Information Systems Security Engineer 2

Athenix Cyber & SIGINT is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer 2 (ISSE2) to support a large program in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.  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.

Position Overview:

• 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.
• The ISSE will be instrumental guiding the team through all the security requirements in this new architecture and design. In addition to the LCAR requirements the project requires;
• Knowledge and experience with agency processes, procedures and protocols for deploying and maintaining virtual cloud based systems
• Knowledge and experience with AWS, VPC, IAM/MFA, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux CentOS7, RHEL8

Minimum Requirements:

• Twenty (20) years experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity required. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information System Security Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to eighteen (18) years of experience.  Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree, for a total of twenty-four (24) years.
• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 is required.
• Both Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) and CISSP Certification is required.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph 

Athenix Solutions Group, LLC and its companies Athenix Cyber and SIGINT, and Athenix Special Missions is an EEO/Affirmative action employer and is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.