ISSE Level 2 Washington DC
Overview
Lead technical security assessments for computing environments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigations. Design and integrate cybersecurity systems across networking computing and enclave environments. Support architects in implementing security policies and enforce trusted relationships between systems. Conduct system and network threat assessments throughout the development lifecycle. Ensure DoD RMF and NIST RMF compliance through security planning risk analysis and certification activities. This is a Level 2 ISSE role requiring TS/SCI clearance and a poligraph.
What You'll Do11
- 1Perform technical security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigations
- 2Design and integrate cybersecurity systems for networking computing and enclave environments
- 3Build security architectures for multi-enclave systems with varying data protection requirements
- 4Assess and mitigate security threats throughout the system development lifecycle
- 5Support security planning risk analysis and certification activities for government operations
- 6Review certification documentation for completeness and compliance
- 7Participate in security authorization activities using NISCAP and RMF frameworks
- 8Identify overall security requirements for government data handling
- 9Recommend system-level solutions to address security needs
- 10Lead security engineering efforts on large-scale programs with ISSE experience
- 11Collaborate with customers and project teams to enforce trusted relationships
Requirements8
- 1Twelve (12) years experience as an ISSE on similar scope contracts including recent cybersecurity work
- 2Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Information Assurance or related field
- 3DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2
- 4CPC Card certification
- 5BCBA certification
- 65+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
- 7Experience with Kubernetes and AWS
- 8Polygraph clearance requirement
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