Senior Cyber Security Engineer - Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)

Overview

MTSI is seeking a seasoned Senior Cyber Security Engineer - Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) in Washington D.C. and will support a customer operating out of Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH, with travel up to 20%, as required by the Government. The ISSM serves as the Program Office’s information security professional responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities that capture and refine their requirements and ensures security is integrated into system and security architecture designs. The ISSM works with the systems engineering teams to incorporate cyber resiliency objectives, techniques, and design principles into all engineering and development efforts throughout the system development life cycle (SDLC).

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work:  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.  
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first.  We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers.  It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.  
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: 
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success:  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

Responsibilities

Duties to be independently executed include but are not limited to:

• Provide technical input, recommendations, and assistance with the implementation of both higher and granular-level cyber security approaches, methods and solutions that incorporate and maintain compliance to requirements resulting from laws, regulations, and other pertinent guidance.• Advise the ISO and PSO concerning the impact levels for confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the customer’s information systems.• Evaluate threats and vulnerability to information systems to ascertain the need for additional safeguards.• Review and approve information system security assessment plans which are comprised of SSPs, SCTMs, and Security Control Assessment Procedures.• Ensure security assessments are completed for information systems.• Prepare the final security assessment report (SAR) which includes assessment results and findings, at the conclusion of each security assessment activity.• Initiate a POA&M with identified weakness and suspense dates for information system based on findings and recommendations from the SAR.• Evaluate security assessment documentation and provide written recommendations for security authorization to the AO.• Develop recommendation for authorization and submit the security authorization package to the AO.• Assess proposed changes to information systems, their environment of operation, and mission needs that could affect system authorization.• Provide purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration of information systems.• Provide inputs to development teams responsible for designing and developing organizational information systems and upgrading legacy systems.• Employ best practices when implementing security requirements for information systems including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.• Keep abreast of current and new security technologies and threats.• Design and develop security requirements that drive down risk while maintaining operational capability.

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