Information Systems Security Engineer

ManTech; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated Information Systems Security Engineer to join our team in the Fort Meade, Maryland area.

Responsibilities include designing, evaluating, and integrating secure networking and enclave environments, applying RMF/NIST practices, and collaborating with government stakeholders to manage risk and maintain trusted relationships across systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline; 14 years ISSE/related security engineering experience.
• CISSP or equivalent certification required.
• Experience with RMF, NIST guidelines, and cybersecurity frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a primary security engineering representative on integrated teams for design, development, implementation, evaluation, and integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.
• Design, develop, implement, and evaluate IA architectures, systems, and system components.
• Apply RMF and security engineering best practices to build resilient secure computing environments.
• Interact with customer stakeholders and multi-disciplinary project teams to drive security alignment throughout the system engineering lifecycle.
• Support Government in enforcing trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.
• Provide security planning, vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, and risk management for Government data.
• Perform system and network designs across multiple enclaves and recommend robust solutions.

Skills

Security engineering

RMF / NIST

Risk analysis

Customer interaction

IA architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline

14+ years ISSE or related security engineering experience

Tools

RMF

NIST guidelines

PKI

Cryptography

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to join our team in the Fort Meade, Maryland area.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participate as a primary security engineering representative on integrated teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.

• Design, develop, implement, and evaluate Information Assurance (IA) architectures, systems, and system components.

• Apply thorough knowledge of Information Assurance policy, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and security engineering best practices to build resilient secure computing environments.

• Interact directly with customer stakeholders and multi-disciplinary project team members to drive security alignment throughout the system engineering lifecycle.

• Support the Government in enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.

• Provide comprehensive security planning, vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, and risk management while identifying overall security requirements for Government data.

• Perform system and network designs across multiple enclaves and recommend robust solutions to resolve complex security requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline (4 years of additional ISSE experience may substitute for a degree).

• Fourteen (14) years of experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) or in related information security or engineering roles.

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent certification is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., RMF, NIST guidelines) and guiding systems through review boards.

• Practical experience or familiarity with data protection methods, identity management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), or cryptography.

Clearance Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.

• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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