Overview:
VTG is looking for Information System Security Engineers (ISSEs) in Chantilly VA. These positions are contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities:
- An ISSE is responsible for conducting IS security engineering activities throughout the lifecycle.
- ISSEs are responsible for capturing and refining information protection requirements to ensure their integration into IS acquisitions and IS development through purposeful security design or configuration.
- Integrates security functional requirements into existing acquisition lifecycle phases, milestones, and documents using systems engineering principles and methodologies.
- Shall be knowledgeable of best practices when implementing security controls including SW engineering methodologies, security engineering methodologies, security engineering principles, and secure coding techniques and coordinates activities with A&A stakeholders.
- The ISSE functions are commensurate with the IASAE position description, experience and certifications.
- ISSEs with Space System experience is required, specific Space System ISSE required qualifications.
- This IASAE experience requires working relevant types of Space systems based on location, and understanding space requirements and protection needs for integration into relevant network systems.
- IASAE's also participate in Space Computer Security requirement reviews or working groups as needed by locations.
- IASAE's also participate in the National Space INFOSEC Steering Council, among others.
- TS/SCI with Poly required
- Bachelor's degree relevant to computer engineering, INFOSEC, information management, and/or computer science
- Level 1: 0 - 4 years relevant IA experience and IAM Level I Certification: CAP, GSLC, Sec+
- Level 2: 5 - 9 years relevant IA experience and IAM Level II Certification: CAP, GSLC, CISM, CASP, CISSP or CCISO
- Level 3: 10+ relevant IA experience and IAM Level III Certification: GSLC, CISM, CISSP OR CCISO
- Knowledge of and experience with ICD 503 and the Government's certification and accreditation process
- Networks, computer components, protocols, and COTS technology
- System methodologies including: client/server, web hosting, web content servers, policy servers, directory servers, firewalls, WAN, MAN, LAN, switches, and routers
- SW integration of COTS and GOTS products
- Virtualization platforms and technologies
- Education relevant to computer engineering, INFOSEC, information management, and/or computer science
- Experience in technical project management (Level 3); and
- Technical experience in:
- Configuring and supporting, at a minimum, Windows, Linux, Unix, Maces
- Configuring and supporting, at a minimum, VMware, Xen, Hyper V
- SW engineering
- Program design and implementation
- Configuration management (Level 3)
- System maintenance
- Integration testing (Level 3)
- Information Security, engineering