Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) II

Cybersecurity Jobs; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs seeks a Senior ISSE II to join a 100% onsite program in Tucson, AZ. You will provide security guidance across cyber operations, engineering, and digital technology to help teams establish standards and evaluate solutions for mission success.

Responsibilities include delivering briefings, acting as SME for security tools, and driving secure, compliant architectures while collaborating with architecture teams. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Security clearance type: Secret (Current).
• Security clearance status: Active on day 1.
• STEM degree and minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Cyber / Systems Security or Network Architecture.
• Experience with compliance regulations: NISPOM, DAAPM, JAFAN, ICD, FAA, HIPAA.
• Within six months of hire, obtain DoD 8570.01-M IAM III certification (CISSP, CISM, GSLC, CCISO).

Responsibilities

• Deliver briefings, presentations, and technical updates to leadership.
• Act as SME for designated security tools and align with standard solutions.
• Develop, implement, and sustain technical standards balancing mission needs.
• Provide strategic direction and drive technological innovation.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to design secure, compliant solutions.
• Evaluate new technology with gap analyses and risk evaluations.
• Advise on customer discussions, approvals, and related activities as needed.
• Ensure architecture team efficiencies, cost offsets, and savings tracking.
• Lead cybersecurity projects and initiatives including cost-benefit and risk analysis.
• Support organizational strategy and goals.

Skills

Security/Cyber Security

Network Architecture

Compliance Knowledge

DoD 8570 IAM III awareness

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

VMware

Nutanix

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Job description

The Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) II serves as an individual contributor on a 100% onsite program in Tucson, Arizona, supporting a layered environment involving Classified Information Systems. This role provides security and architectural guidance across cybersecurity operations, digital technology, and engineering to help teams establish standards and evaluate technical solutions for mission success.

Onsite Location

• Tucson, AZ, United States
• US-AZ-TUCSON-M05 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG M05 (External Site)

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver briefings, presentations, and technical updates to multiple levels of the business.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for designated security tools, ensuring alignment with and support for Raytheon’s standard solutions portfolio.
• Develop, implement, and sustain technical standards while balancing program needs and mission requirements.
• Provide strategic direction and drive technological innovation.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to design and develop secure, compliant technical solutions for deployment.
• Perform technical solution evaluations for new technology, including gap analysis and risk evaluations.
• Provide expert technical advisement to support customer discussions, negotiations, approval requests, and related activities as needed.
• Ensure architecture team efficiencies, cost offsets, and savings are captured to support competitive advantage.
• Provide oversight and leadership for cybersecurity projects and initiatives, including cost-benefit and risk management analysis.
• Support enterprise and business initiatives that drive technological evolution for supported programs.
• Support the organization’s vision, strategy, and goals.
• Travel as needed, up to 10%.

Required Qualifications

• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Security clearance type: Secret (Current)
• Security clearance status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
• Typically requires a STEM degree and minimum 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in Cyber / Systems Security or Network Architecture / Technology.
• Experience understanding and implementing compliance regulations including NISPOM, DAAPM, JAFAN, ICD, FAA, HIPAA, and/or other government regulations or requirements.
• Within six months of hire date, obtain and maintain a security professional certification aligned to DoD 8570.01-M IAM level III (CISSP, CISM, GSLC, or CCISO), if not already certified.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with change management or architectural governance.
• Ability to tailor technical discussions to different audiences, and produce security whitepapers and concept of operations materials.
• Experience with information security COTS applications, including endpoint security, SIEM, vulnerability management, encryption, and antivirus.
• Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as SharePoint, MS Project, JIRA, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with SIEM tools.
• Understanding of enterprise architectural framework methodologies, including TOGAF and DoDAF.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes, Rancher, and Docker.
• Experience with virtualization including VMWare and Nutanix.
• Familiarity with cloud architecture, service categories, and deployment models.

Relevant Technologies

• CISSP, CISM, GSLC, CCISO
• DoD 8570.01-M IAM level III
• NISPOM, DAAPM, JAFAN, ICD, FAA, HIPAA
• TOGAF, DoDAF
• SharePoint, MS Project, JIRA, Azure DevOps
• SIEM, endpoint security, security information and event management
• Vulnerability management, encryption, antivirus
• Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker
• VMWare, Nutanix

Compensation

USD 107,500 - 204,500 per year

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability, Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays

Additional Information

• Relocation: Relocation Non-Eligible (relocation assistance not available)
• Position role type: Onsite
• Date posted: 2026-11-02
• Country: United States of America