Information System Security Engineer

SAIC; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to support U.S. Space Force and Space Systems Command, maintaining ground-based radar systems and RMF compliance. The role involves planning, developing, and delivering PARCS/UEWR assessments, ensuring configurations meet enclave policy and DoD standards.

Located in Colorado Springs, CO, you will work with the Program Manager and Chief Engineer to remediate findings and implement security controls in a complex classified environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of related experience.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent IAT Level II DoD 8570 certification.
• ACAS experience (Nessus/Tenable Security Center).
• Experience with Nessus/Tenable Security Center, STIG Viewer, and EvaluateSTIG for RMF assessments and compliance audits.

Responsibilities

• Build security architectures, integrate new architectural features into existing infrastructures, design cybersecurity artifacts, and provide engineering recommendations.
• Develop cyber requirements to DoD 8570/8140 standards.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and compliance audits, triage and prioritize findings, design remediation solutions and apply fixes to RMF controls.
• Assess RMF artifacts and identify deviations from RMF control requirements.
• Establish program control processes covering certification testing, compliance documentation, investigations, software/hardware release, inspections, and audits.

Skills

Active Secret clearance

Security certifications

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

Tenable Security Center

STIG Viewer

EvaluateSTIG

Job description

Minimum Clearance Required Secret

Job ID 2615682

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-14

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cyber Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC seeks an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to support the U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command, in the operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to U.S. and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions. Reporting to the SAIC Program Manager and Chief Engineer, this engineer plans, develops, and delivers PARCS and UEWR assessments of systems and networks to identify deviations from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy, and designs and implements remediation solutions. This position is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Job Duties

• Build security architectures, integrate new architectural features into existing infrastructures, design cybersecurity architectural artifacts, and provide engineering recommendations to resolve integration and testing issues.
• Develop cyber requirements to DoD 8570/8140 standards.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and compliance audits, triage and prioritize findings, design remediation solutions, and apply fixes (configuration changes, system hardening, patching) to bring systems into compliance with RMF controls and enclave policy
• Assess RMF artifacts and identify deviations from RMF control requirements.
• Establish program control processes covering certification testing, compliance documentation, investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, inspections, and periodic audits to support system assessment and authorization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five or more (5+) years of related experience.
• Active Secret clearance.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent IAT Level II DoD 8570 certification.
• ACAS experience (Nessus / Tenable Security Center).
• Experience with Nessus/Tenable Security Center, STIG Viewer, and EvaluateSTIG for RMF assessments and compliance audits.

Desired

• RHEL system administration and hardening experience in an on-premises environment.
• Scripting experience to support remediation and configuration tasks (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Experience supporting assessment and authorization (A&A) of DoD systems.
• Experience with enclave and network security within classified environments.

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.