Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)-Senior with Security Clearance

Quantech Services Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantech Services is seeking an experienced Information System Security Engineer (ISSE-Senior) to join our Fort Meade, MD team. The role focuses on evaluating security requirements, building secure architectures, and ensuring compliance with DoD and NSA/NISCAP processes across multi-enclave environments.

A TS/SCI clearance with FS polygraph is required, along with 20 years of ISSE experience. The candidate will support certification & accreditation, risk management, and security planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline required.
• Master's degree may substitute for two years of experience.
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, four additional years of ISSE experience may be substituted.

Responsibilities

• Perform security assessments of computing environments to identify vulnerabilities and non-compliance.
• Review and ensure compliance with NSA/DoD RMF and NIST RMF processes.
• Design, develop, and integrate cybersecurity solutions for multi-enclave environments.
• Lead security engineering efforts on engineering teams for secure networking and computing architectures.
• Support security planning, risk analysis, and risk management activities.

Skills

Information security

Security architectures

RMF/NIST frameworks

Communication with stakeholders

Technical risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/InfoSec

Master's degree substituted for 2 years experience

Tools

IASAE Level 3

Job description

Quantech Services is seeking an experienced Information System Security Engineer to join our team in Fort Meade, MD. The ideal candidate is a seasoned information security professional with proven expertise in the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense security operations and compliance. Specifically, the Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)-Senior shall perform, or review, technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Cybersecurity standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies. Validate and verifies system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs. Design, develop, implement and/or integrate Cybersecurity and security systems and system components including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments to include those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection/classification requirements. Build Cybersecurity into systems deployed to operational environments. Assist architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency Security policy and enterprise solutions. Support the building of security architectures. Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures. Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the system development life cycle. Contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations. Review certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, provide feedback on completeness and compliance of its content. Support security authorization activities in compliance with NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NSNCSS business processes for security engineering.

Job Duties

• * Perform requirements gathering and analysis of said requirements
• * Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
• * Apply knowledge of Cybersecurity policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
• * Interact with the customer and other project team members
• * Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of Cybersecurity architectures, systems, or system components
• * Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures
• * Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management
• * Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data
• * Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management
• * Perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements
• * Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements

Please see standard Work, Physical and Mental Requirements for all Quantech roles.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

This is largely a sedentary role mostly sitting; however, some filing may be required. This would require the ability to move files, or boxes with file data, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary, ability to lift up to 40lbs.

Mental Demands

Reading; communicate effectively (verbal and written); maintain emotional control and professionalism.

Education:

• * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• * A Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to eighteen (18) years of experience.
• * In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, four (4) additional years of ISSE experience may be substituted.

Clearance:

• * Active TS/SCI clearance w/a FS polygraph

Certifications:

• * DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 3 is required. Both Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) and CISSP Certifications are required.

Experience:

• * Twenty (20) years’ experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity to include recent experience within the last five (5) years with Cybersecurity principles and technology, including access/control, authorization, identification and authentication, PKI, network and enterprise security architecture is required.

Security clearance required TSSCI - Full Scope Poly Travel 0 - 10%