Cybersecurity Engineer

Position Title: Cybersecurity Engineer
Client: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Address: 53560 Hull St. San Diego, CA 92152 
Clearance Level: Secret
Position Status: 6-month contract to permanent

Position Description: Our client is looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer for an onsite position in San Diego, CA. They are a government IT and cybersecurity contractor providing technology services to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies. ISS specializes in cybersecurity, network and systems engineering, IT infrastructure, software development, and technical support for mission-critical government programs.

Responsibilities: You will support the NIWC PAC Information Technology Management Support Services contract. The Cybersecurity Engineer III will be responsible for supporting Assessment and Authorization (A&A) accreditation efforts. This role maintains cybersecurity monitoring operations, performs triage to assess the scope and impact of incidents, identifies vulnerabilities, and recommends remediation strategies. The role requires in-depth knowledge of the Risk Management Framework.

• Test and apply security controls based on security categorization, the application of overlays (privacy, classified, intel, etc.) and security control tailoring (AI, NOFORN, etc.).
• Conduct active and passive reconnaissance of data, with the ability to assess and author Plans of Milestones and Actions (POA&Ms) containing accurate and verifiable mitigation statements, milestone tracking, and applying to the most relevant security control.
• Development of comprehensive required A&A documentation, including System Security Plan (SSP), Security Assessment Plan (SAP), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), etc.
• Adherence to the eMASS scheduled tasking within the accreditation cycle, including Quarterly Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), quarterly STIG checks, Annual Security Review (ASR), monthly POA&M updates, and resubmission for ATO, ATC, IATC and IATT as applicable.
• Maintenance of DISA circuit connections (CCSDs), inheritance from accredited systems and cloud service providers, and the workflow schedule on accreditations.

Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in cybersecurity or incident response

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

  Required Certification: IAT II (one of the following) CySA+, Security+, CCNA – Security, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP

Skills & Competencies:

• Risk Identification and Mitigation

• Security Testing, Auditing, and Remediation

• Information Security Governance