Edge Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)

The Edge Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) provides cybersecurity expertise to edge system stakeholders including information system owners, information security professionals, systems engineers, and administrators, ensuring technical alignment with overarching organizational requirements. The ISSE recommends compliant and secure solutions that effectively manage system risk. The ISSE is responsible for providing SME cybersecurity consulting services and escalated support to edge systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand and translate DoD/IC and agency-specific cybersecurity policies, procedures, and security controls through the system development lifecycle
• Maintain awareness of new and upcoming policies or requirements and develop solutions to address the need
• Streamline cybersecurity management practices using common controls or centralized monitoring solutions as available
• Conduct independent cybersecurity assessment testing and reporting to evaluate security control effectiveness, identifying deficiencies as plans of actions an milestones (POA&Ms), and provide recommendations that improve or enhance employed cybersecurity mechanism
• Evaluate system body of evidence documents for compliance and provide recommendations that address gaps
• Analyze, evaluate, and provide recommendations on COTS, GOTS, and other technologies for system implementation
• Support system engineers and administrators with implementing, testing, and transferring cybersecurity relevant solutions for long term operations and maintenance
• Evaluate findings reported during cybersecurity assessments, provide recommendations to remediate concerns, and assist in the development and closure of POA&Ms
• Present, brief, and provide status updates to senior leadership
• Incumbent travel requirements are approximately 25% annually to support critical business needs and customer engagements

Requirements

• TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI Poly
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or Software Engineering from an accredited University OR Certification: Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP); or Certified Security Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP); or CompTIA Cloud ; or CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP )
• 7 or more years of experience as an information system security professional
• Demonstrated proficiency and expertise in the following areas:
  • Implementing and facilitating the NSIT RMF within DoD/IC information systems
  • Applying secure configuration concepts, protocols, and security methodologies to local and Enterprise i information systems
  • Developing and implementing organizational-level cybersecurity programs, such as continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, or incident response
  • Capturing, analyzing, and decomposing cybersecurity requirements applicable to information systems and developing solutions to address needs
  • Securing and evaluating information systems or compliance with DISA STIGs
• Excellent initiative, problem-solving, and analytical skills with an ability to work both independently and as a team
• Excellent written, verbal, communication, presentation, and reporting skills
• Shall meet the minimum credential requirements for a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) position as defined for the Cybersecurity discipline: Security Architect (652) – Intermediate Level
• Demonstrated experience as an Information Systems Security professional
• Demonstrated experience in Information Systems Security and Risk Management Framework (RMF) within the Intelligence Community (IC) and/or Department of Defense (DOD) community

Desired Skills

• Administering or engineering various technologies such as Microsoft, Linux, Cisco, VMWare, SNOW, etc.
• Administering or engineering various cyber tools such as ACAS, Trellix, Splunk, ePO, Rapid7, or similar
• Operating the SNOW CAM module in accordance with RMF
• Employing and analyzing cyber resilience engineering practices
• Excellent initiative, problem-solving, and analytical skills with an ability to work both independently and as a team
• Excellent written, verbal, communication, presentation, and reporting skills

About Us
For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics. Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ