Description

The Systems Security Engineer will be a member of a leading edge, dynamic technical program. The program is a small development program in Washington DC with Agile Development and migration to the cloud. This development program is a workflow tool to engage linguists for the Intelligence Community.

The Systems Security Engineer ensures security controls are in place and operational, supports the execution of scans and security related tests and manages security logs. The Systems Security Engineer ensure that all required security patches are applied and all application components are updated. This position requires coordination with the government and other security organizations as required based on the hosting configurations. The Systems Security Engineer will also support the achievement of certification and accreditation (C&A) for the system all future recertification.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support Achievement of Authority to Test (ATT) and Authority to Operate (ATO)
• Identify security control requirements
• Maintain system security configuration
• Plan code scanning to identify vulnerabilities
• Manage and review security logs and taking required actions
• Provide technical direction and guidance to software developers and systems administrators for security related development and engineering tasks
• Formulate and develop security related documentation

Basic Qualifications

• Current Active Top Secret Clearance
• CISSP Certification
• BS/BA Degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters Degree with 6 + years of prior relevant experience (in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, System Administration, Cyber Security)
• Eight or more years of experience performing highly complex software engineering activities using "state-of-the-art" software engineering concepts and software techniques
• Five or more years of information assurance and cyber security engineering experience
• Strong communication skills
• Can work independently of direct supervision
• Ability to build strong customer relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Experience with migration and operation of systems to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment
• A professional background in Systems Engineering / Cloud Architecture / Software Development
• Experience with Cloud Computing Technologies/Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with Agile Software Development
• Experience with Oracle Databases
• Security+ Certification
• AWS Certification
• SAFe Scaled Agilist Certification
• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph