Senior Engineer II- Information Security Systems
FHLB Des Moines
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Job summary
Qualifications
- 7+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience required.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot Linux/Windows servers and endpoints.
- Hands-on experience with Tenable/ACAS and Splunk/ELK.
Responsibilities
- Engineer and integrate security controls into system architectures.
- Provide advanced troubleshooting for Linux/Windows servers.
- Implement and sustain continuous monitoring for security controls.
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Education
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Job description
Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi‑billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.
People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip's nationally‑recognised Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values‑based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it has earned us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.
Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.
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Microchip's Frequency and Timing Division is a world leader in precise time solutions and sets the world's standard for time. The division generates, distributes and applies precise time for the communications, aerospace/defense, IT infrastructure, and metrology industries. Microchip's customers, from communication service providers and network equipment manufacturers to governments and their suppliers worldwide, build more reliable networks and systems by using the company's advanced timing technologies, atomic clocks, services, and solutions. Microchip products support today’s precise timing standards, including GPS‑based timing, IEEE 1588 (PTP), Network Time Protocol (NTP), and Synchronous Ethernet.
Our Government Systems group in Boulder, CO is seeking an Senior Engineer II‑Information Security Systems (ISSE) to provide technical support in the design, implementation, and sustainment of cybersecurity capabilities across complex enterprise and mission systems. The ISSE ensures compliance with governing standards and frameworks, including NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP 800‑53, ICD 503, CNSSI 1253, and DISA STIGs. This role requires technical aptitude to troubleshoot Linux and Windows servers, end‑user nodes, Cisco switches, and enterprise shared storage systems while applying continuous monitoring practices to maintain compliance and strengthen mission assurance.
- Engineer and integrate security controls into system and network architectures, including virtualised platforms, shared storage, and mission networks.
- Translate NIST and CNSS security controls into technical designs and secure implementations.
Provide advanced troubleshooting for:
- Linux and Windows servers – configuration, patching, service integrity.
- Linux and Windows end‑user workstations/nodes – endpoint compliance and hardening.
- Cisco switches and network devices – VLANs, ACLs, port security, logging.
- Shared drives and enterprise file systems – permissions, access auditing, data protection.
- Collaborate with administrators and engineers to resolve technical issues while maintaining compliance.
- Implement and sustain continuous monitoring for common and system‑specific controls, including automated vulnerability scanning, patch compliance, and SIEM log analysis.
- Correlate monitoring results across systems, assess control effectiveness, and recommend remediation strategies.
- Conduct technical security assessments using Tenable, DISA STIGs, CSO Benchmarks, and related NIST guidelines.
- Analyse results, prioritise risk, and lead remediation with system and network teams.
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
- US citizenship.
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience with demonstrated expertise in NIST RMF and related standards.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and support Linux/Windows servers and endpoints, Cisco network devices, and enterprise storage systems.
- Hands‑on experience with compliance and monitoring tools (Tenable/ACAS, Splunk/ELK, HBSS/ESS).
- Occasional travel to client sites in other states (typically 3–5 days, less than once per quarter).
- Wellness & Medical Benefits effective on your first day of employment.
- Gold‑Standard Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Benefits.
- Quarterly Employee Cash Bonus Plan.
- Restricted Stock Grant.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
- Spending Accounts.
- Life Insurance.
- Long‑Term Care.
- Legal Support.
- Employee Assistance Plan.
- Vacation Pay.
- Absence Time – "Sick Pay".
- 10 Paid Holidays.
This job requires access to technology, materials, software, or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates must provide proof of US citizenship, permanent US residency, or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324(b)(a)(3).
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Bending at waist, carrying, feeling, handling, hearing, kneeling, other, pulling, pushing, reaching, seeing, talking, works alone, works around others.
70% sitting; 15% walking; 15% standing; 100% indoors; usual business hours.
We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry‑leading ESPP program with a 2‑year look‑back feature. The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $70,000–$198,000 (range subject to location, skills and experience).
Benefits of working at Microchip.
Application window will remain open until qualified candidates have been identified.
Microchip Technology Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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