Junior ISSE - Information Assurance and Security

Peraton is seeking a Junior Information Systems Security Engineering (ISSE) to collaborate on design efforts, provide security engineering, and lead the engineering of RMF B0E artifacts of a large-scale enterprise Information Technology (IT) program.  Responsibilities include: 

• Provide guidance describing the system and its functions, information types, operating environments, and security requirements.
• Review the adequacy of the security controls and their ability to protect the information system and its information; assist in tailoring security controls, as appropriate. 
• Assist in determining the assurance measures that can be used to meet assurance requirements. 
• Work collaboratively with systems, network, and other engineers throughout the service design lifecycle to design and implement security controls, and best practices such as Zero Trust Architecture, including engineering of assigned RMF BoE documentation. 
• Conduct Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) activities, following security processes and coordinating with the Designated Authorizing Official (DAO) representatives and appropriate security teams. 
• Create and update assigned RMF documentation and artifacts for each service, as required.

Required: 

• 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 9 years’ relevant work experience will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree 
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in security engineering of Information Systems 
• Proven experience performing Systems Security tasks including Security Information and Event Monitoring (Splunk); Endpoint security (HBSS); password and credential management (CyberArk); Compliance and vulnerability scanning (ACAS / Nessus); HashiCorp; and Code Scanning (Fortify). 
• Familiar with Scrum methodologies 
• Must have a current DoD 8570.1-M/8140 IAT Level III certification
• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance 

  Desired: 

• ITILv4 Foundation Certification desired 
• Experience with ServiceNow  

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.