Information Assurance (IA) System Security Engineer III

Information Assurance (IA) System Security Engineer III

P-11 Security is a certified Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) with over 25 years of dedicated expertise in the security field. We specialize in Security in Depth (SiD) Services.

The Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) is primarily responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities with a focus on the lifecycle of current systems and future requirement scoping. The position will collect and process the captured information security requirements and ensure that the requirements are effectively integrated into information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.

This position’s main function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.

Performance shall include:

1. Perform oversight of the development, implementation and evaluation of information system security program policy; special emphasis placed upon integration of existing SAP network infrastructures.
2. Perform analysis of network security, based upon the Risk Management Framework (RMF) with emphasis on Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG) authorization process.
3. Provide expert support, research and analysis of exceptionally complex problems, and processes relating to them.
4. Provide expert level consultation and technical services on all aspects of Information Security.
5. Serve as technical expert to the Cybersecurity Assessment Program providing technical direction, interpretation and alternatives to complex problems.
6. Build IA into systems deployed to operational environments.
7. Assist architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of DoD and other agencies security policy and enterprise solutions.
8. Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures.
9. Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle.
10. Contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations.
11. Think independently and demonstrate exceptional written and oral communications skills. Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
12. Contribute to the development of new principles, concepts, and methodologies.
13. Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide highly innovative and ingenious solutions.
14. Lead a team of System Security Engineers and Certification and Accreditation Analysts responsible for ensuring the customers national and international security interests are protected as support equipment is designed and tested.
15. Recommend cybersecurity software tools and assist in the development of software tool requirements and selection criteria to include the development of product specific STIGs from applicable DISA SRGs.
16. Review ISSE related designs and provide security compliance recommendations.
17. Lead technical teams in implementation of predetermined long-range goals and objectives.
18. Support customer and SAP community IA working groups, participate in SSE IPT reviews.
19. Provide expert level consultation and technical services on all aspects of Information Security.
20. Develop and provide IA risk management recommendations to the customer.
21. Provide ISSE support for Mission and Training systems design and development.
22. Assist with development and maintenance of the Program Protection Plan.
23. Assist with site activation activities and design reviews.
24. Represent the customer in various ISSE related working groups, advisory groups, and advisory council meetings.
25. Chair and or Co-Chair customer and SAP community IA working groups, participate in ISSE IPT reviews.
26. Strong background in Patch/Configuration management, DevOps, and tier 3 support.
27. Assist team to design, integrate, and implement JSIG/RMF Continuous Monitoring tools and processes.
28. Integrate COTS & GOTS products to collect, display and remediate a variety of automated system security and system operations/performance functions and metrics.
29. Perform security assessments of servers/network devices/security appliances.
30. Develop improvements to security assessments with regard to accuracy and efficiency.
31. Integrate ancillary monitoring tools/capabilities with the enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) and create/tailor complex event alarms/rules and summary reports.
32. Write and execute cybersecurity test procedures for validation of control compliance.
33. Monitor/analyze output of cybersecurity related tools for reportable security incidents and residual risk.
34. Analyze technical risk of emerging cybersecurity tools and processes.
35. Build operational Operations and Maintenance (O&M) checklists to maintain the service (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly O&M checklists); build Tactics, Techniques and Processes (TTPs) and Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) associated with service checklists.
36. Integrate/Develop new techniques to improve Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability for networks/systems operating at various classification levels.
37. Advanced technical competency in one or more of the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, MS Hyper-V/VMWare/ESx/Xen Hypervisors, Enterprise networking/firewalls/intrusion detection/prevention systems, forensic analysis/vulnerability assessment, Group Policy management and configuration, Scripting, BMC Footprints, WSUS, Lumension, Bitlocker, SQL Server 2012, TomCat, IIS, Windows Server 2012r2/2016, Win 10, Red Hat 6.5, Microsoft Office.
38. Toolkits, SEIMs, Logrhythm, ACAS/Nessus/SCAP, mandatory/role-based access control concepts (e.g. SE Linux extensions to RHEL, PitBull, AppArmor, and Sentris), video teleconferencing/VOIP, Oracle/MS SQL database security, and Apache/IIS Web server security.

Requirements

Experience:

• 15+ years related experience.

• Prior performance in roles such as ISSO, ISSM, SCA or SAP IT Technical Director.

Education:

• Master’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience (6 years).

Certifications:

• Must meet position and certification requirements outlined in DoD Directive 8570.01-M for Information Assurance Architect and Engineer Level II or Information Assurance Architect and Engineer Level III within 6 months of the date of hire.

Security Clearance:

• Current Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility.

• Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information.

• Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph.

Other Requirements:

• Must have expert knowledge of DoD, National and applicable service and agency security policy.