Junior Information Systems Security Engineer

MANTECH • Eglin AFB, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Junior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to join its Air Force / Space team at Eglin AFB. The role supports the United States Air Force’s 53rd Wing Technical Support Services (53rd WTSS) contract.

The ISSE supports security engineering and authorization activities for systems and networks, including designs spanning multiple cloud hosting environments with different data protection and classification requirements. The role also supports Assessment and Authorization (ATO) accreditation, security assessments, continuous monitoring, risk management, security architecture, and the integration of releases into the customer's production IT environment. The position is onsite and full-time.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of direct or related experience in information security.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline from an accredited college or university, or 2 additional years of experience in place of the degree.
• Active and valid DoD 8570.01-M IAT-II certification.
• Current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information.
• Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph.
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for 50% of the time.
• Ability to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, and similar items.
• Ability to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Ability to frequently communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, potentially including delivering presentations, and exchange accurate information.

Responsibilities

• Perform system or network designs across multiple cloud hosting environments, including environments with differing data protection and classification requirements.
• Validate and verify security requirements, establish security designs, and develop security architectures.
• Support ATO accreditation by analyzing security scans and organizational policies and performing continuous monitoring.
• Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management.
• Perform, support, or review security assessments to identify information assurance vulnerabilities or non-compliances and recommend mitigations.
• Recommend cybersecurity-enabled products that provide confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation.
• Work on project teams responsible for engineering and packaging releases for integration into the customer's production IT environment.
• Review, provide feedback on, and help update or maintain SSP documentation.
• Support security authorization activities in compliance with Government standards and the RMF.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level