Senior Information Systems Security Engineer

Overview: Cyber Defense Technologies (CDT) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) onsite in Chantilly, VA. The ideal candidate will be responsible for information systems security engineering activities throughout the lifecycle.

Clearance Requirements: An active TS/SCI with CI polygraph.Candidates who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for capturing and refining information protection requirements to ensure their integration into information systems acquisition and information systems development through purposeful security design or configuration.
• Provide support for IA systems concepts, requirements, design, development, implementation, and/or integration from end-to-end, of a system or system component as required.
• Develop and implement security designs for new or existing network systems to ensure the design of hardware, operating systems, and software applications adequately address cybersecurity requirements.
• Design, develop, and implement network security measures that provide confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation.
• Identify, assess, and recommend cyber or cyber-enabled products used within information systems to ensure products are in compliance with evaluation and validation requirements.
• Provide engineering support to security/certification test and evaluation activities.
• Ensure the implementation of IA policies into system architectures.
• Provide support to efforts related to the system development lifecycle to include documentation and configuration management.
• Provide technical support to cybersecurity incident responses.
• Create, update, and present IA related briefings and other related materials to both internal and external stakeholders, participate in and support various IA IC forums and industry-based working groups.
• Coordinates activities with assessment and authorization stakeholders.
• Integrates security functional requirements into existing acquisition lifecycle phases, milestones, and documents using systems engineering principles and methodologies.
• Knowledgeable of best practices when implementing security controls including software engineering methodologies, security engineering methodologies, security engineering principles, and secure coding techniques and coordinates activities with assessment and authorization stakeholders.

• Master’s Degree and 4 year work experience, Bachelor’s Degree and 6 years of work experience or equivalent, Associates Degree and 8 years of work experience or equivalent, High School/GED and 10 years of work experience or equivalent. Desired degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field of study.
• IAT Level II certifications

• Knowledge of and experience with ICD 503 and the Government’s certification and accreditation process.
• Networks, computer components, system protocols, and COTS technology
• System methodologies including client/server, web hosting, web content servers, policy servers, directory servers, firewalls, WAN, MAN, LAN, switches, and routers.
• Software integration of COTS and Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) products.
• VMware, Xen, Hyper V, Cloud, and other virtualization platforms.
• Education relevant to computer engineering, information security, information management, and/or computer science.
• Experience in technical project management.
• Technical experience in: Configuring and supporting, at a minimum, Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS.
• Configuring and supporting, at a minimum, VMware, Xen, Hyper V, Software engineering, Program design and implementation, Configuration management, System maintenance, Integration testing, Information system engineering.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
• The chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic and supportive environment.
• A commitment to professional development and continuous learning.