Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

Gladiatoremergence; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gl Gladiatoremergence Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) role located at Fort Meade, MD with TS/SCI and Full Scope Poly on-site. The ISSE performs and reviews security assessments of computing environments to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with IA standards and DoD/NIST RMF processes.

The position supports security planning, risk analysis, certification activities, and ensures secure architectures across multi-enclave environments.

Qualifications

• Requires TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly at start.
• Experience with information assurance standards and DoD/NIST RMF processes.
• Ability to review and validate C&A documentation for compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform and review security assessments of computing environments to identify vulnerabilities and non-compliance.
• Support security authorization activities in compliance with NSA/CSS and RMF guidance.
• Design, develop and integrate IA and security systems across enclaves and data classifications.
• Assist architects and developers in implementing information security functionality for enterprise solutions.

Job description

Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

GJB-0066 Fort Meade, MD TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly On-site

The Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) performs, or reviews, technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommends mitigation strategies Validates and verifies system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs Designs, develops, implements and 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 Builds IA into systems deployed to operational environments Assists architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency security policy and enterprise solutions Supports the building of security architectures Enforces the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures Assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities for system and networking operations Reviews Certification and Accreditation (C&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content Applies system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following:

• system security design process engineering life cycle information domain cross-domain solutions commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography identification authentication authorization system integration risk management intrusion detection contingency planning incident handling configuration control change management auditing certification and accreditation process principles of IA (e.g., confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control) and security testing
• Supports security authorization activities in compliance with NSA/CSS Information System
• Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Information Assurance
• Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) process, the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering

Clearance

TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly, required at start.