Information Systems Security Engineer

TechOpps Inc.; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

TechOpps Inc. seeks an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) with deep experience to support NC3, COG, and senior leader communications on-site at Fort Meade, MD. The engineer will perform and review security assessments, define requirements, and design secure architectures across enclave environments with diverse data classifications.

Strong IA, RMF, NISCAP, and C&A expertise are required. The role emphasizes cross-domain solutions, cryptography, and incident handling, with close

Qualifications

• 20 years of ISSE experience and related IA expertise.
• Familiarity with RMF, NISCAP, and DoD security standards.
• Ability to review security assessments and develop mitigations.
• Experience communicating with customers and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform or review technical security assessments across computing environments.
• Define system security requirements and verify designs meet IA standards.
• Design, implement and integrate IA and security components for networks and enclaves.
• Support security architectures and enforce trusted relationships between systems.
• Assess threats, mitigate risks, and support certification and accreditation processes.

Skills

ISSE Experience

IA RMF Knowledge

Security Architecture

System Security Design

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/IA/ISSE

Master’s Degree substitution for 2 years

ISSE substitution for Bachelor degree

Job description

Job Description

Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Skill Level 3

Location:

Fort Meade, MD

Clearance:

TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly

Certifications:

• DoD 8570 compliance w/IASAE Level 3 required
• ISSEP Required
• CISSP Required

Program Overview:

Our client’s mission is the implementation and fielding of the National Leadership Command Capability in support of Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Continuity of Government (COG), and Senior Leader communications.

Position Description:

The successfully engineer on this project will have 20 years of experience as an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE). The successful candidate will perform, or review, technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies. Validate and verify system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs. Designs, develops, implements and/or integrates IA 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. 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 program life cycle.

Apply system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following:

• system security design process
• engineering life cycle
• information domain
• cross domain solutions
• COTS and GOTS cryptography
• Identification, authentication, and authorization
• system integration
• risk management
• intrusion detection
• contingency planning
• incident handling
• configuration control and change management
• auditing
• certification and accreditation processes

Required Experience/Skills:

• 20 years of experience as an Information System Security Engineer
• Versed in principles of IA including confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control
• Experience supporting security authorization activities in compliance with:
• NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP)
• DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering
• Experience interacting directly with customer and other project team members
• Experience generating system level solutions to resolve security requirements
• Experience developing functional and secure system architectural design plans

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance or Information Security System Engineering required
• Master’s Degree Computer Science, Information Assurance or Information Security System Engineering may be substituted for two (2) years of experience
• Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree

TechOpps Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.