Senior ISSE - TS/SCI Poly Security Engineer

Emtakllc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Emtakllc is seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to support high-priority IC/DoD missions. The ISSE will perform security assessments, develop mitigations, and contribute to security architecture across multi-enclave environments in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Requirements include 12 years of ISSE experience, DoD 8570 IASAE Level 2 certification, and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. TS/SCI poly is required for the role.

Qualifications

• 12 years of ISSE experience in programs of similar scope
• Recent 5-year experience applying cybersecurity principles and technologies (access control, authorization, identification and authentication, PKI, network security, enterprise security)
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Information Assurance, Information Security, Systems Engineering or related discipline
• DoD 8570 / IASAE Level 2 compliance required
• Four additional years of ISSE experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Perform and/or review technical security assessments of computing and network environments to identify vulnerabilities and non-compliance with IA/security standards.
• Develop mitigation strategies and support resolution of identified security risks.
• Validate and verify system security requirements and contribute to system security architecture and design.
• Design and integrate information assurance and cybersecurity solutions across computing and enclave environments with differing data protection requirements.
• Build security controls into systems throughout the engineering and deployment lifecycle.
• Collaborate with architects and developers to implement security functionality aligned with policy.
• Support security architectures and trusted relationships between external systems and architectures.
• Assess and mitigate cybersecurity threats across the system/program lifecycle.
• Support security planning, risk analysis, authorization, certification, and awareness activities.
• Review security authorization and certification documentation for completeness and accuracy.

Skills

ISSE experience

Cybersecurity principles

Security assessments

Education

Bachelor’s degree (CS/InfoSec/Systems Eng)

DoD 8570 / IASAE Level 2

Job description

Emtakllc is seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to support high-priority IC/DoD missions. The ISSE will perform security assessments, develop mitigations, and contribute to security architecture across multi-enclave environments in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Requirements include 12 years of ISSE experience, DoD 8570 IASAE Level 2 certification, and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. TS/SCI poly is required for the role.