Information Security Engineer

Information Security Engineer

Vista Innovative Solutions (VIS) is seeking an Information Security Engineer.

Duties Include:

• Verify that all ICS are certified and accredited as required by DoD and Army regulations and policy.
• Provides direction to ensure all ICS and related products are managed within Army management/oversight databases to provide accurate depiction of the systems or products.

Representative Duties:

• Participate in strategic planning for the deployment of information security technologies and program enhancements in the OT ICS environment
• Work and communicate with operations, engineering, facilities engineers, public works, and IT departments to ensure adequate security controls are in place for systems
• Conducts and facilitates inquiries into all security issues and incidents involving ICS and provides findings and recommendations to the ISSM
• Identify and evaluate complex technology risks and remediation methods to mitigate risks
• Assess and evaluate vulnerabilities and/or adversary activity in ICS enclaves
• Detects, characterizes, and resolves insecurities in ICS networks
• Establishes and ensures that appropriate security controls over software and hardware are always maintained
• Develops, manages and communicates organizational security policies and standards to protect company systems and assets
• Research emerging threats and recommends software and hardware solutions and procedures that neutralize those threats
• Designs, establishes and executes company security strategy
• Documents, reviews, maintains and edits security best practices and policies
• Communicates and collaborates with IT team to maintain equipment and optimize security of system architecture

Knowledge and Skills:

• Thorough knowledge of network systems design, development, testing, installation, operating, management, documenting, and maintenance concepts and methods to provide and protect network services.
• Extensive knowledge of information technology methods and information protection techniques and procedures. This includes hardware, software, and operating systems; systems configuration and integration; maintenance, upgrades, and modifications, network operations functions, mapping and documenting architecture, firewalls, packet switching communications protocols, and diagnostic tools to analyze difficult and complex system problems and provide resolutions.
• Technical experience with or understanding of operational technologies to include programmable logic controllers (PLCs), remote terminal units (RTUs), and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be able to obtain Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree or currently working in related field of study (including any of the following but not limited to): Information Systems, Network Engineering or Information Security
• Certifications in related field (including any of the following but not limited to): Security +, Network +, CISSP, CCNA Security, CCIE, MCSE, MCITP, SANS GICSP, CISM. Strong awareness of the security landscape, emerging threats, operational impacts, and vulnerabilities.
• One of the following DoD baseline certifications is required prior to start: CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor through ISACA), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional through ISC2), SecurityX (previously CASP-CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Continuing Education through CompTIA), GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler through GIAC), GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender through GIAC)

Minimum Physical Requirements:

• Position may require travel up to 75% of time (CONUS only) to the following list of locations: Anniston Munitions Center (ANMC), Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD), Crane Army Ammo Activity (CAAA), Defense Ammo Center (DAC), Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD), Holston Army Ammo Plant (HSAAP), Iowa Army Ammo Plant (IAAP), Lake City Army Ammo Plant (LCCAP), Letterkenny Munitions Center (LEMC), McAlester Army Ammo Plant (MCAAP), Milan Army Ammo Plant (MLAAP), Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA), Pueblo Chemical Depot Radford Army Ammo Plant (RFAAP), Scranton Army Ammo Plant (SCAAP), Tooele Army Depot (TEAD)
• Position may require extensive walking of production lines. Candidate may need to walk 3+ miles per day to cover extensive production lines while TDY.

VIS offers a competitive benefits package to include: paid holidays, paid time off including sick and vacation leave, medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, short and long term disability, company paid life insurance, 401(k) with a company match and discretionary profit sharing and tuition reimbursement. VIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any protected category. Hiring preference will be given to BBNC shareholders, their spouses and descendants and Alaska Natives in accordance with Public Law 93-638.