{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"004f0e4eb210a97ad2e4cf49","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/004f0e4eb210a97ad2e4cf49","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/004f0e4eb210a97ad2e4cf49","title":"Information Systems Security Engineer","description":"Company Overview\n\nFor over 25 years, Edgesource Corporation has served as an innovative technology service provider for the Department of War (DOW), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Intelligence Community, Law Enforcement, and other federal, state, and commercial clients locally, nationally, and abroad. From providing boutique technical solutions in support of the DOD Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) mission set to addressing the most critical Cybersecurity threats facing our nation as a prime contractor with the DHS Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a career at Edgesource is an opportunity to do meaningful, interesting, and impactful work.\n\nPosition Overview\n\nClient is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer to provide cybersecurity engineering and Assessment and Authorization support for the Sponsor's portfolio. The ISSE will integrate cybersecurity requirements into system architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations; maintain security authorization artifacts; support continuous monitoring; and help ensure all systems retain required security designations and approvals throughout their lifecycle.\n\nJob Duties\n\nSecurity Engineering & Assessment and Authorization\n\nDefine, document, and maintain cybersecurity and information assurance requirements for Sponsor systems and applications.\n\nSupport Assessment and Authorization activities throughout the system lifecycle in accordance with Sponsor policy and the applicable Risk Management Framework.\n\nDevelop and maintain system security plans, control implementation statements, architecture diagrams, risk assessments, assessment evidence, and authorization artifacts.\n\nPartner with architects, engineers, developers, administrators, testers, and system owners to integrate security into system design and implementation.\n\nAssess proposed system, software, infrastructure, network, data, and configuration changes for cybersecurity impact.\n\nContinuous Monitoring & Risk Management\n\nCoordinate vulnerability scanning, secure configuration assessment, remediation tracking, and validation of corrective actions.\n\nSupport continuous monitoring, recurring security control assessments, audit preparation, and ongoing authorization activities.\n\nTrack security findings, risks, mitigations, exceptions, and Plans of Action and Milestones through closure.\n\nReview access controls, authentication, authorization, encryption, logging, auditing, interfaces, data flows, and boundary protections for compliance and risk.\n\nProvide cybersecurity guidance during incident response, deployments, system transitions, and operational changes.\n\nDocumentation & Communication\n\nMaintain accurate security documentation, evidence repositories, assessment records, control mappings, and authorization status.\n\nCommunicate cybersecurity risks, requirements, findings, and remediation priorities to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nParticipate in design reviews, technical exchanges, change-control activities, and security working groups.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nActive TS/SCI with Poly.\n\nProfessional experience performing information systems security engineering, security authorization, or information assurance work for complex systems.\n\nKnowledge of security control implementation, risk assessment, vulnerability management, secure configuration, and continuous monitoring.\n\nExperience producing and maintaining cybersecurity documentation, control evidence, risk records, and authorization packages.\n\nAbility to collaborate with technical teams and translate security requirements into implementable engineering actions.\n\nStrong technical writing, organization, analysis, and stakeholder communication skills.\n\nBachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.\n\nNice to Have Qualifications\n\nExperience supporting Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or other federal Assessment and Authorization processes.\n\nRelevant cybersecurity certification such as Security+, CISSP, CGRC, CASP+/SecurityX, or equivalent.\n\nExperience securing cloud, hybrid, containerized, data-intensive, or DevSecOps environments.\n\nWorking at Edgesource\n\nAs an ISO 9001:2015 certified and CMMI Level 3 appraised small business, Edgesource specializes in providing a variety of technical solutions to include software development, database services, enterprise networking, data center virtualization, and management support. We are always seeking top-talent to join our team in helping to address the most critical technical challenges facing our nation.\n\nAt Edgesource, we understand that our employees are our greatest asset, and as such we offer a wide array of benefits to support the well-being of our staff to include:\n\nFlexible PTO Policy + 11 Paid Holidays\n\nFlexible Work Schedules (Remote / Hybrid)\n\nMedical / Dental / Vision / Flexible Spending Account (FSA)\n\n401k Plan with Match\n\nTuition & Professional Development Support\n\nCommuter Benefits\n\nBonus & Employee Referral Programs\n\nCareer Growth Opportunities\n\nDisclaimer\n\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Edgesource is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact our Recruiting Department by email at recruiting@edgesource.com or by phone at (703) 837-0550\n\nCompensation Range: $190K - $210K","company":"Edgesource","rawCompany":"edgesource","city":"Gaithersburg","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T09:54:44.959Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"},{"code":"15-1212.00","title":"Information Security Analysts","slug":"information-security-analysts"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Information Systems Security Engineer","description":"Company Overview\n\nFor over 25 years, Edgesource Corporation has served as an innovative technology service provider for the Department of War (DOW), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Intelligence Community, Law Enforcement, and other federal, state, and commercial clients locally, nationally, and abroad. From providing boutique technical solutions in support of the DOD Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) mission set to addressing the most critical Cybersecurity threats facing our nation as a prime contractor with the DHS Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a career at Edgesource is an opportunity to do meaningful, interesting, and impactful work.\n\nPosition Overview\n\nClient is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer to provide cybersecurity engineering and Assessment and Authorization support for the Sponsor's portfolio. The ISSE will integrate cybersecurity requirements into system architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations; maintain security authorization artifacts; support continuous monitoring; and help ensure all systems retain required security designations and approvals throughout their lifecycle.\n\nJob Duties\n\nSecurity Engineering & Assessment and Authorization\n\nDefine, document, and maintain cybersecurity and information assurance requirements for Sponsor systems and applications.\n\nSupport Assessment and Authorization activities throughout the system lifecycle in accordance with Sponsor policy and the applicable Risk Management Framework.\n\nDevelop and maintain system security plans, control implementation statements, architecture diagrams, risk assessments, assessment evidence, and authorization artifacts.\n\nPartner with architects, engineers, developers, administrators, testers, and system owners to integrate security into system design and implementation.\n\nAssess proposed system, software, infrastructure, network, data, and configuration changes for cybersecurity impact.\n\nContinuous Monitoring & Risk Management\n\nCoordinate vulnerability scanning, secure configuration assessment, remediation tracking, and validation of corrective actions.\n\nSupport continuous monitoring, recurring security control assessments, audit preparation, and ongoing authorization activities.\n\nTrack security findings, risks, mitigations, exceptions, and Plans of Action and Milestones through closure.\n\nReview access controls, authentication, authorization, encryption, logging, auditing, interfaces, data flows, and boundary protections for compliance and risk.\n\nProvide cybersecurity guidance during incident response, deployments, system transitions, and operational changes.\n\nDocumentation & Communication\n\nMaintain accurate security documentation, evidence repositories, assessment records, control mappings, and authorization status.\n\nCommunicate cybersecurity risks, requirements, findings, and remediation priorities to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nParticipate in design reviews, technical exchanges, change-control activities, and security working groups.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nActive TS/SCI with Poly.\n\nProfessional experience performing information systems security engineering, security authorization, or information assurance work for complex systems.\n\nKnowledge of security control implementation, risk assessment, vulnerability management, secure configuration, and continuous monitoring.\n\nExperience producing and maintaining cybersecurity documentation, control evidence, risk records, and authorization packages.\n\nAbility to collaborate with technical teams and translate security requirements into implementable engineering actions.\n\nStrong technical writing, organization, analysis, and stakeholder communication skills.\n\nBachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.\n\nNice to Have Qualifications\n\nExperience supporting Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or other federal Assessment and Authorization processes.\n\nRelevant cybersecurity certification such as Security+, CISSP, CGRC, CASP+/SecurityX, or equivalent.\n\nExperience securing cloud, hybrid, containerized, data-intensive, or DevSecOps environments.\n\nWorking at Edgesource\n\nAs an ISO 9001:2015 certified and CMMI Level 3 appraised small business, Edgesource specializes in providing a variety of technical solutions to include software development, database services, enterprise networking, data center virtualization, and management support. We are always seeking top-talent to join our team in helping to address the most critical technical challenges facing our nation.\n\nAt Edgesource, we understand that our employees are our greatest asset, and as such we offer a wide array of benefits to support the well-being of our staff to include:\n\nFlexible PTO Policy + 11 Paid Holidays\n\nFlexible Work Schedules (Remote / Hybrid)\n\nMedical / Dental / Vision / Flexible Spending Account (FSA)\n\n401k Plan with Match\n\nTuition & Professional Development Support\n\nCommuter Benefits\n\nBonus & Employee Referral Programs\n\nCareer Growth Opportunities\n\nDisclaimer\n\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Edgesource is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact our Recruiting Department by email at recruiting@edgesource.com or by phone at (703) 837-0550\n\nCompensation Range: $190K - $210K","datePosted":"2026-10-06T09:54:44.959Z","dateModified":"2026-10-06T09:54:44.959Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Edgesource","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Gaithersburg","addressRegion":"MD","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"004f0e4eb210a97ad2e4cf49"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/004f0e4eb210a97ad2e4cf49"}}