Senior Systems Engineer - Cybersecurity / ISSO

Integral; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with immediate vesting

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Bonuses & Awards

Professional Training Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Integral Federal is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer – Cybersecurity / ISSO to provide systems engineering and security for Army biometric systems. You will maintain RMF/ATO docs, continuous-monitoring artifacts, and participate in security engineering, cloud security, and operational sustainment.

The role requires DoD RMF experience and a current security clearance. The position focuses on collaboration with DevOps and platform teams, vulnerability management, and system hardening across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 7 years of systems engineering experience.
• Hands-on DoD/Army RMF and eMASS support experience.
• Experience maintaining an active ATO and continuous-monitoring program; POA&M management.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53/800-37 and biometric systems; CI/CD experience.
• Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Act as contractor ISSO and main interface with government cybersecurity personnel.
• Maintain RMF/ATO documentation, SSP evidence, POA&M, STIGs, and continuous-monitoring artifacts.
• Coordinate vulnerability scanning, STIG assessments, and IAVA/IAVM responses.
• Support AWS GovCloud security including IAM, logging, encryption, and network security.
• Hardening Linux/Windows, cloud, and network components; incident response planning.

Skills

RMF/DoD Experience

eMASS Experience

DevOps CI/CD

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

eMASS

STIG Viewer

IAM

AWS GovCloud

Job description

Overview

The Senior Systems Engineer – Cybersecurity / ISSO provides systems engineering and cybersecurity support for Army biometric systems and serves as the contractor Information System Security Officer (ISSO). The engineer maintains the system cybersecurity posture, RMF/ATO documentation and continuous-monitoring activities while also supporting technical security engineering, system hardening, vulnerability remediation, cloud security, and operational sustainment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as contractor ISSO and primary interface with Government ISSM/ISO/SCA cybersecurity personnel.
• Maintain RMF authorization documentation and cybersecurity artifacts within eMASS.
• Maintain ATO/Assess Only authorization status, SSP/control evidence, POA&M, STIG status, scan results, and continuous-monitoring documentation.
• Perform or coordinate ACAS vulnerability scanning, STIG assessments, IAVA/IAVM response, and security-control validation.
• Prepare recurring cybersecurity status reports and provide Government-required cybersecurity information.
• Coordinate technical remediation with cloud, platform, network, and DevOps engineers and verify corrective actions.
• Support AWS GovCloud security including IAM, logging, encryption, network-security configuration, and security monitoring.
• Support system hardening and implementation of security controls across Linux, Windows, cloud, network, and application components.
• Maintain cybersecurity documentation following architecture, configuration, software, or infrastructure changes.
• Support security incident-response planning and execution.
• Support disaster-recovery/contingency-planning exercises and associated cybersecurity artifacts.
• Perform broader systems-engineering, cloud-security, configuration, testing, and technical-analysis activities when not engaged in dedicated ISSO tasks.
• Cross-train with the other BPS Systems Engineers to maintain continuity.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Seven (7) years of professional experience in systems engineering
• Hands-on experience supporting DoD/Army RMF and eMASS.
• Experience maintaining an active ATO and continuous-monitoring program.
• POA&M management.
• NIST 800-53 / 800-37.
• Experience with software integration or testing, including analyzing and implementing test plans and scripts. Understanding of ANSI/NIST ITL and DoW Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS).
• Familiarity with biometric systems. Knowledge of system-of-systems engineering and integration directorate processes.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Secret security clearance.

Preferred:

• AWS GovCloud/cloud security.
• STIG Viewer/Evaluate-STIG.
• IAM and cloud-security architecture.
• Linux/Windows security hardening.
• Security incident response and disaster recovery.

Salary range: $120,000 - $135,000

The above salary range represents a general guideline. Integral Federal considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and/or discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.

Company Overview

Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure.

Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal!

Our package also includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Earned Bonuses & Awards
• Professional Training Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability