Senior Information Security Engineer — Vulnerability & Risk

Navstar Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 155,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Navstar Inc. is an established IT services company supporting mission-focused programs across the Intelligence Community.

The selected candidate will have hands-on vulnerability testing experience and a strong understanding of security practices and policies. The role involves security design validation, risk assessment, and collaboration with program managers, system engineering, and test teams to ensure compliant security for processing classified information.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• Experience applying Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Experience formulating and assessing IT security policy.

Responsibilities

• Validate and verify system security requirements and designs for large-scale systems.
• Identify and implement security architectures to ensure enterprise policy compliance.
• Develop technical solutions and standards based on current security architecture.
• Assess and mitigate security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle.
• Lead or contribute to security planning, risk analysis, and audit activities.

Skills

Vulnerability testing

Security policies

RMF

Security tools

Secure configurations

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/related

Tools

Nessus

NMAP

Wireshark

Job description

Navstar Inc. is an established IT services company supporting mission-focused programs across the Intelligence Community.

The selected candidate will have hands-on vulnerability testing experience and a strong understanding of security practices and policies. The role involves security design validation, risk assessment, and collaboration with program managers, system engineering, and test teams to ensure compliant security for processing classified information.