Information Systems Security Engineers (ISSE)

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a highly motivated Information Systems Security Engineers (ISSE) to join our team.

We are seeking an Information Systems Security Engineers (ISSE) to join our team and leverage their technical expertise by performing or reviewing 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.  As an ISSE, you will validate and verify system security requirements definitions and analysis, as well as establish system security designs.

Responsibilities will vary based on skill level:

• Designing, developing, implementing, and/or integrating IA and security systems and system components, including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments such as those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection and classification requirements
• Building IA into systems deployed to operational environments
• Assisting 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
• Supporting the building of security architectures
• Enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures
• Assessing and mitigating system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle
• Contributing to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, and certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations
• Reviewing certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation and providing feedback on the completeness and compliance of its content

Applying system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following:

• System security design process
• Engineering life cycle
• Information domain
• Cross domain solutions
• Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and Government off-the-shelf (GOTS)
• Cryptography
• Identification
• Authentication and authorization (A&A)
• System integration
• Risk management
• Intrusion detection
• Contingency planning
• Incident handling
• Configuration control
• Change management
• Auditing
• Certification and accreditation (C&A) process
• Principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control)
• Security testing
• Participating as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components
• Applying knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments
• Interacting with the customer and other project team members
• Supporting the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures
• Providing and supporting security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management
• Identifying overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data
• Recommending system-level solutions to resolve security requirements
• Supporting security authorization activities in compliance with the 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

Qualifications (will vary based on skill level):

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required for all skill levels
• Years of relevant experience and education:
• Senior level: Seven (7) years or more of ISSE experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline (Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted in lieu of degree)
• Expert level: Fourteen (14) years or more of ISSE experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline (Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted in lieu of degree)
• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2
• DoD 8570.01-M compliance with IASAE Level 2
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Security Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI CI Poly

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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