ISSE-2 Information Systems Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

1 Accord Consulting, LLC is a growing information and technology business founded on the basic

principle of delivering customer mission success, while providing flexibility to maintain a work life

balance. We hire the best, most driven, and talented people to help us support all our customers. With

certified experts consulting our clients, we can address the customer’s mission.

1 Accord is seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) 2. As an

experienced ISSE 2 on our team, you will serve as a principal advisor to the Government on all matters,

technical and otherwise, involving the security of an Information System (IS) and provide the detailed

knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of an IS. As the ISSE, you will

Maintain responsibility for the day-to-day security operations of the system.

Required Qualifications:

∙Fourteen (14) 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. Four (4)

years of 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.

∙ TS with full scope poly

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

The Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) shall perform, or review, technical security

assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, on-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 hose 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

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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.

Supports security authorization activities in compliance with Government client/CSS Information System

Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management.

Participates as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development,

implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments and

participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development,

implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components; Participate as

the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development,

implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave

environments.

Applies knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement

secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.

Interacts with the customer and other project team members; Participate as the primary security

engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation,

evaluation, and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components; Support the

Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among

external systems and architectures; Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk

management.

Identifies overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data; Provide security

planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management; Perform system or network designs that

encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements;

Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements; Support the Government in the

enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and

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architectures.

1 Accord Consulting is a high-level engineering company providing a collaborative environment focused on technical excellence and meaningful contributions.