Mission-Critical ISSE: Cybersecurity Engineer (RMF/DOD)

Bering Straits Native Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bering Straits Native Corporation is seeking an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) in Colorado Springs to integrate cybersecurity requirements across the system lifecycle. You will work with IS managers, admins, and government counterparts to ensure secure designs and compliant documentation.

Responsibilities include implementing RMF, developing SSPs and SARs, and conducting vulnerability assessments.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IT, IS, Engineering, Math, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in cybersecurity, information assurance, or related disciplines.
• Experience implementing RMF for DoD or Federal systems.
• Experience developing accreditation packages and documentation.
• Experience with security controls implementation and assessment.
• Knowledge of network/system security concepts and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Integrate cybersecurity and IA requirements into design, development, and sustainment of information systems.
• Apply secure SDLC principles to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Support RMF activities including system categorization, control selection, and authorization.
• Develop SSPs, SARs, POA&Ms, and security architecture documents.
• Collaborate with ISSMs, admins, network engineers, and government reps to ensure secure designs.
• Conduct security analyses, vulnerability assessments, risk evaluations, and technical reviews.
• Review architectures, diagrams, configurations, and docs for cybersecurity compliance.
• Implement security controls per DoD, IC, and org requirements.
• Support system accreditation for classified/unclassified systems.
• Assist with secure network architectures, boundary protections, encryption, and access controls.
• Analyze vulnerabilities and recommend mitigations.
• Support testing, vulnerability scanning, and inspections.
• Develop cybersecurity policies, standards, and implementation guidance.
• Participate in design reviews and technical working groups.
• Provide cybersecurity guidance to management and leadership.
• Support incident response and continuous monitoring.

Skills

RMF

NIST SP 800-53

Cybersecurity engineering

Windows security

Linux security

SIEM

PKI

Vulnerability assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

HBSS

Splunk

Endpoint security tools

Job description

Bering Straits Native Corporation is seeking an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) in Colorado Springs to integrate cybersecurity requirements across the system lifecycle. You will work with IS managers, admins, and government counterparts to ensure secure designs and compliant documentation.

Responsibilities include implementing RMF, developing SSPs and SARs, and conducting vulnerability assessments.