OverviewJoin a team of driven, supportive, and highly skilled professionals supporting DoD/DoW programs in Newport, Rhode Island. We offer a robust benefits package, including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, along with flexibility to help you manage your work hours and personal needs through a single accrual leave plan.
We are seeking an experienced
Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to provide cybersecurity engineering, systems engineering, and Test and Evaluation (T&E) support. The ISSE will support the integration, assessment, testing, deployment, and sustainment of mission and tactical network systems throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including post-Milestone C production, modernization, and sustainment activities.
Responsibilities- Provide cybersecurity and systems engineering support throughout the system lifecycle.
- Support DoD/DoW acquisition activities, including technical reviews, developmental and operational testing, post-Milestone C production, modernization, and sustainment.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute T&E events, including cybersecurity testing, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, red team activities, and operational testing.
- Develop and review test plans, procedures, objectives, scenarios, data requirements, reports, and corrective action documentation.
- Analyze test results and cybersecurity findings to identify vulnerabilities, deficiencies, interoperability concerns, and remediation requirements.
- Support regression testing and verification of corrective actions.
- Review system requirements, engineering changes, configuration changes, and technical documentation for cybersecurity and operational impacts.
- Support Linux and Windows systems administration in tactical network and mission system environments.
- Provide recommendations to improve system security, readiness, risk posture, and sustainment.
- Prepare technical briefings, status reports, risk summaries, and action-item tracking.
- Support Program Protection, Anti-Tamper, supply chain risk management, system hardening, and RMF activities.
- Travel to government, vendor, fleet, and operational sites as required.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Active Secret clearance or eligibility for reinstatement.
- Three or more years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, systems engineering, T&E, systems administration, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience planning and executing T&E activities, analyzing results, tracking deficiencies, and verifying corrective actions.
- Familiarity with DoD/DoW acquisition processes, including post-Milestone C support and sustainment.
- Experience with Linux and/or Windows systems.
- Experience supporting cybersecurity engineering, system security, or information assurance activities.
- Ability to analyze technical documentation, engineering changes, test results, and cybersecurity findings.
- Strong written, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain applicable cybersecurity certifications.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience supporting U.S. Navy programs, shipboard systems, tactical networks, or fleet operations.
- Experience with cybersecurity testing, penetration testing, red team activities, vulnerability assessments, and security control assessments.
- Experience supporting production, fielding, modernization, configuration management, obsolescence management, and sustainment.
- Knowledge of RMF, Program Protection, Anti-Tamper, supply chain risk management, and system hardening.
- Experience with BYG-1, NPES, Strategic Systems Programs, HBSS, or similar mission systems.
- Experience working with government test organizations or operational test agencies.
Pay Transparency StatementAMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $79,000.00/Yr. - USD $126,400/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.
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