Information Systems Security Engineer Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

VulnU; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 25 days

Discretionary bonus plan

Subsidized benefits

Job summary

Peraton seeks an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to join the team in the Annapolis Junction, MD area. The role delivers information security solutions, assesses vulnerabilities, and provides enterprise-level security services across networks, servers, desktops, and applications.

The successful candidate will provide technical and programmatic information assurance and system administration, with experience designing across enclaves and data protection requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required; 14 years’ ISSE experience may substitute for a BS.
• Active CISSP certification is required.
• Experience in system administration, security planning, and risk management.
• Ability to support multiple enclaves with different data protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and programmatic information assurance and system administration services.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and develop security solutions.
• Support network, server, desktop, and application security services.
• Design system or network architectures across enclaves with varying data protection needs.
• Recommend system-level solutions to security and admin requirements.
• Support government enforcement of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.

Skills

Information security

System administration

Risk analysis

Security design

Information assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Assurance / Information Security / System Engineering

Tools

CISSP

Job description

ResponsibilitiesPeraton is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to join our team in the Annapolis Junction, MD area. Our dynamic team delivers information security solutions that facilitate secure data flows and the detection/prevention of unauthorized behaviors, performs system security vulnerability assessments and solution development, and provides enterprise-level network, server, desktop, and application security services. Candidate will provide technical and programmatic information assurance and system administration services to internal and external customers in support of network and information security systems. In addition to ISSE experience, the ideal candidate will also have a background in systems administration.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. 4 years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted for a BS degree, totaling 18 years of ISSE experience.Minimum of 14 years’ experience as an ISSE is required.Active CISSP certification is required.Ability to accommodate shiftwork as needed, including weekend support, is required.Experience providing system administration support, security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management.Knowledge and ability to perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements.Experience with recommending system-level solutions to resolve security and sys admin requirements.Ability to support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.Benefits:Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.Peraton OverviewPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.Target Salary Range$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.