By Light is hiring an ISSE to join our team. This position supports the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE), as part of a team assisting with security accreditation, risk mitigation and reporting in support of DoD policy, directives, instructions and guidance. Support will be provided Monday-Friday, 8 hours, between the core hours of 0630-1730 in the office.

* Designing, developing, implementing, and/or integrating IA and security systems and system components, including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments such as those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection and classification requirements

* Building IA into systems deployed to operational environments

* Assisting architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency security policy and enterprise solutions

* Supporting the building of security architectures

* Enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures

* Assessing and mitigating system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle

* Contributing to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, and certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations

* Reviewing certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation and providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content

* Participating as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components

* Applying knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

* Interacting with the customer and other project team members

* Supporting the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures

* Providing and supporting security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management

* Identifying overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data

* Recommending system-level solutions to resolve security requirements

* Supporting security authorization activities in compliance with the NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering

Qualifications will vary based on skill level:

* Active TS

* Years of relevant experience and education:

* Senior level: Seven (7) years or more of ISSE experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline (Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted in lieu of degree)

* Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

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• Support will be provided Monday-Friday, 8 hours, between the core hours of 0630-1730.