Information Systems Security Engineer — Cloud, RMF & Automation

Southern Arkansas University; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

National Security Agency information systems security engineer roles in Maryland focus on designing, implementing, and defending secure IT environments. Teams cover operating systems, networks, and cloud configurations to protect critical missions and data.

The role emphasizes RMF processes, vulnerability management, and secure software practices across platforms. Candidates will engage with cybersecurity frameworks, risk assessment, and remediation efforts while applying cryptographic knowledge

Responsibilities

• Design system/network architectures to enforce levels of confidentiality, integrity and availability
• Define and manage remediation plans across applications, infrastructure, and cloud
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards and regulatory requirements (e.g. NIST)
• Assess and mitigate risks in legacy systems, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities
• Lead and provide oversight to activities to patch and harden infrastructure systems
• Define information system security requirements and functionality
• Review security configuration options of cloud services and recommend security configurations
• Understand cryptography and the ability to program (Python, Java, etc.)
• Monitor the cybersecurity hygiene for a family of IT systems directing remediation of configuration and vulnerability findings to reduce adversary risks
• Operate within teams focused on implementing and evolving procedures and security settings designed to protect data and applications in cloud environments
• Conduct security engineering/hardening of the latest operating systems, tailoring them for use in the specific mission area
• Ability to implement automation and artificial intelligence across the RMF authorization life cycle and into continuous monitoring

Job description

National Security Agency information systems security engineer roles in Maryland focus on designing, implementing, and defending secure IT environments. Teams cover operating systems, networks, and cloud configurations to protect critical missions and data.

The role emphasizes RMF processes, vulnerability management, and secure software practices across platforms. Candidates will engage with cybersecurity frameworks, risk assessment, and remediation efforts while applying cryptographic knowledge