Information Systems Security Engineer

Hoplite Solutions is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer who will be responsible for capturing and refining information security requirements and ensures their integration into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security design or configuration. The individual will work closely with other project managers and various software engineering, infrastructure, and technical operations teams to assess requirements, coordinate resources, and deliver information security updates for the customer. The ideal candidate will have experience performing industry-standard ISSE tasks, as well as experience in tailoring standard process lifecycles to function effectively in a small, fast-paced environment. S/he must have strong written and verbal individual and organizational communication skills and the ability to articulate technical project requirements to both customers and internal teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Attends customer meetings and serves as primary liaison to the customer ISSM
• Ensures system compliance with customer Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process
• Ensures system compliance with customer Certification and Accreditation policies
• Conducts system vulnerability scans
• Provides support to system patches and updates
• Provides assessments of the security impact of network changes
• Provides support to the management and control of system changes
• Supports the development, coordination, and maintenance of the System Security Plan (SSP)
• Implement and enforce information systems security policies ensuring system security requirements areaddressed during all phases of the acquisition and system lifecycle
• Support the customer to resolve conflicting system security engineering requirements
• Develop and maintain processes and procedures to identify, track and mitigate customer system vulnerabilities
• Assess system compliance with NIST requirements, identifying weaknesses and evaluating planned remedial actions based upon those requirements.
• Support control implementation assessment and reporting and monitoring processes using cyber security and assessment management systems.
• ​​​​​​​Responsible for auditing, reviewing and audit reporting

Basic Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience assessing system compliance with NIST requirements, identifying weaknesses and evaluating planned remedial actions based upon those requirements.
• Demonstrated experience assisting the customer with compliance of their systems and networks as documented in NIST 800-53, its revisions, and community interpretation.
• Experience conducting information system security control assessments (SCAs) and applying standard auditing techniques during systems security control assessments, including the proper interpretation of the control requirements, determining if the artifacts provided are sufficient and recommending remedial action to Government customer to ensure compliance
• Demonstrated experience with testing methods, automated tools, plans, and procedures for verificationof compliance and vulnerability requirements
• Experience with modern networks, operating systems, databases, and virtual computing
• Experience with using scanning applications
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating across programs and with customers,stakeholders, and other contractors
• ​​​​​​​Demonstrated on-the-job experience managing priorities across multiple projects (time management)

​​​​​​​Desired Qualifications:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP)
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience with Jira Software for planning and tracking projects