(CS) Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Level 2 (TS/SCI w/CI Poly)

Location

Annapolis Junction, MD | United States

Job description

POSITION: Information Systems Security Engineer - Level II
LOCATION: Annapolis Junction, MD
REQUIRED CLEARANCE: TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

​​​​​​Kenjya-Trusant has an opening for an Information Systems Security Engineer Level II  to support our Government customer in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.
Job Duties:

• Assist with the development and maintenance of all necessary certification and accreditation (C&A) documents 
• Provide coordination, tracking, and management through all aspects of the initial and recurring C&A processes.
• Conduct independent assessments of all required security controls including interviews, examinations, and testing and prepare the assessment findings report.
• Work with system owners to resolve findings and answer questions.
• Perform cybersecurity review and validation services for cybersecurity authorization deliverables and record results.
• Support the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process using applicable tools.
• Continuous monitoring and plans of action and milestones (POA&M) management.
• Assessing systems deployed in Test Infrastructures
• Provide analytical, communication and troubleshooting skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration, including the ability to clearly articulate status and present to both customers and program leadership.
• Supporting planning and testing for Certification and Accreditation processes and (Secure the Enterprise/Secure the Network (STE/STN), High Value Asset (HVA) requirements for all System security plans
• Contributing to systems engineering documentation such as System Security Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities
• Ensuring the technical integrity of the system baseline over time, continually updating it as various changes are imposed on the system during the lifecycle.
• Conduct System security audits in accordance to NSA/CSS policies or requirements.
• The Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) shall perform, or review, technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies. 
• Validates and verifies system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs. 
• Designs, develops, implements and/or integrates IA and security systems and system components including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments to include those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection/classification requirements.
• Builds IA into systems deployed to operational environments.
• Assists architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency security policy and enterprise solutions.
• Supports the building of security architectures.
• Assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle.
• Contributes to the security planning, assessments, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations.
• Reviews certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content.
• Applies system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following: system security design process, engineering life cycle, information domain, cross domain solutions, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and government off-the-shelf (GOTS) cryptography, identification, authentication and authorization, system integration, risk management, intrusion detection, contingency planning, incident handling, configuration control, change management, auditing, security testing.
• Support security authorization activities in compliance with NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering.

Required Capabilities:

• Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
• Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components
• Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
• Apply knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
• Interact with the customer and other project team members
• Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components
• Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures
• Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management
• Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data
• Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management
• Perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements
• Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements
• Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures
• Provide expert guidance and work product evaluation to one or more security engineers that support Engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
• Advocate and recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements. Monitors and suggests improvement to IA policy
• Interact with customers, IT staff, and high-level corporate officers to define and achieve required IA objectives
• Provide the Government assistance to ensure that the architecture and design of information systems are functional and secure, including program of record systems and special purpose environments with platform IT interconnectivity

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Experience to manually review network diagrams, network device configurations, termination points for VPNs and have a working knowledge of software TLS security.
• The candidate will be required to maintain a flexible and non-traditional RMF review of secure networks to assess and prescribe countermeasures for secure communications e.g. analog radio, mobile cellular, remote kits, software/hardware based VPN solutions and VDI technologies.
• The candidate must be familiar with applying different standards and security frameworks to include CIS benchmarks, FIPS 140-2, DISA Stigs, CNSA cryptographic suite compliance etc.
• The candidate should possess a knowledge of CACI administrative procedures, keen writing skills and leadership qualities.
• Fourteen (14) years of experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of ISSE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.

Required Certifications:

• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 and CISSP Certification is required

THE KENJYA-TRUSANT GROUP, LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that was established in 2015 as a merger between The Kenjya Group, Inc. and Trusant Technologies, LLC. Our mission is to implement, support and protect the nation’s advanced technology systems, business processes and high-technology facilities. Working with the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, state and local governments, and commercial clients, Kenjya-Trusant provides cyber protection, information technology, engineering, construction management and acquisition support services. We are a small company with big company benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Bonus Potential, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off, and a culture of teamwork and continuous learning. Come grow with us!

EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer. People of color, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules) . The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate in employment against a qualified individual with a disability. The ADA also outlaws discrimination against individuals with disabilities in State and local government services, public accommodations, transportation and telecommunications. If you require accommodations, please contact our Human Resources Department at (410) 740-4045.

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