Information Systems Security Engineer Level 1

Grvty; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

GRVTY is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer Level 1 to support Intelligence Community missions at Fort Meade. The role involves performing security assessments, designing secure networks and IA architectures, and collaborating with government teams to enforce trusted relationships and manage risk.

Required qualifications include TS/SCI with polygraph clearance, DoD 8570 IASAE Level 2 compliance, and a technical Bachelor's degree with substantial ISSE experience or equivalent years

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.
• Most recent polygraph within the last 7 years.
• DoD 8570 IASAE Level 2 compliance is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform or review security assessments of computing environments to identify vulnerabilities and non-compliance with IA standards.
• Serve as security engineering representative on engineering teams for secure networking, computing and enclave environments.
• Develop and implement IA architectures, systems or components and evaluate security controls.
• Support enforceable trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.
• Assist in security planning, risk analysis and risk management to protect government data.

Skills

DoD 8570 IASAE Level 2

TS/SCI with polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

ISSE experience 11 years in lieu of degree

Job description

Information Systems Security Engineer Level 1

GRVTY is seeking experienced Information Systems Security Engineer to support core Intelligence Community (IC) missions. As a cyber professional in the intelligence community, you will work as part of a team on the frontlines against our cyber adversaries.

What You’ll be Owning:

ISSE shall perform, or review, technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies.

Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architecture(s), systems, or system components

Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

Apply knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

Interact with the customer and other project team members

Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components

Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures

Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management

Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data

Systems running Red Hat, CentOS, SUSE and custom vendor-specific operating systems, with high-speed shared storage (lustre, and gpfs as examples), along with dedicated high-speed low latency network interconnects like Infiniband and Slingshot.

Transitioning systems into Operations. This team works across organizations to provide for planning, delivery, and integration of new or additional HPC sustainment capabilities that include HPC systems, servers (cluster, SMP, MPP and SPD), and parallel file systems.

System Administrators (HPC) must support The HPC and ABS (ABUNDANTSHIELD high speed shared parallel storage) SRE teams and follow Government designated policies and procedures, developed to enhance the teams’ ability to perform their sustainment responsibilities and to improve customer mission operations.

What You Must Have:

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance. Most recent poly in the last 7 years.
• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and seven (7) years of ISSE experience or eleven (11) years' experience in lieu of degree.

Pay Range:At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

• The pay range for this position is: $154,000.00 - $164,000.00