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Overview

Join a team of driven, supportive, and highly skilled professionals supporting DoD/DoW programs in Newport, Rhode Island. We offer a robust benefits package, including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, along with flexibility to help you manage your work hours and personal needs through a single accrual leave plan.

We are seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to provide cybersecurity engineering, systems engineering, and Test and Evaluation (T&E) support. The ISSE will support the integration, assessment, testing, deployment, and sustainment of mission and tactical network systems throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including post-Milestone C production, modernization, and sustainment activities.

Responsibilities

Provide cybersecurity and systems engineering support throughout the system lifecycle.

Support DoD/DoW acquisition activities, including technical reviews, developmental and operational testing, post-Milestone C production, modernization, and sustainment.

Plan, coordinate, and execute T&E events, including cybersecurity testing, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, red team activities, and operational testing.

Develop and review test plans, procedures, objectives, scenarios, data requirements, reports, and corrective action documentation.

Analyze test results and cybersecurity findings to identify vulnerabilities, deficiencies, interoperability concerns, and remediation requirements.

Support regression testing and verification of corrective actions.

Review system requirements, engineering changes, configuration changes, and technical documentation for cybersecurity and operational impacts.

Support Linux and Windows systems administration in tactical network and mission system environments.

Provide recommendations to improve system security, readiness, risk posture, and sustainment.

Prepare technical briefings, status reports, risk summaries, and action-item tracking.

Support Program Protection, Anti-Tamper, supply chain risk management, system hardening, and RMF activities.

Travel to government, vendor, fleet, and operational sites as required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Active Secret clearance or eligibility for reinstatement.

Three or more years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, systems engineering, T&E, systems administration, or a related field.

Demonstrated experience planning and executing T&E activities, analyzing results, tracking deficiencies, and verifying corrective actions.

Familiarity with DoD/DoW acquisition processes, including post-Milestone C support and sustainment.

Experience with Linux and/or Windows systems.

Experience supporting cybersecurity engineering, system security, or information assurance activities.

Ability to analyze technical documentation, engineering changes, test results, and cybersecurity findings.

Strong written, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills.

Ability to obtain and maintain applicable cybersecurity certifications.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting U.S. Navy programs, shipboard systems, tactical networks, or fleet operations.

Experience with cybersecurity testing, penetration testing, red team activities, vulnerability assessments, and security control assessments.

Experience supporting production, fielding, modernization, configuration management, obsolescence management, and sustainment.

Knowledge of RMF, Program Protection, Anti-Tamper, supply chain risk management, and system hardening.

Experience with BYG-1, NPES, Strategic Systems Programs, HBSS, or similar mission systems.

Experience working with government test organizations or operational test agencies.

Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $79,000.00/Yr. - USD $126,400/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

EEO Statement EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status