Client is a growing woman-owned Cyber & Physical Security Contractor located in Columbia, Maryland. Client strives to make every employee belong, be heard and be successful in their career. This includes listening to your needs, providing rewarding and challenging opportunities, and offering tools to succeed in your current role while preparing you for advancement. We are looking for ambitious folks to join our team and who want to help our customers meet their mission needs.
Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Engineer to join our team. With over 15 years of comprehensive experience in the Information Technology (IT) field, the ideal candidate will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our organization. As an Information Systems Security Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the security and integrity of systems and data.
Key Responsibilities:
• Serve as the primary point of contact for security-related matters, including but not limited to threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities in our systems and infrastructure.
• Develop and implement robust security policies, procedures, and best practices to safeguard our organization's sensitive information.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deploy security solutions that align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts to detect and respond to security incidents in a timely manner.
• Provide guidance and support to IT teams on security-related issues, including access control, encryption, and authentication mechanisms.
• Stay abreast of the latest security trends, threats, and technologies to ensure our organization remains secure and resilient against emerging risks.
• Provide information and system security engineering, life cycle solutions, and system security testing
• Application and employment of cybersecurity expertise to systems and projects, to ensure that the appropriate security features and safeguards are designed, integrated, and implemented by all information systems throughout the system development life cycle
• Assessing security needs, implementing security solutions and determining potential risk by evaluating cybersecurity compliance protocols
• Understanding Security Categorization and Control standard
• Understanding of the Risk Management Framework
Qualifications:
• Proven experience in information security roles, including Information Systems Security Engineer, Information Systems Security Officer, and Security Systems Engineer.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• CISSP
• TS/SCI with Poly
Preferred Education:
• Master of Science (MS) in Computer Information Systems or other related technical field
• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science or other related technical field
If you are a seasoned Information Systems Security Engineer looking for a challenging opportunity to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply and join our dynamic team.
What we offer?
• In addition to a rewarding career and an active leadership team, we offer a full suite of benefits including: CareFirst Gold Medical Insurance, 401K match, Profit Sharing, a leave buy-back program and $5K toward education and training.
The advertised position may be used to fill multiple positions, if you have any interest in similar types of positions please be sure to mention in your application.
Helm Point Solutions, Inc. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.