Information Systems Security Engineer

Edgewater Federal Solutions•Pocatello, ID

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Future Opportunities: Information Systems Security Engineers (ISSE) Are you an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) looking to advance your career while supporting critical national security missions? Edgewater Federal Solutions is actively building a pipeline of talented cybersecurity professionals for future full-time opportunities across our growing programs. Whether you already hold an Active Top Secret Clearance or are looking for an employer willing to sponsor your security clearance, we encourage you to apply and connect with our team. We're seeking driven security professionals who are passionate about protecting mission-critical systems, ensuring compliance, implementing security best practices, and solving complex cybersecurity challenges. By joining our talent community today, you'll be among the first considered as new opportunities become available. If you're looking for a role where your expertise can make a meaningful impact while supporting important government missions, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

Seven (7) years of relevant cybersecurity experience
U.S. Citizenship is required per contract to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI-CI poly.
Active Top-Secret Clearance OR be eligible for one
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Security a ssessment , t esting , and o perations

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree

Responsibilities

Responsible for the secure design, analysis, and test of information security systems and products
Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for data center system environments and performs standard project tasks to analyze IT security compliance requirements, translate those into security designs, implements these designs, and tests effectiveness
Server as a SME with working knowledge of information security products including firewalls, monitoring and intrusion detection systems, anti-virus systems, vulnerability testing, and security analysis tools
Create and update security test plans for detecting and mitigating risk to information systems.
Engineer and perform tests and test plans to satisfy audits.
Provide solutions for mitigating information systems findings or risks
Evaluate, improve, and maintain the information security throughout the infrastructure.
Monitor and correct information system issues and create recovery processes for failures and vulnerabilities and track vulnerabilities until they are resolved or mitigated to the satisfaction of the government Accrediting Authority (AO)
Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with engineers to implement those fixes
Maintain security, compliance, and reduce risk strategies for information systems.
Works with other security entities for certification and accreditation and authority to operate for new platforms or services to include cloud services and platforms
Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks, such as automated scanning of systems and auditing, and data spill clean ups
Configure scanning tools to function without impacting the users or the system
Configure and support TLS and PKI encrypted connections
Provide 4th level support and liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
Ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date to include system security plans, business impact analyses, continuity of operations plans, mitigations, authorized software lists, authorized hardware lists, and elevated user access list and roles
Ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date to include inventory and patch levels of all systems to include hostnames, property numbers, IP addresses, enclave, number of cores, number of processors, admin passwords, certificates, and service accounts on a monthly interval
Provide real time alerts and dashboard information on security performance and availability
Document system configurations to include passwords, access controls, version number, and revision numbers, patch levels, and inventory to include hostnames, TCP/IP addresses, number of processors, and number of cores, memory, and license keys
Continually transition knowledge to the government staff through training and assistance on how to use the technology using industry best practices
Write Engineering Documents as requested this includes the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and the Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP)