Information Security Systems Engineering

Job Title: Information Security Systems Engineering

Job Code: 36149

Job Location: Melbourne FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 Regular

Job Description:

The successful candidate will support a highly motivated engineering team in defining designing implementing documenting testing and sustaining security solutions on National Security Systems or other systems engineered for our government customers using current standards within National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework Special Publicationsand other NIST publications; Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNNSI) 1253 Joint SAP Implementation Guide (JSIG) and Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) to certify and achieve system accreditations.

The successful candidate will work with system developers or commercial product vendors in the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art secure systems networks and database products using methods such as encryption technology vulnerability analysis and security management.

Essential Functions:

• Exercise skills in NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and all related NIST publications to include writing System Security Plans Security Control Traceability Matrix Continuous Monitoring Plan Security Assessment Plans & Procedures Security Concept of Operations Plan of Action and Milestones.
• Perform skills in implementing/assessing security controls to include writing system security categorization memorandum recommending appropriate security control overlays define security control baseline based on defined system security categorization and approved security overlays and apply security controls to computing/network nodes and verify implementation of security controls.
• Assist in systems engineering functions to include creation of data flow diagrams interface control documents and perform trade studies.
• Define/manage systems/security architectures including system security boundaries vulnerability management and risk mitigation and remediation strategies within networks systems applications and new technology initiatives (hardware software firewalls intrusion detection systems anti-virus systems and software deployment tools).
• Define/manage systems/security architectures including system security boundaries in on-premises data center systems and ultimately deploy to secure cloud-based system to include configuration and use of defense and assessment tools specific to each environment type.
• This position is performed 100% onsite and cannot be performed remotely.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related lieu of a degree a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA) certification required.
• Ability to obtain DoD 8140.03 certification or equivalent NIST 800-181 certification within 12 months of hire.
• Ability to obtain a NOAA Public Trust.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Perform with Model Based System Engineering (UML SysML UAF).

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