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Software Engineer (Senior ISSE)

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Hybrid
Sterling, VA
130K-222K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Sterling, VA
130K-222K Annually
Senior level
The Senior Software Engineer will support A&A documentation, cloud security, risk management, and coordinate with security teams to ensure project compliance.
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Job Description
BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world.
At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.
We are looking for experienced Software Engineer to join our technology-based program supporting a key Government customer.
The Software Engineer will support the team in the following activities (including but not limited to):
  • Document the various security control implementations as well as gather the artifacts that support the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and ICD 503 Security Accreditation for various Assessment and Authorization (A&A) efforts
  • Document and obtain a general understanding of the architecture being developed or that was developed for each project in order to write the Systems Security Plans (SSP)/CONOPS in the Greenlight application.
  • Gather the information by working with various team members in order to write various additional A&A related documents such as Contingency Plan (CP), General User Guide (GUG), Privileged User Guide (PUG), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), etc.
  • Support Accreditation and Authorization (A&A) reviews by ISSO/M, as well as the Security Controls Assessor (SCA)
  • Document the Plans of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms) implementation responses or mitigations, as well as provide all required artifacts (i.e. evidence gathering from the teams)
  • Coordinate with various contractor and staff personnel to obtain the A&A content, as well as working with various customer security organizations to navigate the customer's A&A process in order to achieve Authority to Develop (ATD), Interim Authority to Operation (IATT), as well as Authority to Operate (ATO).
  • Keep track of where each of the various A&A projects are within the customer's A&A process in order to know when it's time to re-submit for accreditation or an accreditation extension.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • A minimum of six (6) years relevant experience with Bachelor's or Master's degrees; without a degree, eight (8) years of relevant experience is necessary.
  • Possess multi-tasking skills, as well as be a good communicator/facilitator. Comfortable at all levels from developer to senior staff
  • Knowledge of the complex network environments involving shared networks and multiple security enclaves
  • Possess the ability to bridge the technical implementation (i.e. developer talk) into commonly understood security words. Often this is a skillset and is not an actual language, but frequently translation or a basic understand needs to be conveyed by the ISSE when speaking with others or in writing the documentation in order to ensure it's easy to understand
  • Experience in Cloud security control implementation, PKI implementation, STIG compliance and vulnerability management, and Security Development and Operations (SecDevOps)
  • Various security tools and reports such as Greenlight, RoadRunner, Rapid 7, WebInspect, App Detective, and Splunk
  • Public, private and hybrid Cloud experience (AWS, Microsoft Azure, etc.)

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Previous ISSE experience directly supporting the customer.
  • Previous ISSO experience directly supporting the customer is also helpful.
  • Virtualization experience (VDI & VMWare)
  • CISSP, or GSLC

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $130355 - $221603
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

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8510 154th Ave NE, Redmond, WA, United States, 98052

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