Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)

Akima, LLC is seeking an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to design, engineer, and validate cybersecurity capabilities for Department of War (DoW) Office of Inspector General (OIG) information systems. This onsite role in Alexandria, VA focuses on aligning security engineering activities with federal, DoD, and organizational requirements across the full system lifecycle, including continuous monitoring.

Location and Pay

• Location: Alexandria, VA (On-Site)
• Salary: USD $180,000 - $190,000 per year
• Job ID: 2026-27178

Role Summary

The ISSE will ensure cybersecurity requirements are defined, implemented, and validated for DoW OIG systems. Responsibilities include engineering secure architectures and controls, supporting RMF authorization and accreditation artifacts, managing vulnerability risk across cloud environments, and translating technical security requirements for operational and development teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, refine, and validate security requirements based on mission objectives, threat assessments, risk analyses, and applicable cybersecurity policies, standards, and frameworks.
• Design and implement secure system architectures, data flows, and engineering solutions aligned with NIST, DoD, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust principles.
• Develop security engineering artifacts, interface control documents, system security plans (SSPs), and technical documentation supporting RMF authorization and accreditation activities.
• Perform security architecture reviews, threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and security impact analyses for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Lead cloud vulnerability management, including vulnerability scanning, assessment, prioritization, remediation tracking, and risk reporting across enterprise cloud platforms.
• Develop, review, and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and implementation guidance to support compliance with federal, DoD, and organizational requirements.
• Engineer and implement security controls, secure configurations, STIGs, SRGs, and baseline hardening requirements across systems, applications, cloud services, and networks.
• Conduct technical control assessments, security testing, validation activities, and control effectiveness reviews to verify compliance and mitigate risk.
• Analyze security findings and recommend risk-based mitigation strategies, supporting POA&M development, remediation management, and closure activities.
• Integrate security requirements throughout the SDLC, supporting secure coding, configuration management, and deployment practices.
• Conduct security assessments for system upgrades, patches, cloud migrations, integrations, and infrastructure changes to identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Design and support continuous monitoring capabilities, including automated vulnerability scanning, logging, alerting, and security analytics solutions.
• Provide technical support for incident response and forensic investigations, including containment, eradication, and recovery operations.
• Assess emerging threats, vulnerabilities, cloud technologies, and adversary tactics to strengthen organizational security posture and resilience.
• Translate complex security engineering requirements into actionable guidance for system administrators, developers, architects, and operational teams.

Requirements

• Clearance: Active TOP SECRET with SCI clearance (required)
• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Experience: 5–10 years of relevant experience (or 10+ years in lieu of a degree)
• Certification: IAM Level III certification (e.g., CGRC, CASP+ CE, CISSP, CISM) required; IAT Level III preferred
• Strong understanding of NIST, FISMA, DoD, and organizational cybersecurity engineering frameworks
• Vulnerability Management and policy writing experience
• Experience with security architecture, RMF engineering activities, and secure system design
• Strong communication, analytical, and documentation skills

Technologies and Frameworks

• NIST
• DoD
• FedRAMP
• Zero Trust
• RMF
• STIGs
• SRGs
• POA&M
• SDLC
• FISMA

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Comprehensive benefits program
• Competitive pay
• Growth opportunities
• Excellent retirement options