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ARSIEM

Information Systems Security Engineer Level 3 (ISSE 3)

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Location
Columbia, Maryland, United States
Work
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Level
Senior
Function
Security
Pay
$193K – $216K a year
Posted
66 months ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $216K a year, is 23% above the median of $175K for senior security jobs in Maryland (middle half $145K – $196K, 21 jobs that state pay).

11 security jobs open in Columbia: 9% remote, 6 posted in the last 30 days.

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About the role

About ARSIEM Corporation

At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients. We provide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government. ARSIEM has an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to providing the best possible support.

As demand increases, ARSIEM continues to provide reliable and cutting-edge technical solutions at the best value to our clients. That means a career packed with opportunities to grow and the ability to have an impact on every client you work with.

ARSIEM is currently looking for an Information Systems Security Engineer 3 to participate as a primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments. This position will support one of our Government clients in Columbia, MD.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Validate and verify system security requirements definitions and analysis, and establish system security designs.
  • Design, develop, implement, and/or integrate IA and security systems and system components, including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments, including those with multiple enclaves and differing data protection/classification requirements.
  • Support the building of security architectures.
  • Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures.
  • Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle.

Apply system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following

  • System security design process
  • Engineering life cycle
  • Information domain
  • Cross-domain solutions
  • COTS and GOTS cryptography
  • Identification, authentication, and authorization
  • System integration
  • Risk management
  • Intrusion detection
  • Contingency planning
  • Incident handling
  • Configuration control and change management
  • Auditing
  • Certification and accreditation processes

Minimum Qualifications

  • 20 years of experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer
  • Versed in principles of lA, including confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control
  • Experience interacting directly with the customer and other project team members
  • Experience generating system-level solutions to resolve security requirements
  • Experience developing functional and secure system architectural design plans
  • A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, or Information Security System Engineering is required.
  • A Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, or Information Security System Engineering may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
  • Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
  • Experience supporting security authorization activities in compliance with:
  • NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP)
  • DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF)
  • NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
  • NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering.
  • Experience in either one of the following: security engineering, system/architecture modernization, sensing and monitor, crypto modernization, and threat intelligence.

Certifications

  • DoD 8570 compliance w/IASAE Level 3 required
  • CISSP-ISSEP required

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with risk assessments, security architect solutions, data visualizations, project management, and strong verbal and written communication are preferred.

ARSIEM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

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