Information Systems Security Engineer Level 2 (ISSE 2)

ARSIEM; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 175,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

ARSIEM Corporation seeks an Information Systems Security Engineer 2 to enhance security for government clients. Responsibilities include performing security assessments, designing secure environments, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in security engineering, relevant certifications, and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 14 years of experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer.
• CISSP or CASP+ certification is required.
• DoD 8570.01-M compliance with IASAE Level 2 is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Perform security assessments and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Design and implement security architectures for environments.
• Support risk management and security planning.

Skills

System security design

Network security

Risk management

Incident handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

About ARSIEM Corporation

At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients. Weprovide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government. ARSIEMhas an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to providing the best possible support.

As demand increases, ARSIEM continues to provide reliable and cutting-edge technical solutions at the best value to our clients.That means a career packed with opportunities to grow and the ability to have an impact on every client you work with.

ARSIEM is currently looking for anInformation Systems Security Engineer 2 to participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.This position will support one of our Government clients in Columbia, MD.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Validate and verify system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs.
• Design, develop, implement and/or integrate 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.
• Build IA into systems deployed to operational environments.
• Assist 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.
• Support the building of security architectures.
• Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures.
• Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle.
• Contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities for system and networking operations.
• Review certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content.
• Support security authorization activities in compliance with NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering designs.

Apply system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following to:

• System security design process
• Engineering life cycle
• Information domain
• Cross-domain solutions
• Commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography
• Identification, authentication, and authorization
• System integration
• Risk management
• Intrusion detection
• Contingency planning
• Incident handling
• Configuration control
• Change management, auditing, certification, and accreditation process
• Principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non¬ repudiation, availability, and access control)
• Security testing

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 14 years of experience as an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Note: Four (4) years of lSSE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
• DoD 8570.01-M compliance with IASAE Level2 is required.
• A CISSP or CASP+ is required for this position.

Ability to perform the following job tasks:

• 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 architectures, 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.
• 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 enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.
• Apply knowledge of lA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.
• Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management.
• Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data.
• Interact with the customer and other project team members.
• Perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, including those with differing data protection/classification requirements.
• Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management.
• Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements.
• Support the Government in enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relationships among externalsystems and architectures.

Preferred Qualifications

• RMF/Risk Assessments, Network Architecture, Zero Trust, System Modeling (Cameo) a plus

$175,000 - $196,000 a year

The ARSIEM pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other laws.

Benefits:

For an overview of our benefits, please visit our benefits tab.

https://www.arsiem.com/careers/

Original Posting Date:

2025-05-28

Clearance Requirement: This position requires an active TS/SCI with a polygraph. You must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Candidate Referral: Do you know someone who would be GREAT at this role? If you do, ARSIEM has a way for you to earn a bonus through our referral program for persons presenting NEW (not in our resume database) candidates who are successfully placed on one of our projects. The bonus for this position is $10,000, and the referrer is eligible to receive the sum for any applicant we are able to place within 12 months of referral. The bonus is paid after the referred employee reaches 6 months of employment.

ARSIEM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.