Senior ISSO Systems Engineer — RMF, ATO, TS/SCI

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO per year

Subsidized employee benefits

Discretionary bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton is hiring an ISSO Support Systems Engineer in Jessup, MD, to join our Cyber Mission business unit. This full-time role supports one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts and requires on-site work at a customer location.

The successful candidate will advise on IS security, maintain ATO/POA&Ms, update SSPs, manage vulnerabilities, and collaborate with the ISSE throughout RMF processes. A TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science, information systems, engineering plus 15+ years of systems engineering experience.
• DoD8570 compliance with IAT Level 2 or higher is required.
• Strong experience as an ISSO with the customer.
• Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Advise Government on security of an Information System (IS).
• Manage day-to-day security operations of the system.
• Perform Security Control Validation Visits, secure configuration, change management.
• Manage RMF processes, PSI/POAM, ATO maintenance, and decommissioning as needed.
• Develop and update System Security Plans (SSPs) and supporting docs.
• Collaborate with ISSE on design, build, and self-test of systems.
• Review security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and non-compliance.
• Utilize XACTA as the system of record for SCA data.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / information systems / engineering

15+ years systems engineering experience

DoD8570 IAT Level 2 or higher

Strong ISSO experience with the customer

Tools

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Job description

Peraton is hiring an ISSO Support Systems Engineer in Jessup, MD, to join our Cyber Mission business unit. This full-time role supports one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts and requires on-site work at a customer location.

The successful candidate will advise on IS security, maintain ATO/POA&Ms, update SSPs, manage vulnerabilities, and collaborate with the ISSE throughout RMF processes. A TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.