Information Systems Security Engineer with Security Clearance

Overview VTG is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to support our national security customer in Huntsville, AL. The position is 100% onsite. What will you do? * Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of contractor security professionals responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the RMF lifecycle for FBI IT systems. * Oversee and coordinate activities within the Prepare step, ensuring roles, responsibilities, and risk management strategies are clearly defined and maintained. * Guide system categorization efforts to ensure all information systems are appropriately classified based on mission/business impact and regulatory requirements. * Advise on the selection, tailoring, and documentation of security controls aligned with system categorizations, Bureau risk appetite, and compliance requirements. * Oversee the implementation of technical, operational, and management controls throughout system and application lifecycles, with a particular focus on quality and completeness of all deliverables. * Ensure comprehensive security control assessments are planned, executed, and documented to validate the effectiveness of implemented safeguards. * Prepare risk management documentation for system authorization and executive decision-making. * Direct ongoing monitoring and continuous assessment activities, collecting metrics to adjust security strategies and ensure sustained compliance. * Serve as a principal technical advisor on cybersecurity, bringing subject-matter expertise to risk analysis, incident response, system remediation, and audit support efforts. * Foster a culture of security awareness, providing technical guidance and training to both team members and stakeholders. * Track, report, and communicate status, risks, and improvement opportunities related to security engineering activities to leadership and stakeholders. * Maintain up-to-date knowledge of RMF, NIST guidance, and industry best practices in support of continuous process improvement. Do you have what it takes? * 8 years of experience in secure design, analysis, and test of information security systems and products. * 8 years of experience applying methods, standards and approaches for ensuring the baseline security safeguards are appropriately implemented and documented. * 8 years of experience creating and updating security test plans for detecting and mitigating risk to information systems. * Active Top Secret Clearance w/ SCI eligibility * Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification required * Cloud certification: * AWS Certified Security - Specialty * (ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate *Position contingent upon contract award*