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Information Security Engineer, Staff

BigBear Inc
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2025

Overview :

BigBear.ai is seeking a Information Systems Security Manager . This role is responsible for the cybersecurity of a program, organization, system, or enclave. As the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM), this role is responsible for the cybersecurity of a program, organization, system, or enclave and will report directly to the BigBear.ai Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Onsite 2-5 days a week in Chantilly, VA. The amount of days onsite will vary depending on the week.

What you will do :

  • Acquire and manage the necessary resources, including leadership support, financial resources, and key security personnel, to support information technology (IT) security goals and objectives and reduce overall organizational risk.
  • Advise senior management (e.g., CISO, CIO) on risk levels and security posture.
  • Advise appropriate senior leadership or Authorizing Official of changes affecting the organization's cybersecurity posture.
  • Collect and maintain data needed to meet system cybersecurity reporting.
  • Communicate the value of information technology (IT) security throughout all levels of the organization stakeholders for the relevant enclave(s).
  • Ensure that security improvement actions are evaluated, validated, and implemented as required.
  • Ensure that cybersecurity inspections, tests, and reviews are coordinated for the network environment.
  • Ensure that cybersecurity requirements are integrated into the continuity planning for that system and / or organization(s).
  • Evaluate and approve development efforts to ensure that baseline security safeguards are appropriately installed.
  • Identify alternative information security strategies to address organizational security objective.
  • Identify information technology (IT) security program implications of new technologies or technology upgrades.
  • Interpret patterns of noncompliance to determine their impact on levels of risk and / or overall effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity program.
  • Manage the monitoring of information security data sources to maintain organizational situational awareness.
  • Oversee the information security training and awareness program.
  • Participate in an information security risk assessment during the Security Assessment and Authorization process.
  • Participate in the development or modification of the computer environment cybersecurity program plans and requirements.
  • Prepare, distribute, and maintain plans, instructions, guidance, and standard operating procedures concerning the security of network system(s) operations.
  • Provide system-related input on cybersecurity requirements to be included in statements of work and other appropriate procurement documents.
  • Recognize a possible security violation and take appropriate action to report the incident, as required.
  • Recommend resource allocations required to securely operate and maintain an organization's cybersecurity requirements.
  • Supervise or manage protective or corrective measures when a cybersecurity incident or vulnerability is discovered.
  • Track audit findings and recommendations to ensure that appropriate mitigation actions are taken.
  • Promote awareness of security issues among management and ensure sound security principles are reflected in the organization's vision and goals.
  • Oversee policy standards and implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with cybersecurity policies.
  • Identify security requirements specific to an information technology (IT) system in all phases of the system life cycle.
  • Ensure that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc.
  • Assure successful implementation and functionality of security requirements and appropriate information technology (IT) policies and procedures that are consistent with the organization's mission and goals.
  • Support necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure that system security configuration guidelines are followed, compliance monitoring occurs).

Continuously validate the organization against policies / guidelines / procedures / regulations / laws to ensure compliance.

What you need to have :

  • Bachelor's Degree and 2 to 5 years of experience; or
  • Master's Degree and 0 to 3 years of experience; or

  • in lieu of a degree, 8 to 10 years additional experience
  • Clearance : must possess and maintain an active Top Secret clearance
  • Knowledge of applicable laws, statutes (e.g., in Titles 10, 18, 32, 50 in U.S. Code), Presidential Directives, executive branch guidelines, and / or administrative / criminal legal guidelines and procedures.
  • Experience working with NIST 800-53 and NIST RMF
  • Knowledge of laws, policies, procedures, or governance relevant to cybersecurity for national security systems.
  • Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth).
  • Knowledge of measures or indicators of system performance and availability
  • Skill in creating policies that reflect system security objectives.
  • Knowledge of information technology (IT) supply chain security and supply chain risk management policies, requirements, and procedures.
  • Knowledge of new and emerging information technology (IT) and cybersecurity technologies.
  • Knowledge of current and emerging threats / threat vectors.
  • Knowledge of vulnerability information dissemination sources (e.g., alerts, advisories, errata, and bulletins).
  • Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language / Structured Query Language [PL / SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code).
  • Understanding of threats to Cleared facilities
  • Understanding of Safeguarding and Handling Procedures for classified information
  • Knowledge of what constitutes a network attack and a network attack's relationship to both threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Knowledge of penetration testing principles, tools, and techniques.
  • Understanding of Continuous Security Monitoring
  • What we'd like you to have :

  • TOP SECRET / SCI with poly
  • Knowledge of network systems management principles, models, methods (e.g., end-to-end systems performance monitoring), and tools.
  • Knowledge of network traffic analysis methods.
  • Knowledge of server and client operating systems.
  • Knowledge of the organization's enterprise information technology (IT) goals and objectives.
  • Experience implementing DISA STIGs
  • Experience working as an ISSM for a federal contract
  • About BigBear.ai :

    BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on BigBear.ais predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https : / / bigbear.ai / and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn : @BigBear.ai and X : @BigBearai.

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