refine their requirements and ensures security is integrated into system and security architecture designs. The ISSE works with the Systems Engineering teams to incorporate cyber resiliency objectives, techniques, and design principles into all engineering and development efforts throughout the systems development life cycle (SDLC).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Information Systems Security Officer (ISSE) providing technical input, recommendations, and assistance with the implementation of both higher and granular-level cyber security approaches, methods and solutions that incorporate and maintain compliance to requirements resulting from laws, regulations, and other pertinent guidance.
• Participate in acquisition meetings (PMR, PDR, CDR, etc.), concept of operation (CONOP) working groups, change boards, technical exchange meetings and other similar activities.
• Design and develop security requirements that drive down risk while maintaining operational capability.
• Work between architecture-level and implementation-level engineering meetings to maintain a system-wide view of security functions and apply risk mitigation strategies at the appropriate level.
• Guide and verify defense contractors’ work against program requirements and goals. This includes participating in technical discussions, trade studies and working groups, and conducting research on industry best practices for potential implementation.
• Interface with program managers to explain security requirements, risks and mitigations relative to their priorities of cost and schedule to ensure an acceptable risk tolerance.
• Evaluate newly identified threats and vulnerabilities to customer information systems to ascertain the need for additional safeguards and develop timely implementation strategies to reduce risk.
• Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.
• Assess proposed changes to customer information systems, their operation environment, and mission needs for impacts to cybersecurity architectures and continued compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
• Provide inputs to development teams responsible for designing and developing organizational information systems and upgrading legacy systems.
• Employ best practices when implementing security requirements for information systems including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.
• Keep abreast of current and new security technologies and threats to better support the customer in maintaining cybersecurity resilience.
• Identify integration issues related to the implementation of new systems within the existing infrastructure; recommend mitigation and/or resolution options as appropriate.
• Assist in the design of systems and networks that encompass multiple enclaves to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 18+ years' technical experience in cybersecurity, information technology with focus on cybersecurity implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to understand cybersecurity needs of systems at varied stages of the SDLC.
• Firm understanding of the DoD 8500.1-M, DoDM 5205.07, Volume 1, Joint SAP Implementation Guide (JSIG), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53, Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) Number 503.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to clearly translate client technical needs into technical specifications.
• Demonstrated ability to complete tasks, drive projects to closure, assimilate and correlate project information in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and articulate risk, including to non-technical audiences.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working on DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) implementation.
• Experience working on-site in a government client environment.
• Familiarity with security procedures while working in a SCIF/SAPF environment.
• Cloud Security Implementation experience.
• Familiarity and experience with NSA requirements for COMSEC.
• Experience with DoD Acquisition Lifecycle experience and/or Rapid Acquisition / Rapid Delivery experience
• Capable of applying system security engineering expertise to various client programs/processes (e.g., system security design process, engineering life cycle, information domain and cross domain solutions, identification/authentication/authorization of commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf software employment, system integration, risk management, intrusion detection, contingency planning, incident handling, configuration control, change management, continuous monitoring, auditing, assessment and authorization, confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, networking, or programming.
• Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, networking, or programming, (Highly Desired).

Required Certifications

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP or (CISSP-ISSEP/CISSP-ISSAP)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP).
• AWS Architect or other similar cloud technology security certification

Clearance Requirements

• Security Clearance Level Required: Must possess an active Top Secret security clearance, current within five (5) years, based upon a T5 or T5R investigation (formerly known as Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) or SSBI Periodic Review (SBPR).

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