Information Systems Security Engineer

SAIC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to support the U.S. Space Force and Space Systems Command in the maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars integral to missile surveillance and space surveillance missions.

You will plan, develop, and deliver PARCS and UEWR assessments to identify deviations and implement remediation solutions. This position is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ 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.

Responsibilities

• Build security architectures and design cybersecurity artifacts.
• Develop cyber requirements to DoD 8570/8140 standards.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and RMF compliance remediation.
• Assess RMF artifacts and identify deviations from control requirements.
• Establish program control processes for certification and audits.

Skills

RMF knowledge

DoD 8570 IAT Level II

Nessus/Tenable

STIG Viewer

EvaluateSTIG

Bash

Python

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

Tenable Security Center

STIG Viewer

EvaluateSTIG

Job 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 nine or more (9+) 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.