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Information System Security Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $120,001.00 - 160,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Skills

Information System Security
ISSE
Surveillance
Reporting
Cyber Security
Testing
Documentation
Research
Computer Hardware
Security Clearance
Security+
Nessus
STIG
RMF
Risk Management Framework
Regulatory Compliance
Auditing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
System Administration
Hardening
Scripting
Bash
Python
Authorization
DoD
Network Security
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: 2615682

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-14

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cyber Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC seeks an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to support the U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command, in the operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to U.S. and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions. Reporting to the SAIC Program Manager and Chief Engineer, this engineer plans, develops, and delivers PARCS and UEWR assessments of systems and networks to identify deviations from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy, and designs and implements remediation solutions. This position is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Job Duties

Build security architectures, integrate new architectural features into existing infrastructures, design cybersecurity architectural artifacts, and provide engineering recommendations to resolve integration and testing issues.
Develop cyber requirements to DoD 8570/8140 standards.
Perform vulnerability assessments and compliance audits, triage and prioritize findings, design remediation solutions, and apply fixes (configuration changes, system hardening, patching) to bring systems into compliance with RMF controls and enclave policy
Assess RMF artifacts and identify deviations from RMF control requirements.
Establish program control processes covering certification testing, compliance documentation, investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, inspections, and periodic audits to support system assessment and authorization.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and five or more (5+) years of related experience.
Active Secret clearance.
CompTIA Security+ or equivalent IAT Level II DoD 8570 certification.
ACAS experience (Nessus / Tenable Security Center).
Experience with NessTenable Security Center, STIG Viewer, and EvaluateSTIG for RMF assessments and compliance audits.

Desired

RHEL system administration and hardening experience in an on-premises environment.
Scripting experience to support remediation and configuration tasks (e.g., Bash, Python).
Experience supporting assessment and authorization (A&A) of DoD systems.
Experience with enclave and network security within classified environments.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2615682
Posted 2 hours ago

Company Info

About SAIC

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. 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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