TS/SCI with FSP ~ Information Systems Security Engineer III

AHP Global Enterprises, LLC is a woman-owned small business that supports the Department of Defense customers specializing in Data Streaming and Cloud Analytic Solutions.

Our 20 years of working closely with Stakeholders in the Intelligence Community has allowed us to be in the forefront of delivering impactful and timely solutions to decision makers in a world of rapidly evolving technical challenges.

Location : Customer Site, Annapolis Junction, MD

Clearance : TS / SCI with Poly

Benefits and Perks :

• Healthcare Carefirst BCBS with 100% family coverage by AHP Global.
• Dental and Vision 100% covered by AHP Global
• Group Life / AD&D covered by AHP Global
• Short term and long term disability covered by AHP Global
• Flexible Spending Account available
• Parental Leave, one week paid leave within one year of birth or adoption
• 25 Paid Time Off days accrued annually
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Retirement Plan :
• 401(k) Savings Plan : Associates are vested immediately
• 401(k) plans including 10% company contributions
• Employee must participate at least 6% for a 3.5% match and 6.5% profit sharing
• Professional Training Budget : $5000 per year to attend

professional training to broaden their skills or tuition and books to

further education.

Technology Budget : $500 toward laptop, phone, etc.

Requirements :

The Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) shall 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.

Validates and verifies system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs. Designs, develops, implements and / or integrates 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.

Builds 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.

Supports the building of security architectures. Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures.

Assesses and mitigates system security threats / risks throughout the program life cycle. Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations.

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

• Applies 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 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.

Twenty (20) years experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 3 is required Both Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) and CISSP Certifications are required.

A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to eighteen (18) years of experience.

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

DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 3 is required Both Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) and CISSP Certifications are required

• Experience creating, updating and maintaining SSPs
• Familiar with the STE requirements and how to manage that in relation to SSPs
• Familiar with maintaining waivers on SSPs
• Experience working with DSOs

AHP Global Enterprises is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.