Information System Security Professional - Entry to Expert Level (Multiple Locations - Maryland, Texas, Georgia)

Are you a cyber professional with the drive and expertise to be on the forefront of the cyber fight; tackling NSA's complex mission to defend against cyber threats of today and tomorrow? NSA, the nation's leading cyber agency, has exciting and challenging positions in Cyber Security Engineering and Cyber and TEMPEST vulnerability analysis/mitigation. Are you ready to help secure our Nation's critical Infrastructure? If so, NSA is the place for you!

Information System Security Professionals at NSA play a vital role in enabling security solutions by utilizing systems engineering and systems security engineering principles in:

- defining information system security requirements and functionality

- designing system architectures and designs

- assessing the effectiveness of security solutions against present and projected threats

- producing formal and informal reports, briefings, and direct input to the customer regarding security and functionality requirements, system architecture and security designs

- conducting security engineering/hardening of the latest operating systems, tailoring them for use in the specific mission area

- reviewing requests for security relevant changes on the mission infrastructures, ensuring risk is adequately mitigated

- working with system owners to accredit/re-accredit critical mission systems.

Depending on their experience and preferences, Information System Security Professionals are hired into positions directly supporting a technical mission office or into Cybersecurity Engineering Development Program (CSEDP). The development program is 3 years in length and combines formal training and diverse work assignments.

Salary Range: $74,682 - $176,300 (Entry - Expert)