IT Sys Sec Eng Sr Prin II

BAE Systems•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

As a global leader in defense, security, and aerospace, BAE Systems is dedicated to innovation and impact. Our dynamic work environment offers opportunities for professional growth and a chance to make a meaningful difference in the world. As an ISSE, you will have responsibility for validating and verifying system security requirements and establishing system security designs for large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components. You will identify and implement appropriate information security architectures and functionality to ensure uniform application of security policy and enterprise solutions. You will recommend and develop technical solutions, products, and standards based on current and desired system security architecture. You will assess and mitigate system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle. You will lead and/or contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for various system and networking operations. You will collaborate with other internal technical experts on a day-to-day basis. You will communicate with Program Managers and POCs from customer organizations when necessary, regarding Security issues of significant importance. You will participate in Program Increment Planning and related agile team activities. You will work closely with System Engineering, Test Engineering, and Integration teams to ensure that the hardware and software architecture and implementation meet security requirements. You will analyze and assess system implementation against multiple security compliance policies and recommend and implement enhancements. You will evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet customer specified requirements for processing information. You will evaluate the impact of new development on the operational security posture of the system. You will evaluate, review, and test critical software. You will propose, assess, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies. You will audit and assess system security configuration settings using common methodologies and tools. You will manage and enforce security strategies and policies that affect various components of geographically distributed systems. You will provide configuration management for security-relevant information system software. You will serve as a subject matter expert in security architecture to include providing advice to Program Managers, Customer technical experts, and internal program teams. You will formulate security compliance requirements for new system features. You will identify and remediate security issues throughout the system. You will support risk assessment, risk management, security control assessment, continuous monitoring, service design, and other IA program support functions. You will work with development teams to enrich team-wide understanding of different types of vulnerabilities, attack vectors and remediation approaches. You will plan and conduct security verification testing of relevant type 1 devices.

Requirements

Must currently hold a TS/SCI clearance with an appropriate polygraph.
Must have at least 12 years of experience working as an ISSE on a large technical program.
Must have a solid understanding of security practices and policies and hands-on vulnerability testing experience using Customer tools.
Must have experience applying Risk Management Framework.
Must have experience formulating and assessing IT security policy.
Must have demonstrated knowledge of and experience with common security tools, such as Nessus, NMAP and Wireshark hardware/software security implementation, communication protocol, encryption techniques/tools, and web services.
Must have experience with secure configurations of commonly used desktop and server operating systems.
Must be comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations.
Must have strong verbal and written communications skills.
Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices.
Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs.
Must be capable of performing high-quality work both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or a related discipline.
Five (5) years of experience with Defense in Depth Principals/technology (including access control, authorization, identification and authentication, public key infrastructure, network and enterprise security architecture) and applying risk assessment methodology to system development.
DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 or 3.
Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) Certification.
Computer Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification.
Experience developing/implementing integrated security services management processes, such as assessing and auditing network penetration testing, anti-virus planning assistance, risk analysis, and incident response.
Experience providing information assurance support for application development that includes system security certifications and project evaluations for firewalls that encompass the development, design, and implementation.
Experience with penetration testing tools.
Experience with scripting languages.

Responsibilities

Validating and verifying system security requirements and establishing system security designs for large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components.
Identifying and implementing appropriate information security architectures and functionality to ensure uniform application of security policy and enterprise solutions.
Recommending and developing technical solutions, products, and standards based on current and desired system security architecture.
Assessing and mitigating system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle.
Leading and/or contributing to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for various system and networking operations.
Collaborating with other internal technical experts on a day-to-day basis.
Communicating with Program Managers and POCs from customer organizations when necessary, regarding Security issues of significant importance.
Participating in Program Increment Planning and related agile team activities.
Working closely with System Engineering, Test Engineering, and Integration teams to ensure that the hardware and software architecture and implementation meet security requirements.
Analyzing and assessing system implementation against multiple security compliance policies and recommending and implementing enhancements.
Evaluating security solutions to ensure they meet customer specified requirements for processing information.
Evaluating the impact of new development on the operational security posture of the system.
Evaluating, reviewing, and testing critical software.
Proposing, assessing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
Auditing and assessing system security configuration settings using common methodologies and tools.
Managing and enforcing security strategies and policies that affect various components of geographically distributed systems.
Providing configuration management for security-relevant information system software.
Serving as a subject matter expert in security architecture to include providing advice to Program Managers, Customer technical experts, and internal program teams.
Formulating security compliance requirements for new system features.
Identifying and remediating security issues throughout the system.
Supporting risk assessment, risk management, security control assessment, continuous monitoring, service design, and other IA program support functions.
Working with development teams to enrich team-wide understanding of different types of vulnerabilities, attack vectors and remediation approaches.
Planning and conducting security verification testing of relevant type 1 devices.

Benefits

health, dental, and vision insurance
health savings accounts
a 401(k) savings plan
disability coverage
life and accident insurance
employee assistance program
legal plan
discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
paid time off
paid holidays
paid parental leave
paid military leave
paid bereavement leave
any applicable federal and state sick leave
company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards