Kaizen Approach, Inc. · 1 day ago
Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) – Skill Level 3
Annapolis Junction, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
20+ years expKaizen Approach, Inc. is currently seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to perform technical security assessments and recommend mitigation strategies. The role involves validating system security requirements, designing security architectures, and supporting security planning and risk management activities.
Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyIT Management
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform or review technical security assessments of computing environments to identify vulnerabilities, non-compliance with established Cybersecurity standards and regulations, and to recommend mitigation strategies
Validate and verify system security requirements and analyses
Establish system security designs
Design, develop, implement, or integrate Cybersecurity and security system components across networking, computing, and enclave environments with varying data protection and classification requirements
Build Cybersecurity into systems deployed to operational environments
Assist architects and systems developers in implementing appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency security policies and enterprise solutions
Support the development of security architectures
Enforce trusted relationships among external systems and architectures
Assess and mitigate system security risks throughout the system development life cycle
Contribute to security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities
Review certification and accreditation documentation for completeness and compliance
Support security authorization activities in accordance with NSA/CSS, DoD, and NIST Risk Management Framework processes
Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams supporting the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments, including Cybersecurity architectures, systems, and system components
Apply knowledge of Cybersecurity policies, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
Interact with customers and other project team members to support coordinated security engineering activities
Support the Government in enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures
Support and provide security planning, security assessment, risk analysis, and risk management activities
Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data and recommend system-level solutions to resolve identified security requirements
Perform system and network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, including environments with differing data protection and classification requirements
Qualification
Required
Must have the ability to participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams supporting the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments, including Cybersecurity architectures, systems, and system components
Must possess the ability to apply knowledge of Cybersecurity policies, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
Must be capable of interacting with customers and other project team members to support coordinated security engineering activities
Must have the ability to support the Government in enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures
Must possess the ability to support and provide security planning, security assessment, risk analysis, and risk management activities
Must be capable of identifying overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data and recommending system-level solutions to resolve identified security requirements
Must have the ability to perform system and network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, including environments with differing data protection and classification requirements
Must have twenty years of experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity, including recent experience within the last five years with Cybersecurity principles and technologies such as access control, authorization, identification and authentication, public key infrastructure, and network and enterprise security architecture, or eighteen years of experience with a qualifying master's degree, or twenty-four years of ISSE experience if no bachelor's degree is held
Must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university, or four additional years of ISSE experience may be substituted for the degree, and must be DoD 8570 compliant with IASAE III, including CISSP-ISSEP certification for CWIP IASAE III compliance
Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required
Benefits
Premium healthcare
Financial and family support
Retirement planning
Ongoing learning
4 weeks of PTO
11 holidays
Gifted 401k
Profit sharing
Paid training
Company
Kaizen Approach, Inc.
We are guided by the Japanese philosophy of kaizen, often translated as “to become good through change.” Our role is to apply this concept of ongoing improvement to two of the most significant factors in the success of an organization today: the strength of its cybersecurity and the professional development of its employees.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Al Pickering
CEO
Melissa McCoy
Chief Technology Officer
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