Information Systems Security Engineer

Overview

By Light is hiring an ISSE to join our team. This position supports the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE), as part of a team assisting with security accreditation, risk mitigation and reporting in support of DoD policy, directives, instructions and guidance. Support will be provided Monday-Friday, 8 hours, between the core hours of 0630-1730 in the office. This is not a remote job. You must be in the office full time.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, implementing, and/or integrating IA and security systems and system components, including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments such as those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection and classification requirements

• Building IA into systems deployed to operational environments

• Assisting 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

• Supporting the building of security architectures

• Enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures

• Assessing and mitigating system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle

• Contributing to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, and certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations

• Reviewing certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation and providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content

• Participating as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components

• Applying knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

• Interacting with the customer and other project team members

• Supporting the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures

• Providing and supporting security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management

• Identifying overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data

• Recommending system-level solutions to resolve security requirements

• Supporting security authorization activities in compliance with the 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 Experience/Qualifications

Qualifications will vary based on skill level:

• Active TS

• Years of relevant experience and education:

• Senior level: Seven (7) years or more of ISSE experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline (Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted in lieu of degree)

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Top Secret

• Support will be provided Monday-Friday, 8 hours, between the core hours of 0630-1730.