Information Systems Security Engineer

VTG; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer to lead RMF lifecycle implementation for FBI IT systems onsite. You will guide risk assessments, system categorization, and security control tailoring across multiple lifecycles, ensuring rigorous technical oversight and continuous improvement.

Join a team delivering comprehensive security controls, audits, and documentation, with leadership responsibility, strong mentorship, and collaboration with stakeholders and

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in secure design, analysis, and test of information security systems.
• 8 years applying methods and standards to ensure baseline security safeguards.
• 8 years creating and updating security test plans for risk management.
• Active Top Secret Clearance w/ SCI eligibility.
• CISSP or CEH certification required.
• Cloud certifications: AWS Security - Specialty, CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect Associate.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of contractor security professionals for RMF lifecycle delivery.
• Oversee Prepare step roles, responsibilities, and risk management strategies.
• Guide system categorization to align with mission impact and compliance.
• Advise on security control selection, tailoring, and documentation.
• Oversee controls implementation across lifecycle with focus on deliverables.
• Plan and document security control assessments for effectiveness.
• Prepare risk management documentation for authorization decisions.
• Direct monitoring and continuous assessment; collect metrics for strategy updates.
• Serve as principal cybersecurity advisor on risk, incident response, and audits.
• Foster security awareness and provide technical guidance and training.
• Track and report status, risks, and improvement opportunities to leadership.
• Maintain up-to-date RMF, NIST guidance, and best practices.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

RMF lifecycle

Risk analysis

Incident response

Security training

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to support our national security customer in Huntsville, AL. The position is 100% onsite.

What will you do?

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of contractor security professionals responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the RMF lifecycle for FBI IT systems.
• Oversee and coordinate activities within the Prepare step, ensuring roles, responsibilities, and risk management strategies are clearly defined and maintained.
• Guide system categorization efforts to ensure all information systems are appropriately classified based on mission/business impact and regulatory requirements.
• Advise on the selection, tailoring, and documentation of security controls aligned with system categorizations, Bureau risk appetite, and compliance requirements.
• Oversee the implementation of technical, operational, and management controls throughout system and application lifecycles, with a particular focus on quality and completeness of all deliverables.
• Ensure comprehensive security control assessments are planned, executed, and documented to validate the effectiveness of implemented safeguards.
• Prepare risk management documentation for system authorization and executive decision-making.
• Direct ongoing monitoring and continuous assessment activities, collecting metrics to adjust security strategies and ensure sustained compliance.
• Serve as a principal technical advisor on cybersecurity, bringing subject‑matter expertise to risk analysis, incident response, system remediation, and audit support efforts.
• Foster a culture of security awareness, providing technical guidance and training to both team members and stakeholders.
• Track, report, and communicate status, risks, and improvement opportunities related to security engineering activities to leadership and stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of RMF, NIST guidance, and industry best practices in support of continuous process improvement.

Do you have what it takes?

• 8 years of experience in secure design, analysis, and test of information security systems and products.
• 8 years of experience applying methods, standards and approaches for ensuring the baseline security safeguards are appropriately implemented and documented.
• 8 years of experience creating and updating security test plans for detecting and mitigating risk to information systems.
• Active Top Secret Clearance w/ SCI eligibility
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification required
• Cloud certification:
  • AWS Certified Security - Specialty
  • (ISC) Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

*Position contingent upon contract award*