Senior Principal Information Systems Security Engineer

Senior Principal Information Systems Security Engineer

Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Client Site – Columbia, MD area

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Fullscope Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Fullscope Poly

CTC stays ahead of the latest technology advancements so we can help solve our clients’ toughest challenges. As a part of the Information Technology (IT) Division, you will be strengthening our team of world-class experts aimed at providing our clients with the most effective solutions. Our expertise in achieving missions is unmatched, and we continue to have a major positive impact throughout the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and beyond. Our IT solutions are at work in high-level, high-priority areas of the DoD and U.S. Government agencies. We are leaders in artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud architecture and security, cross domain solutions, cybersecurity, edge node technology, synthetic environments, and more. We are honored to be a trusted provider of cutting-edge and customized solutions to our clients for decades. Our experts are leading the rapidly evolving IT industry with innovative work in a variety of disciplines, including DevSecOps, which underpins many of our efforts. With CTC’s IT Division, you become part of a dedicated team committed to advancing the ever-growing possibilities in IT and meeting our clients’ challenges with up-to-the-minute, customized, and powerful solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• To protect the interests of national security, cyber incidents must be coordinated among and across DoD organizations and sources outside the Department of Defense, and critical infrastructure and critical infra­structure sector Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) via Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III support.
• CND response services include the actions taken to report, analyze, coordi­nate, and respond to any event or cyber incident for the purpose of mitigating any adverse operational or technical impact.
• Cyber incident reporting includes a well-defined framework for the timely reporting of any cyber event or incident. The report provides an accurate, meaningful, and complete understanding of the cyber incident from initial detection to analysis and remediation. This information feeds into the User-Defined Operational Picture, which provides local, intermediate, and DoD wide situational awareness of CND actions and their impact.
• Cyber incident analysis identifies several critical elements of an incident to determine and characterize its possible effects on DoD information networks, operational missions, and other defense programs. This activity relies on effective acquisition, preser­vation, and timely reporting of cyber incident data.
• Cyber incident response includes the coordinated development and imple­mentation of courses of action (CO As) that focus on containment, eradication, and recovery. At the same time, it ensures the acquisition and preservation of data required for tactical analysis, strategic analysis, and/or LE investigations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related discipline and 12 years of directly related experience or a Master’s degree and 10 years of directly related experience, or a PhD and 8 years of directly related experience.
• Fourteen (14) years’ experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity within the Federal Government is required
• The Information Systems Security Engineer shall perform, or review, technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies. Validates and verifies system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs. Designs, develops, implements and/or integrates IA and security systems and system components including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments to include those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection/classification requirements. Builds IA into systems deployed to operational environments. Assists 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.
• Supports the building of security architectures. Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures.
• Assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle. Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations. Reviews certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, pro viding feedback on completeness and compliance of its content. Applies system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following to : system security design process; engineering life cycle; information domain; cross domain solutions; commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography; identification; authentication; and authorization; system integration; risk management; intrusion detection; contingency planning; incident handling; configuration control; change management; auditing; certification and accreditation process; principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control
• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 (i.e. CISSP) is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cybersecurity degree
• AWS Experience

Why CTC?

• Our teams at CTC are passionate and thrive on collaboration in a team environment
• When we encounter a difficult problem, we have a variety of talented and diverse employees that work together to solve the toughest challenges
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Although our work at CTC is extremely important, we also recognize the need for our employees to maintain a proper mix of work and personal life
• Visit www.ctc.com to learn more

Benefits:

• The starting salary range for this position has been established as $184,000 – $240,000
• Medical Insurance and Prescription
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement Assistance
• Paid Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Retirement Plan

The Concurrent Technologies Corporation pay range for this job level is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Join us! CTC offers exceptional career growth, cutting edge technology, educational opportunities, and recognition for quality work.

Openings at Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Staffing Requisition: SR# 2025-0004

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

Salary : $184,000 - $240,000