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Information Systems Security Engineer
Job ID: 2613573
Location: Kirtland AFB, NM, United States
Date Posted: Jun 12, 2026
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cybersecurity Spec
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
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Job Description
Description
SAIC and the Engineering, Development, Integration and Sustainment (EDIS) team are looking for an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to work with our Space Systems Command (SSC) customer at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We want you to join our qualified and diverse team of professional Cybersecurity SMEs, where you can apply your talents to take our team to new levels of performance. You will leverage your subject matter expertise in applications, systems, network cybersecurity, and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements to provide expert ISSE support to various satellite ground command and control systems at multiple classification levels, undergoing system modernization - to include migration to the cloud and co-hosting multiple mission partners.
Steps to success:
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot solutions with a wide selection of Cyber industry tools
- Work with identity management/rights management tools and implementation models
- Application of PKI and other common cryptographic best practices
- Manage, implement, and maintain security tools and technologies, such as Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS), Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), SolarWinds Security Event Monitor (SEM)
- Perform vulnerability scans and analysis using ACAS tools
- Conduct Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) scans to ensure Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance
- Monitor and analyze network audit logs and create rules and automation to enhance monitoring capabilities.
Recommend new tools and security controls to improve the security posture of the network
- Assist in creating customer reports, Authority to Operate (ATO) packages, security plans, and security assessments for new hardware and software
- Perform continuous monitoring functions such as system audits, user account audits, and Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) reviews
- Be willing to learn new technologies, stay up-to-date on security trends, and familiarize yourself with new and existing Risk Management Framework (RMF) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) implementation standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science or a STEM-related field and 2+ years of relevant experience. Four (4) years of experience will be accepted in lieu of education
- Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
- Minimum 1 year of relevant cybersecurity experience
- MUST possess an IAT Level II certification to be considered
Sought-after skill set:
- Experience working at the SCI and SAP level relating to space command and control
- Linux+ or other Linux certifications and experience and/or programming experience
- Linux and Windows integration in a virtualized environment
- ESS and ACAS installation and management experience
- Experience with SCAP scans and STIG viewer
- Experience with patching and applying STIGs and other cyber technologies that implement security controls in military cyberspace operational environments, to include firewalls, router ACLs, PKI, OWASP, scripting, identity management, virtualization, etc.
- Experience with Static Code Analysis using tools such as Fortify
- Familiarity with NIST and RMF standards
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
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SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.
We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.