Senior Secret-Cleared ISSE: RMF, Splunk & ATO

Insight Global (United States); Clearfield (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Secret Cleared Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) for an aerospace/defense client. You will support RMF, ATO readiness, security engineering, and vulnerability management throughout the system lifecycle.

Responsibilities include developing artifacts, identifying gaps, and collaborating with engineers, ISSMs, assessors, and leaders to implement cybersecurity requirements across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related STEM field.
• 10+ years of relevant IT and cybersecurity experience.
• Recent hands-on cybersecurity experience.
• Working knowledge of RMF, security controls, assessments, and ATO preparation.
• Hands-on experience with Splunk and ACAS tools.
• Ability to communicate with technical teams and leadership.
• Ability to work fully onsite.
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret and SAP access.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Ability to obtain IAM Level III certification (CISSP/CISM/GSLC/CCISO) within six months.
• DoD or federal government experience.
• Experience creating Splunk queries, dashboards, and reports.
• Log analysis, anomaly detection, and security-event investigation.
• Hands-on ACAS vulnerability assessment experience.
• Experience incorporating cybersecurity controls into lifecycles.
• Security reviews of infrastructure, servers, routers, network appliances, software, or system changes.
• Jira and Confluence experience, including ticket management and basic dashboard creation.
• Experience mentoring junior cybersecurity professionals.
• Master’s degree in related field.

Responsibilities

• Support RMF activities and ATO preparation, including security controls, assessments, and documentation.
• Develop and review cybersecurity artifacts, including SSPs, policies, plans, and procedures.
• Identify security gaps and recommend technical or process improvements to mitigate risk.
• Use Splunk and ACAS to monitor controls, analyze logs, identify vulnerabilities, and support remediation.
• Create and refine Splunk queries, dashboards, and reports.
• Evaluate new systems, infrastructure changes, and architectures for security and compliance.
• Partner with engineering, program leadership, ISSMs, assessors, and customers to ensure cybersecurity requirements are implemented.
• Communicate cybersecurity risks and recommendations to technical teams and leadership.

Skills

RMF

Splunk

ACAS

Communication

Secret clearance

Jira/Confluence

DoD experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/Engineering

Master's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/Engineering

Tools

Splunk

ACAS

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Secret Cleared Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) for an aerospace/defense client. You will support RMF, ATO readiness, security engineering, and vulnerability management throughout the system lifecycle.

Responsibilities include developing artifacts, identifying gaps, and collaborating with engineers, ISSMs, assessors, and leaders to implement cybersecurity requirements across the lifecycle.