Information Systems Security Engineer

Overview

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions. 

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business?  Do you have a desire to change how people work?  Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Information Systems Security Engineer in Chantilly, Virginia.

Responsibilities

The Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) is crucial in designing, developing, and implementing secure information systems. The ISSE collaborates with architects and developers to integrate robust security measures into systems, ensuring they are resilient against threats and vulnerabilities. This role requires a deep understanding of security engineering principles and a proactive approach to risk management throughout the system lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform and review technical security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with information assurance (IA) standards and regulations.
• Validate and verify system security requirements, establish system security designs, and integrate system security capabilities for various environments.
• Build cybersecurity into systems deployed to operational environments, ensuring uniform application of security policies and enterprise solutions.
• Assess and mitigate system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle, contributing to security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management.
• Apply system security engineering expertise in areas such as system security design, life cycle, risk management, and security testing, using industry system security engineering methodologies.
• Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures and manage changes to systems while assessing security impact.Propose, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Maintain the operational security posture for information systems to ensure policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.
• Manage security aspects of information systems and perform daily security operations.
• Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet requirements for processing classified information and perform vulnerability/risk assessments to support certification and accreditation.
• Provide configuration management for information system security software, hardware, and firmware, and manage changes to systems, assessing their security impact.
• Prepare and review security documentation, including System Security Plans (SSPs) and Assessment and Authorization packages.
• Manage and coordinate security authorization activities in accordance with Government regulations, Department of Defense and National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework and standards, and customer-specific information security policies, processes, and procedures.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:   

• Familiarity for DAO (Designated Authority to Operate) Processes
• Familiarity with DTO Process and DTO Duties

Desired Qualifications

What you can expect from us

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.