Principal Systems Engineer (ISSO)

• Provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave’s information assurance program
• Provide support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies
• Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed
• Assist with the management of security aspects of the information system and perform day-to-day security operations of the system
• Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information
• Perform vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation
• Provide confirmation management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware
• Manage changes to system and assess the security impact of those changes
• Prepare and review documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs)
• Support security authorization activities in compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF).

A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus twenty (20) years of systems engineering experience OR A High School Diploma or GED plus twenty-four (24) years of general systems engineering experience (any Process Area). OR A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eighteen (18) years of systems engineering experience OR (U) A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eighteen (18) years of systems engineering experience.