BP17ISSE1 - Associate Level Information System Security Engineer - Cleared

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 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. Assists architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of security policy and solutions. Supports the building of security architectures. Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures. Assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the project life cycle. Contributes to the security planning, assessment, 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 to : system security design process; engineering life cycle; information domain; identification; authentication; and authorization; system integration; risk management; intrusion detection; contingency planning; incident handling; configuration control; change management; auditing; certification and accreditation process; principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control); and security testing.

Requirements

TS/SCI with poly required

Seven (7) years experience as an ISSE on projects of similar scope, type, and complexity 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.

One or More of These Certifications Required

• CASP+ CE
• CISSP (or Associate)
• CSSLP
• CISSP-ISSAP
• CISSP-ISSEP
• CCSP

Benefits