Edge Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

About the role

HII’s Mission Technologies division is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that advance national security and defense objectives. This position is part of our Cyber and Intelligence division, which plays a critical role in supporting Enterprise-Level Security and Modernization efforts across IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, physical facilities, and personnel operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert cybersecurity engineering support to edge system stakeholders—including system owners, information security professionals, system engineers, and administrators—to ensure systems remain in full technical alignment with organizational security requirements.
• Evaluate system architectures, identify security gaps, and advise teams on secure design principles, hardening strategies, and compliance obligations.
• Review technical implementations, validate control effectiveness, and guide stakeholders through security engineering activities related to system upgrades, deployments, and operational changes.
• Support security assessments, documentation development, boundary protection planning, and risk remediation recommendations.
• Travel up to 25% annually to engage with field sites, perform on-site technical reviews, collaborate with local stakeholders, and ensure edge systems are designed, configured, and maintained in accordance with organizational and mission-focused security expectations.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressively responsible hands-on experience as an information systems security professional.
• Demonstrated proficiency and expertise in the following:
• Implementing and facilitating the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) within the DoD/IC
• Applying secure configuration concepts, protocols, and security methodologies to local and Enterprise systems
• Developing and implementing organizational-level cybersecurity programs, such as continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, or incident response
• Capturing, analyzing, and decomposing cybersecurity requirements applicable to information systems and developing solutions to address those requirements
• Securing and evaluating information systems for compliance with DISA STIGs
• Excellent initiative, motivation, problem-solving, and analytical skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Active TS/SCI w/ ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a CI poly.

Qualifications

• 2-9+ years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field OR 0-7+ years experience with Masters in related field OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 6-13+ years relevant experience.

Skills

• Demonstrated hands-on proficiency and expertise in the following areas:
• Configuring or operating industry-standard cybersecurity toolsets such as ACAS, Trellix, Splunk, ePO, Rapid7, and similar solutions
• Operating ServiceNow's Continuous Authorization and Monitoring (CAM) module to maintain an Information System's body of evidence
• Employing cyber resiliency engineering practices to include the methods, processes, modeling, and analytical techniques to identify and analyze proposed cybersecurity solutions
• Working with a wide-range of vendors and technologies including Microsoft, Linux, Cisco, VMWare, NetApp, ServiceNow, etc.

Benefits

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Pay

$85,371 - $192,103

Schedule

N/A