Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.

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The Cybersecurity and Compliance Architect holds a critical position, ensuring that our corporate information systems not only comply with but also excel beyond the standards set by CMMI, ISO 9001, ISO 20000, and ISO 27001. This role demands a sophisticated blend of compliance oversight coupled with a robust technical skill set in planning, prototyping, engineering, implementing, operating, and monitoring complex information systems. The architect will ensure systems' security, enhance operational efficiency, and guarantee adherence to necessary regulatory compliance standards, with a particular emphasis on leveraging Microsoft Azure security solutions.

• Highlights of Responsibilities:

  • Provide expert guidance and work product evaluation to one or more security engineers that support Engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.
  • Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management
  • Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data
  • Advocate and recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements.
  • Monitors and suggest improvement to IA policy.
  • Interact with customers, IT staff, and high-level corporate officers to define and achieve required IA objectives.
  • Provide the Government assistance to ensure that the architecture and design of information systems are functional and secure, including program of record systems and special purpose environments with platform IT interconnectivity.

Minimum Requirements:

• 10-15 years’ experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from and accredited college or university is required.
• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 certifications is required CASP+ CE, CISSP or CSSLP.
• Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
• Travel by land or air transportation 25% or less

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