Information Systems Security Engineer with Security Clearance

The Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) shall perform, or review, technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies. Validates and verifies system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs. Supports the building of security architectures. Responsibilities Designs, develops, implements and/or integrates IA and security systems and system components including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments to include those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection/classification requirements. Builds IA into systems deployed to operational environments. Assists architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of security policy and enterprise solutions. Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures. Assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle. Reviews certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content. Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations. Applies system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following to: system security design process; engineering life cycle; information domain; cross domain solutions; commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography; identification; authentication; and authorization; system integration; risk management; intrusion detection; contingency planning; incident handling; configuration control; change management; auditing; certification and accreditation process; principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control); and security testing. Qualifications Three positions are available at different levels of experience: Level 1: Seven (7) years experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity required. Level 2: Fourteen (14) years experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. CISSP Certification is required. Level 3: Twenty (20) years experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. ISSEP and CISSP Certifications are required. All Levels: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related disciplinebfb3568a-762b-4989-884b-a9682aa104ca