Job Description
Overview
American Operations is looking for a Senior Systems Security Engineer to support the Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) has a broad and diverse research, development, test and evaluation (RDTE) portfolio with an emphasis on warfare systems development and integration. NSWCDD is determined to standardize and automate processes and procedures to become more efficient, structured, and transparent in its mission to provide services such as RDTE, analysis, systems engineering, integration and certification of complex naval warfare systems.
NSWCDD endeavors to deliver IT solutions that are transformational and agile with innovation, collaboration, and speedy delivery through a rapidly scalable and adaptable IT “ecosystem” characterized by on-demand network bandwidth, storage/compute power, and secure end-user data access from anywhere, at any time, from any device
Responsibilities
- Coordinate security-related activities with information security architects, senior information security officers, information system owners, common control providers, and information system security officers.
- Document changes to systems and checklists. Assist with developing and maintaining system policies and procedures for network security, virus protection, user accounts, maintenance, and utilization.
- Engineer and implement security solutions. Provide remediation of vulnerabilities identified on infrastructure devices.
- Analyze information assurance-related technical problems and provide engineering support in solving these problems.
- Ensure compliance with DoD guidance, regulations, and instructions as they pertain to the unit’s systems/networks
Qualifications
- Bachelors’ Degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 5+ years performing security engineering and architecture. 5 additional years security engineering and architecture experience can be used instead of Bachelor’s in computer science
- DoD 8570 IASAE Level III certification
American Ops is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. American Operations is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.
