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Job Description:

Are you ready for a challenge that will require your experience and keep you on the edge of cyber security?

Parsons is looking for a Cybersecurity Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to provide support services to customers on ICS/SCADA systems acquisitions, development operations, and disposal. This ISSE will ensure that appropriate security engineering principles, concepts, methods, and practices are applied to ICS/SCADA systems to achieve customer objectives for the protection of mission-critical assets. They will engage in cross organizational teams to ensure secure assessment, acquisition, integration and operation of organizational ICS/SCADA systems. Thy will be key in supporting and defending industrial control systems to keep the operational environment safe, secure, and resilient against current and emerging cyber threats.

Parsons' extensive experience in the field of security engineering, combined with your technical knowledge in IT/OT, will propel your career forward with opportunities for advancement with top performance. Training, development and opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to tackle new challenges across the full stack as we continue to push security forward. Cyber ISSEs design, develop, and implement leading-edge analytical and technical methodologies, tools, and policies/standards to ensure cyber-secure implementations of systems and environments.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Define ICS system security requirements in coordination with security stakeholders including system engineers, program managers, security control assessors, and authorizing officials.
• Provide independent ICS/SCADA cybersecurity advice and guidance to government stakeholders
• Develop or review ICS/SCADA system designs and architectures for security-relevant issues.
• Advise ICS/SCADA engineers on best methods to remediate vulnerability findings
• Support engineering analysis of alternatives, tradeoffs, and risk treatment decisions
• Provide advice and guidance to system providers and programs in the development of cybersecurity documentation in support of customer Risk Management Framework (RMF) process.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver trustworthy and secure systems.
• Brief audiences of diverse technical and non-technical backgrounds on complex ICS/SCADA and cybersecurity issues
• Implement and assess cybersecurity solutions using current security scanning tools
• Some ability to travel in support of program activities may be necessary

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

  · 8 years minimum of system and/or security engineering work performed in support of U.S. Government customers subject to Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503.

  · A minimum of one of the following professional cybersecurity certifications: CISSP, CCSP or CASP+

  · Experience implementing NIST SP 800-82 and NIST SP 800-53 guidelines

  · Experience defining system security requirements in coordination with security stakeholders including system engineers, program managers, security control assessors, and authorizing officials

  · Experience developing and/or reviewing ICS/SCADA system security designs and architectures.

  · Ability to support engineering analysis of alternatives, tradeoffs, and risk treatment decisions

  · Experience developing cybersecurity documentation in support of customer Risk Management Framework (RMF) process; in accordance with NIST SP 800-37 Rev 2

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience presenting verbal/written communications to Senior leadership including ISSMs, ISOs, security directors

  · ICS/SCADA security certification such as Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)

  · Experience with systems engineering lifecycle processes

  · Act as an advisor the Government ISSM on ATO extensions, body of evidence reviews

  · Experience guiding systems through the approval process per NIST-800-37 RMF

  · Experience providing independent ICS/SCADA cybersecurity advice and guidance to government stakeholders.

Education/Experience

• Although not explicitly required, successful candidates typically have a B.S. or M.S. degree in a technical field and 8 years minimum of system and/or security engineering work performed in support of U.S. Government customers subject to IC/DoD guidelines (i.e. ICD 503). Non-degreed incumbents must meet equivalency guidelines established for designated job family.

• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: 

$126,600.00 - $227,900.00

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!