Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE1) (Government) (Cybersecurity)

Location: Columbia, Maryland, United States; onsite five days per week. No relocation is offered.

Salary: $98,100–$143,200 yearly.

Company

AT&T Global Public Sector provides secure IP-enabled, cloud-based network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government.

What you will do

• Perform and review technical security assessments of computing environments and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Serve as the technical security engineer for assigned systems and System Security Plans across the full RMF lifecycle.
• Provide technical input for ATO packages, risk acceptance decisions, continuous monitoring, and reauthorization efforts.
• Implement, map, test, and validate NIST SP 800-53 security controls in Security Control Traceability Matrices.
• Coordinate vulnerability scanning, remediation, retesting, POA&M tracking, and risk posture updates with ISSOs, system administrators, and Tenable operators.
• Evaluate security-relevant changes, test configurations in lab environments, and align architectures and mitigations with customer mandates.

Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
• Seven years of ISSE experience on Federal Government programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or a related discipline; four additional years of ISSE experience may substitute for the degree.
• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 is required.
• Experience with SSPs, SCTMs, POA&Ms, continuous monitoring, reauthorization, configuration management, and security control implementation.
• Knowledge of servers, virtualization, routers, switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing, network segmentation, Windows, Linux, and network security controls; familiarity with Tenable, Splunk, and STIG Viewer.

Nice to have

• Python experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time schedule of 40 hours per week in a 24 x 7 operational environment; after-hours response may be required.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, holidays, and paid parental and caregiver leave.
• Disability, life, accidental death, supplemental insurance, employee assistance, and wellness programs.
• Employee discounts on eligible AT&T mobility, internet, fiber, and wireline services.