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Information Systems Security Engineer - 2 (ISSO Duties)

Cleared Staffing Solutions
Annapolis, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 10/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/11/2025
TS/SCI - Polygraph required
This position is for an ISSO role but in an ISSE2 LCAT


Description:
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 regulations, 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 including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments to include those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection/classification requirements. Builds IA into systems deployed to operational environments. Assists architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency security policy and enterprise 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 program 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; cross domain solutions; commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography; 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. Support security authorization activities in compliance with NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering.


Requirements

The Level 2 Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) shall possess the following capabilities:
  • Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
  • Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components
  • Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments (U) Apply knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
  • Interact with the customer and other project team members
  • Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components -Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures
  • Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management (U) Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data
  • Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management
  • Perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements
  • Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements
  • Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures

Required Skills:
  • Certification that meets Information Assurance Manager (IAM) Tier 2 requirements.
  • Full understanding of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process & procedures.
  • Experience with NIST 800-53 security control implementation and self-testing..
  • Experience reviewing vulnerability scans.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Relevant ISSO, ISSM, and/or ISSE experience in the cybersecurity career field
  • Exposure to providing technical systems support from the perspective of a System Administration and/or Systems Engineer
  • Experience supporting the Intelligence Community's specific RMF processes and procedures
  • Experience interpreting Security Directives, Policies, Publications and Regulations and providing guidance on how to apply to System Owners, System Administrators, and System Engineers.

Qualifications: 
Fourteen (14) years experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is 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.

DoD 8570.01-M compliance with IASAE Level 2 is required CISSP Certification is required.

Salary : $180

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