Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)

Interactive Process Technology•Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

IPT Associates (IPTA) is seeking an Information System Security Engineer to support work at Wright-Patterson AFB. The position is contingent upon contract award, and the actual job description may vary according to contract requirements and organizational needs. The role applies system security engineering practices across the system lifecycle and supports Risk Management Framework activities, authorization, continuous monitoring, and cybersecurity risk decisions. It works with system owners, program managers, cybersecurity personnel, engineers, developers, and government stakeholders, and supports multi-level security capabilities up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information and assessment against Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force Zero Trust guidance. IPTA describes its culture as collaborative, supportive, and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on learning, growth, integrity, service, initiative, and teamwork.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
Five or more years of experience in information system security engineering, cybersecurity engineering, Risk Management Framework, or assessment and authorization.
Knowledge of NIST SP 800-160, 800-37, 800-53, and 800-53A; CNSSI 1253; DoDI 8510.01; and applicable Air Force cybersecurity policy.
Experience analyzing security requirements and architectures and implementing, assessing, testing, and validating security controls.
Experience developing and maintaining RMF authorization artifacts, including System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, Plans of Action and Milestones, authorization boundaries, inventories, system diagrams, and supporting evidence.
Ability to assess vulnerabilities, architectural and residual risk, and control effectiveness and provide actionable recommendations to cybersecurity decision-makers.
Knowledge of Security Technical Implementation Guides, vulnerability and configuration assessment, audit-log review, continuous monitoring, and remediation validation.
Experience with eMASS, Xacta, or comparable governance, risk, compliance, or authorization-management platforms.
Experience interpreting results from vulnerability-management, compliance, security information and event management, software-security, or container-security tools.
Strong collaboration, technical writing, analysis, briefing, and communication skills.
DoD-approved cyberspace workforce qualification and operating-system certification for assigned duties under DoDM 8140.03.
Ability to meet applicable privileged-user authorization requirements when assigned privileged access.
Active Secret clearance and eligibility to obtain and maintain Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information access when required.

Nice To Haves

CISSP, CISM, CGRC, or an equivalent advanced cybersecurity certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess information systems, architectures, and proposed changes for vulnerabilities, control deficiencies, authorization risk, and impacts to the AFRL Science and Technology authorization boundary; advise the Authorizing Official on required improvements.
Apply system security engineering principles and applicable DoD, Department of the Air Force, AFRL, NIST, and CNSSI standards throughout the system lifecycle.
Support all Risk Management Framework phases, including categorization, control selection and implementation, assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring.
Develop and maintain authorization artifacts, including System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, Plans of Action and Milestones, authorization boundaries, inventories, ports, protocols and services documentation, system diagrams, and supporting evidence.
Conduct security control assessments using vulnerability and configuration scans, documentation and audit-log reviews, security testing, and penetration testing when applicable.
Implement and validate Security Technical Implementation Guides; analyze vulnerability, compliance, source-code, dependency, and container-security results; recommend remediation; and verify corrective actions.
Develop and track Plans of Action and Milestones through closure and maintain current authorization evidence through continuous monitoring.
Support eMASS and Xacta workflows and use security information and event management, vulnerability-management, compliance, and authorization platforms to assess and report system status.
Provide technically supported findings, risk recommendations, and authorization-status updates to the Authorizing Official, designated representatives, Security Control Assessor, and other stakeholders.
Collaborate with system owners, program managers, cybersecurity personnel, engineers, and developers to integrate security into system design and operations.
Support incident response, including affected-system analysis, corrective-action coordination, and reporting through Government channels.
Support multi-level security capabilities up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information and assess systems against DoD and Department of the Air Force Zero Trust guidance.