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Allen Integrated Solutions

Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)-Level 3, OS&CI Job #447

Allen Integrated Solutions, Aurora, CO


Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) Level 3

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Current CI Poly

Location: Aurora, CO - 100% onsite

Minimum Years Experience: 5 years

Overall Assignment Description:

In this role you will ensure cybersecurity requirements are identified, allocated, implemented, verified and continuously monitored throughout the system life cycle.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Define system security requirements in coordination with security stakeholders including system engineers, program managers, security control assessors, and authorizing officials.
  • Ensure cybersecurity requirements are identified, allocated, implemented, verified and continuously monitored throughout the system life cycle.
  • Coordinate RMF processing with program, developer and authorizing stakeholders to achieve ATOs.
  • Provide independent cybersecurity advice and guidance to government stakeholders.
  • Develop or review system security designs and architectures.
  • Advise system engineers on best methods to remediate vulnerability findings through the use of security scanning tools
  • Support engineering analysis of alternatives, tradeoffs, and risk treatment decisions
  • Develop cybersecurity documentation in support of customer Risk Management Framework (RMF) process; in accordance with NIST SP 800-37 Rev 2.
  • Work with interdisciplinary teams to deliver trustworthy and secure systems.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:
  • 5 years minimum of system and/or security engineering work performed in support of U.S. Government customers subject to Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503.
  • (ISC)2 Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification.
  • Review and development of RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) documentation, e.g. System Security Plans (SSPs), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), and Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs).
  • Proven ability to balance priorities in a dynamic, mission-oriented environment.
    • Strong initiative and communication skills.

    What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
    • Experience implementing NIST SP 800-53 Revision 4 security requirements and NIST SP 800-53A security assessment procedures.
    • Knowledge of Cloud (i.e. Azure, Amazon C2S, Commercial and GovCloud) security planning, design, and operations.
    • Ability to explain complex cybersecurity issues to a diverse audience in layman's terms
    • Engineering work performed in national security mission environments.
    • Experience implementing or assessing cybersecurity solutions using technologies such as:
    • Nessus, WebInspect, Splunk, Open SCAP
    • Microsoft Windows, Server, Active Directory
    • RedHat Linux; CentOS,
    • Virtualization Platforms: Hyper-V, VMware
    • VDI (Desktop), Citrix
    • Network engineering/design of LANs, WANs, MANs, including underlying routing protocols, and implementation. (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF)
    • Knowledge of Cross Domain Solutions (CDSs).
    • Experience presenting verbal/written communications to Senior leadership including ISSMs, System Owners, Authorizing officials, security directors
    • Experience with systems engineering lifecycle processes
    • Experience as an advisor the Government ISSM on ATO extensions, body of evidence reviews
    • Participating in RFC/CCB reviews as voting member for Government customer programs
    • Experience guiding systems through the RMF approval process per NIST-800-37.