Information Systems Security Engineer 3

perform, review, technical security assessments, identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies

We're searching for talented individuals who provide intelligence, engineering, and mission management expertise for the Government. This program will maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of our country's most important missions both at home and abroad. If you are ready to support a high-performing team that truly makes a difference, then come join us

Job Description:

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. 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 Agency security policy and enterprise solutions. Supports the building of security architectures. 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. Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations. Reviews certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content. 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. Support security authorization activities in compliance with NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering.

The Level 3 Information Systems Security Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

• Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

• Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components

• Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

• Apply knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

• Interact with the customer and other project team members

• Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components

• Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures

• Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management

• Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data

• Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management

• Perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements

• Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements

• Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures

• Provide expert guidance and work product evaluation to one or more security engineers that support Engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

• Advocate and recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements. Monitors and suggests improvement to IA policy

• Interact with customers, IT staff, and high-level corporate officers to define and achieve required IA objectives

• Provide the Government assistance to ensure that the architecture and design of information systems are functional and secure, including program of record systems and special purpose environments with platform IT interconnectivity

Qualifications:

• Fifteen (15) years of experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• A Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to eighteen (18) years of experience. Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Required Certifications:

• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 3
• Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP)
• CISSP Certification

Position requires active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph

About Us
RealmOne is a mid-sized science and technology company dedicated to solving our customers' toughest mission challenges.

Headquartered in Columbia, MD., RealmOne supplies advanced cybersecurity, data science and software engineering services and products to customers in the Government and commercial sectors.

RealmOne has won numerous awards, to include Top Workplaces by the Baltimore Sun. Across more than 20 prime contracts, RealmOne is a premiere innovator for the Government and Department of Defense, and our team is located across the United States.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.