ME00699-ISSE

Momentum Engineering, Inc.•Annapolis Junction, MD

4d•$150,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

The selected candidate will have numerous responsibilities from day to day drawn from a wide array of activities. This role involves validating and verifying system security requirements, establishing system security designs for large-scale systems, and identifying and implementing appropriate information security architectures. The position requires assessing and mitigating system security threats, leading security planning and assessment activities, and collaborating with technical experts and program managers. The candidate will also participate in agile team activities, work closely with System Engineering, Test Engineering, and Integration teams, and analyze system implementations against security compliance policies. Evaluating security solutions, testing critical software, and enforcing information systems security policies are also key aspects of this role. The Information Systems Security Systems Engineer will manage and enforce security strategies, provide configuration management for security-relevant software, and serve as a subject matter expert in security architecture. Additionally, the role involves formulating security compliance requirements, identifying and remediating security issues, supporting risk assessment and management functions, and working with development teams to enhance understanding of vulnerabilities and remediation approaches. Planning and conducting security verification testing of relevant type 1 devices is also a responsibility.

Requirements

Must have active Top Secret/SCI with NSA FSP
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

Nice To Haves

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
Effectively 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 meets 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 effect 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