System Engineer

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Work Model: Onsite

Clearance: Top Secret SCI Full Scope Polygraph Clearance.

Certifications: Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP), IEEE Risk Management for Engineers Certification

Candidate Requirements and Experience:

• Work in a team environment that manages security assessment, security compliance, change management, and continuous monitoring activities across 5 cloud service providers (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and IBM Cloud) through the Sponsor’s office.
  

• Assess cloud security technologies for security gaps and weaknesses according to industry standards.
  

• Analyze security scan findings and perform risk analysis on security scan findings.
  

• Review cloud security body of evidence packages for completeness and accuracy.
  

• Collaborate with other internal components and security peers to determine the security and potential weaknesses of cloud infrastructure and cloud services.
  

• Advise Sponsor leadership on cloud security services.
  

• Analyze system alerts to determine if a security weakness exists and document risk mitigation procedures.
  

• Sustain and evolve the Sponsor’s standard operating procedures to meet Program Objectives.
  

• Facilitate technical exchange meetings (TEMs) with cloud service providers to review cloud service architectures.
  

Relevant Requirements and Demonstrated Experience:

• Experience facilitating TEMs with cloud service providers to review cloud service architectures.
  

• Experience maintaining assessment and authorization (A&A) packages across multiple services or systems in accordance with FIPS-199, NIST 800-53, and CNSS 1253 requirements.
  

• Experience designing, implementing, assessing or reviewing systems that utilize cloud technology with either Amazon Web Services, Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, or Microsoft Azure cloud architecture.
  

• Experience utilizing or reviewing cross domain technology and common architecture designs.
  

• Experience consulting project teams on system architecture and security posture.
  

• Experience with continuous monitoring requirements to include scan analysis for critical or high findings with common scan tools such as Rapid 7, Nessus, and Qualys.
  

• Experience creating, monitoring, or closing system or service Plans Actions and Milestone items (POA&Ms).
  

• Experience utilizing compliance tools to track assessment and authorization activities such as Xacta 360, Risk Vision, RSA Archer.
  

• Experience with the common control provider concept within the NIST Risk Management Framework.
  

• Experience with security control assessments to include working with SCAs and preparing security packages for SCAs.
  

• Experience conducting information system security engineering activities.
  

This is a full-time position and requires a Top Secret SCI Full Scope Polygraph Clearance.

Core Benefits:

• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrued Semi-Monthly, commensurate with experience.
  

• Holidays: 7 Standard Holidays + 4 Floating Holidays (Employee Choice).
  

• Payroll: Paid Semi-Monthly on the 7th and 22nd. Direct Deposit Available.
  

• 401(k): 100% match on contributions up to 4% through VANGUARD; immediate vesting. Plus, 0% to 4% Profit Sharing at year-end.
  

• Reward & Recognition Programs: Participation in Employee Referral and Bonus Programs.
  

Health Benefits:

• Medical Coverage: Choice of HMO and POS Coverage by BCBS CareFirst. HMO Plan covers employees and their families at 100%.
  

• Dental & Vision Coverage: Provided at no cost to the employee by Delta Dental and VSP.
  

• Life Insurance: $100,000 coverage per employee at no cost, with additional options.
  

• Long-Term Disability: 60% of base monthly earnings up to $10,000/month.
  

• Short-Term Disability: 60% of weekly salary up to $2,000/week.
  

Quality of Life Benefits:

• Mobile Phone Allowance: $75/Month
  

• Internet Access Allowance: $50/Month
  

• Grooming Allowance: $50/Month
  

• Fitness Allowance: $600/Annually
  

• Professional Association Memberships: $350/Annually
  

• Wellness Challenges: Amazon Gift Cards for Successful Completion.
  

Special Benefits:

• Annual Corporate Trip: Travel and lodging for eligible employees and their families.
  

• Tuition Reimbursement: Support for continued learning up to $5,000 annually.