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Guidehouse · 6 hours ago

System Security Engineer

Bethesda, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$98K/yr - $163K/yr

3+ years exp

Guidehouse is a company specializing in IT Cyber Security, and they are seeking a System Security Engineer. The role involves developing frameworks for security assessments, ensuring compliance with privacy laws, and managing documentation related to system security and authorization processes.

AdviceConsultingManagement Consulting

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Process Improvement

Develop a framework to streamline the SA&A process

Strategies should include reducing meetings, automating tasks, leveraging existing information, and conceptualizing dashboards for further automation

SA&A Schedule

Create a timetable for all SA&A activities, specifying deadlines for annual assessments, contingency plan tests, incident response tests, and other compliance tasks

Privacy

Ensure all CIT systems comply with policies

Focus on minimizing risks to PII/PHI/Sensitive data, maintaining robust Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), and staying current with privacy laws and regulations

Advise senior management on privacy and data protection best practices

Process Maturity

Document and maintain the SA&A lifecycle workflow, integrating security into the system development lifecycle per NIST SP 800-37

Guide system owners on completing SA&A artifacts, including SOPs and plans to comply with NIST SP 800-53

Roles & Responsibilities

Identify key roles (AO, CISO, System Owner, etc.) and develop a matrix of cybersecurity responsibilities for each FISMA system

Review

Conduct security control assessments through an independent (firewalled) team

Perform interviews, test controls, develop Security Assessment Reports (SARs), and create Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs)

Quality: ATO Review

Assess Authority to Operate (ATO) packages for accuracy and completeness

Implement rigorous quality standards and provide technical support for ATO package completion

Manage schedules and dependencies to ensure all controls are complete, accurate, and valid

Documentation

Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for SA&A, ensuring compliance with NIST SP 800-53 and periodic reviews for updates

Create and maintain enterprise templates for ATO documentation

Qualification

Risk Management FrameworkNIST 800-53Security AssessmentAuthorizationCloud SystemsCISA CertificationCISSP CertificationCompTIA Security+ CertificationCompTIA Network+ CertificationFedRAMP RequirementsSoft Skills

Required

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD 'PUBLIC TRUST'; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

Minimum of THREE (3) years of experience in Risk Management Framework / Security Assessment and Authorization

RMF Experience in developing complete ATO packages for systems; including SSP, FIPS 199, E-Authentication, PTA/PIA, Incident Response Plan, Contingency Plan, and Configuration Management Plan

Experience in developing and conducting IR table-top tests and CP functional tests

Experience with NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-37

Experience with cloud systems and SaaS products, and understanding of the FedRAMP requirements

At least one of the following Certifications: CISA, CISSP, CompTIA Security+ CE Certified Professional, CompTIA Network+ CE Certified Professional, Certified Cloud Certificates (AWS, Azure, and/or Google)

Experience with assessing 2 of the platforms/systems noted: ICAM Solution (Active Directory, SailPoint and CyberArk experience is preferred), Network – firewalls, IDS/IPS, switches, Routers, VPN, Cloud Hosting (AWS, Azure, Google), On-premise Hosting (Windows and Linux platforms), Microsoft 365 Tenant, Third Party SaaS Platforms, High Performance Computing Systems

Preferred

Experience with the DOJ's CSAM GRC platform

Experience as software developer – capable of building dashboards within suites like Microsoft Power BI and Power App. Capable of configuring APIs with security tools into dashboards (such as Tenable, Splunk, and GRC Platforms including CSAM)

Experience with conducting vulnerability scans and remediation findings

Experience with security monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, Tenable, BigFix, Microsoft Purview, Symantec DLP, Sentinel, CloudWatch, Security Center)

1+ years of experience as IT system administrator or engineer. Experience can include: System maintenance in configuration and patching for On-premise servers and databases, Deployed and managed cloud hosted environments, configured and refined network connections and security monitoring integrations, Integrated third-party SaaS products with cloud environment, or collaboration Tenants like Microsoft 365, Maintained network components from firewalls, IDS/IPS to VPN solution, Developed and deployed web application software