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Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)

Quadrant Inc

  • Chambersburg, PA
  • Today
  • $130,000 Per Year

Highlights

Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) serves as a dedicated, customer-facing cybersecurity engineering consultant supporting organizational ISSMs, ISSOs, Mission Partners, system owners, architects, and development teams. Analyze network architectures, cloud-native architectures, applications, APIs, microservices, containers, serverless functions, interfaces, and data flows to identify security weaknesses.
Quadrant Inc

Numbers & Facts

LocationChambersburg, PA
IndustryHealthcare Services
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded2017
Websitehttp://www.quadrantinc.com/

Description

Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)
Chambersburg, PA, or Fort Meade, MD (Hybrid (4 days onsite)

Pay From: $130,000 Per Year

MUST
Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)
Top Secret
DoD 8140 Work Role 652 Security Architect Certification requirement (must have at least one of the following): Security X/CASP+CE, CCSP, Cloud+, CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSIP, CSSLP, and GSEC.
Must reside within a commutable distance of Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA in order to work a hybrid onsite schedule (4 days onsite weekly).
10+ years of related experience.
Expert-level knowledge of RMF and NIST SP 800-37.
Expert-level knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 security and privacy controls.
Strong security architecture and systems-security engineering experience.
Practical experience applying DoD STIGs, SRGs, and PPSM requirements.
Experience converting compliance requirements into practical engineering solutions.
Hands-on engineering/configuration experience with enterprise security technologies, including:
SIEM platforms such as Splunk or Elastic.
Vulnerability scanners such as ACAS/Nessus.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technologies.
Knowledge of traditional and cloud-native architectures.
Ability to support multiple concurrent systems, projects, and development efforts.
Strong written, verbal, consulting, and presentation skills.

DUTIES
Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) serves as a dedicated, customer-facing cybersecurity engineering consultant supporting organizational ISSMs, ISSOs, Mission Partners, system owners, architects, and development teams. The ISSE provides expert security architecture and Risk Management Framework (RMF) guidance for on-premises, cloud-hosted, legacy, and modernizing systems throughout the System Development Lifecycle (SDLC). The ISSE helps customers understand cybersecurity requirements and develop actionable technical solutions that implement controls, remediate vulnerabilities, and improve system security before or following formal assessment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Serve as the embedded security engineering expert for Mission Partners, ISSMs, ISSOs, system owners, architects, and development teams.
Provide security engineering support throughout the SDLC, including requirements gathering, design reviews, sprint planning, modernization, implementation, and production.
Translate RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DoD cybersecurity policy, and other governance requirements into actionable, threat-informed engineering solutions.
Conduct in-depth security architecture and design reviews for new and existing systems.
Analyze network architectures, cloud-native architectures, applications, APIs, microservices, containers, serverless functions, interfaces, and data flows to identify security weaknesses.
Collaborate with architects and developers to identify achievable security controls and reduce compliance friction before formal assessment.
Engineer and document vulnerability mitigation strategies and provide technical consultation supporting POA&M corrective actions.
Develop solutions that reduce system attack surface and improve resiliency without unnecessarily compromising mission capability.
Translate security requirements into specific technical implementation activities such as MFA, database encryption, secure network zoning, and related controls.
Apply DoD STIGs, SRGs, and PPSM guidance to system engineering activities.
Use security telemetry and findings from SIEM, vulnerability scanning, and EDR technologies to recommend architectural and engineering improvements.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to ISSMs, ISSOs, developers, and system owners.
Present cybersecurity risks, architectural findings, mitigation strategies, and recommendations to technical personnel and Government leadership.
Document customer interactions, systems supported, issues addressed, and technical recommendations as required.

Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability. Healthcare benefits are offered to all eligible employees according to compliance mandated by the Affordable Care Act.

About Company

Quadrant is a full-life cycle staff augmentation agency providing a proven "rapid fire" approach in responding to the needs of our clients. Quadrant offers a comprehensive suite of staffing solutions for organizations in the Healthcare, Medical, Dental, Information Technology, HR and Government contract sectors.

Our clients have come to include some of the largest and most recognized brand named companies in the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD metropolitan regions. Quadrant is a DOD TOP Secret cleared facility and holds a Maryland Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Virginia SWaM certification. Quadrant's clients are rapidly hiring a mix of healthcare, medical, dental, information technology, recruiting and HR professionals.

Quadrant is recognized as the largest Healthcare Staffing agency in the Washington DC area. We support every major healthcare system and thousands of area healthcare practices. Our healthcare division focuses on all clinical and nonclinical staff with the exception of physicians. Our database boasts hundreds of thousands of local screened healthcare professionals; the largest in the area. Our resources enable us to respond to our clients requests quickly, generally within 24 hours of request on mainstream orders.

Our Information Technology clients support a broad mix of commercial and federal government agencies. Our clients include government contractors who support projects with federal agencies such as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health(NIH), U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, FDA, FBI, USPTO, DHS, DHHS, DOD, DOJ, DOE, DISA, and USPS. In addition to our federal portfolio, Quadrant also supports a range of commercial clients focusing in software, telecom, mobile, web and healthcare development.

Whether you are a job seeker or a company with open positions to fill we will bridge the talent gap. Contact any of our seasoned professional recruiters or account managers and we will walk you through our proven staffing methodology. We offer a consultative approach to both potential employee and employer. We seek the right match, at the right time, every time.

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