• Job Description

  Req#: 789278400

  Are you a cyber professional with the drive and expertise to be on the forefront of the cyber fight; tackling NSA's complex mission to defend against cyber threats of today and tomorrow? NSA, the nation's leading cyber agency, has exciting and challenging positions in Cyber Security Engineering and Cyber and TEMPEST vulnerability analysis/mitigation. Are you ready to help secure our Nation's critical Infrastructure? If so, NSA is the place for you!

  
  

  Duties

  
  

  Information System Security Professionals at NSA play a vital role in Security Architecture and Engineering, Communication and Network Security, Software Development Security, Security Operations, Identity and Access Management, Asset Security, and Security and Risk Management:
  
  - Defining information system security requirements and functionality
  - Designing system architectures, modeling, and network designs
  - Ability to implement systems engineering principles/methodology
  - Assessing the effectiveness of security solutions against present and projected threats
  - Producing formal and informal reports, briefings, and direct input to the customer regarding security and functionality of requirements, system architecture, application security, and security planning
  - Understanding concepts, principles, structure and standards used to design, implement, monitor and secure operating systems, equipment, networks, applications and controls to enforce levels of confidentiality, integrity and availability
  - Conducting security engineering/hardening of the latest operating systems, tailoring them for use in the specific mission area - Reviewing requests for security relevant changes on the mission infrastructures, ensuring risk is adequately mitigated
  - Understanding of cryptography, cloud technologies, and ability to program (Python, Java, etc.)
  - Knowledge of Systems Lifecycle Development, Threat Intelligence, and Incident Management
  - Ensuring appropriate operational security posture is maintained for a system or program; assessing compliance with the Federal Government's Risk Management Framework (RMF), as maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  - Providing recommendations on Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)
  - Working with system owners to accredit/re-accredit critical mission systems
  
  Depending on their experience and preferences, Information System Security Professionals are hired into positions directly supporting a technical mission office or into the Cybersecurity Engineering Development Program (CSEDP). The development program is 3 years in length and combines formal training and diverse work assignments.

  
  

  Requirements

  
  

  • All applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph.

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position. Please visit our application site to view all the qualifications: https://apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job-description/1229407
  
  INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY DESIGNER:
  
  ENTRY/DEVELOPMENTAL
  
  Entry is with a Bachelor's degree and no experience. An Associate's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position. Relevant experience must be in one or more of the following areas: computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, or systems engineering. Network and system administration may account for some, but not all, of the experience.
  
  INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEER:
  
  ENTRY/DEVELOPMENTAL
  
  Entry is with a Bachelor's degree and no experience. An Associate's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position. Relevant experience must be in one or more of the following areas: computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, or updating information assurance documentation (for example System Security Plans, Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices). Network and system administration may account for some, but not all, of the experience.
  
  INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY OFFICER:
  
  ENTRY/DEVELOPMENTAL
  
  Entry is with a Bachelor's degree and no experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 4 years of relevant experience; or an Associate's degree or 18 semester hours of military coursework/training in a computer-related field plus 2 years of relevant experience may be considered. Experience must be in one or more of the following areas: information systems design, development, programming, information/computer/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, system auditing, penetration testing, computer forensics, computer systems research, reverse engineering, systems engineering, or network and system administration. Relevant experience may also include experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF), Information Systems Security technologies, or IT policies.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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