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Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)-TS/SCI w/Poly

Peraton, Annapolis, MD, United States


Qualifications

Active TS/SCI security clearance with current polygraph is required

Fourteen (14) years of experience as an ISSE on similar programs

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline is required. Four (4) years of ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

DoD 8570.01-M compliance with IASAE Level 2 is required.

CISSP certification is required and will be verified as part of the interview or offer process.

Benefits
This critical National Security role is eligible for Peraton's premier benefits package, designed to recognize and support the professionals safeguarding our nation. A few highlights:

280 hours of annual leave (5 weeks of PTO & 2 weeks of holiday)

Health Benefits (medical, dental & vision) – very low to no cost employee contributions

Annual Critical Skills Bonus

Responsibilities
As an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE), you will play a key role in securing complex systems, ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity frameworks, and protecting sensitive information.

Duties will include

Conduct vulnerability management using enterprise tools including Tenable Security Center, and Nessus scanners

Perform or review technical security assessments of large‑scale cloud‑based computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non‑compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies.

Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management.

Perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements.

Recommend system‑level solutions to resolve security requirements.

Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.

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