Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Level 2 & 3

Position Summary

DarkStar Intelligence is seeking Information Systems Security Engineers to provide cross-domain software engineering support to over 40 system domains.

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

FLSA Status: Full-Time

Security Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Poly

Citizenship: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.

Position Type: On-Site

Primary Duties and 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 establishes system security designs.

• Design, develop, implement and/or integrate 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.

• Build 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.

• 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.

• Contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations.

• Review certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content.

• Apply 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 NISCAP and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NISCAP business processes for security engineering.

• Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.

• Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components.

• Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.

• Apply knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.

• Interact with the customer and other project team members.

• Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components.

• Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.

• Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management.

• Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data.

• Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management.

• Perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements.

• Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements.

• Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Top Secret/SCI w/Polygraph

• Eligibility requires meeting the specified experience and education criteria for each level.

• Required Experience Level 2:

• Fourteen (14) years’ experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

• 5 years’ experience with system security design process, security defense-in-depth/breadth, engineering life cycle, information domains, cross domain solutions, principles of IA (e.g. confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, access control), and security testing.

• 2 years’ experience with PL3, PL4, and PL5 solutions.

• 2 years’ experience Analyzing proprietary data formats.

• 2 years’ experience DCID 6/3 documentation process.

• Required Education Level 2:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

• Four (4) years of ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

• Required Experience Level 3:

• Certification DoD 8570.01-M compliance with IASAE Level 2 is required CISSP Certification is required.

• Fourteen (14) years’ experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.5 years’ experience with system security design process, security defense-in-depth/breadth, engineering life cycle, information domains, cross domain solutions, principles of IA (e.g. confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, access control), and security testing.

• 2 years’ experience with PL3, PL4, and PL5 solutions.

• 2 years’ experience Analyzing proprietary data formats.

• 2 years’ experience DCID 6/3 documentation process.

• Required Education Level 3:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

• Four (4) years of ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

  Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) remains a core value at DarkStar Intelligence LLC, reflecting our unwavering commitment to non-discrimination. We ensure that employment decisions are made solely based on an individual's abilities, skills, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our Equal Employment Opportunity policy extends to all aspects of the employment process, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other employment conditions.

  EEO Flyer: shorturl.at/abpNX Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k), EAP, Legal, Paid time off, and Holidays.

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