Cyber Systems Engineer (ISSO)

Cyber Systems Engineer (ISSO)

Caribou Thunder

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Requisition#: NM12254

Date Posted: 7/07/2023

Salary: $80K-$88K

Security Clearance: Active Secret

Education: Bachelor’s degree (STEM) or Master’s degree

Experience: 8 years

(5 years with advanced degree)

Position Summary

Caribou Thunder is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team and contribute to our cybersecurity efforts. If you are passionate about ensuring the security of systems and networks and have the necessary qualifications, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and be part of our mission to protect and defend critical information assets

Complete Description

As a Cyber Systems Engineer (ISSO), you will play a critical role in ensuring the security and compliance of systems and networks for both internal and external customers. You will be responsible for performing assessments, identifying deviations from acceptable configurations and policies, implementing cybersecurity controls, and supporting the authorization process.

• Additionally, you will coordinate with various teams to address deficiencies and ensure compliance with relevant government policies and standards.
• Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment to identify deviations from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. This includes both passive evaluations using compliance audits and active evaluations through vulnerability assessments.
• Assess non-technical RMF artifacts to identify deviations from RMF control requirements.
• Establish and maintain program control processes to mitigate risks and support the assessment and authorization of systems. This involves various tasks such as process support, analysis, coordination, certification testing, compliance documentation, investigations, and audits.
• Assist in the implementation of government policies (NISPOM, NIST, DoD), making recommendations on process tailoring and participating in process activities.
• Validate established cybersecurity controls and requirements and recommend appropriate safeguards.
• Support program test milestones by preparing for tests, participating in the testing process, analyzing results, and creating required artifacts for authorization.
• Prepare artifacts such as Test Results, Authorization Boundary Diagrams, Network Topologies, Flow-diagrams, Hardware and Software listings, Ports, Protocols, and Services Management documentation to support Assessment and Authorization activities. Also, maintain the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M).
• Conduct periodic reviews of program support and operational system audits, monitoring corrective actions until all actions are closed.
• Coordinate across the program to address identified deficiencies during RMF assessment activities.

Minimum Requirements

• IAT Level II DoD 8570 certification (Sec+ CE or similar).
• Security engineering skills with a working knowledge of cybersecurity technology and DoD/Federal cybersecurity policy (DoDI 8500.01, NIST SP 800-53, etc.).
• Thorough understanding and utilization of Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS).
• Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Cybersecurity Lifecycle.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions such as LogRhythm.
• Experience with Host Based Security System (HBSS).
• Experience with the Xylok RMF Compliance Auditing application.

Company Description

Caribou Thunder, LLC is a Woman Owned, HUBZone Certified, Native American Owned, SBA and SDB Certified global engineering services company, incorporated in 2006. Caribou Thunder is a Global Service Provider supporting a wide variety of DoD, Space, and Intelligence programs with consistent growth since inception to over 100 associates and $10M in annual sales with solid performance in 35 states across the U.S. and 22 countries around the world. Caribou Thunder, LLC is an established Defense contractor with nearly 20 years of experience delivering engineering services worldwide. We offer industry leading salaries, flexible work life balance, full range of benefits (career development and mentoring, PTO, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401k match). Caribou Thunder, LLC offers meaningful career opportunities within a true team-based environment, where each and every employee matters, contributing to a higher goal supporting National Security programs. Caribou Thunder, LLC is committed to hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. United States citizenship is a requirement for all positions.

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