COLSA is currently seeking support on the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Missile Space and Intelligence Center (MSIC) program for an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) with experience in system security requirements, designing security layout/architecture and determines required security tool functionality.
*Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential functions)
- Monitors and reviews the Program Office’s cybersecurity program implementation plan and ensures compliance with DIA management policies.
- System admin duties include being responsible for configuring, controlling, maintaining, and operating the servers and other computer systems utilized.
- Coordinates their security related activities with the ISSO or PM, R-ISSM, and SCA to ensure security requirements are effectively implemented through the IS life cycle process.
- Assists with the execution of the ongoing continuous monitoring efforts and the provisioning of security metrics as established in the IS SSP.
- Ensures enhancements to existing systems provide equal or improved security features and safeguards.
- Develops and implements security designs for new or existing network system(s) and ensures that the design of hardware, operating systems, and software applications adequately address cyber security requirements and security controls identified during system categorization and control selection.
- Ensures security deficiencies identified during the security assessment have been mitigated and corrected or a risk acceptance obtained by the SRE/SAO, CISO, DCISO, AO, FAAO, or DAO.
- Moves the software through the deliver, deploy, operate, monitor, and feedback stages of the DevSecOps lifecycle.
- Works with the development and product management teams to help apply continuous deployment, security, operations, monitoring, and feedback.
- Maintains direct contact with the RMF process and the onsite ISSE support team and DIA/CIO Cyber Team.
- Provides updates and/or coordinates steps in the RMF process with the onsite ISSE support team and XACTA.
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Required Skills
Required Experience
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 3 related certifications may be used in place of unrelated degree field.
- Minimum of 7 years of work related experience.
- DoD 8570 IAM certification is required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Top Secret clearance with immediate eligibility for SCI required
Preferred Qualifications
- DoD 8570 IAM III certification preferred (CISM or CISSP)
Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
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