Why AIS? When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success. Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities. What are we looking for? At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles. What you will be doing? This position is contingent upon contract award. We are currently pursuing a proposal and are seeking qualified candidates to include in our submission and identify candidates for future hiring needs on the program once awarded. At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Security Engineer. Core Knowledge & Skills: Designs secure architectures, leverages advanced threat detection, leads incident response, and implements security automation. Work & Complexity: Manages complex incidents, conducts threat analysis, leads audits, and implements process improvements. Quality & Independence: Delivers high-quality reports, aligns practices with industry standards, and operates with high autonomy. Teamwork & Communication: Leads team projects, collaborates cross-functionally, mentors juniors, and resolves conflicts. Consulting & Engagement: Provides strategic consulting, leads improvement initiatives, recommends advanced technologies, and manages vendor relationships. As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Information System Security Officer (ISSO). Position Summary The Mid-Level Information System Security Officer (ISSO) provides information system security support throughout the system lifecycle, helping assigned systems achieve and maintain compliant authorization while supporting RMF, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, security documentation, and related cybersecurity requirements. Please note that these positions are for a proposal and are contingent upon contract award. Key Responsibilities Perform documentation, testing, and ongoing review of information system security controls. Ensure assigned systems are fully scoped and system components and technology stacks are accurately inventoried. Clearly document and articulate the implementation of assigned security controls. Support Security Assessment and Authorization and RMF activities throughout the system lifecycle. Prepare, review, and maintain security documentation, risk assessments, and authorization artifacts. Support timely achievement and maintenance of system ATOs. Maintain RMF artifacts, POA&Ms, system boundary documentation, data flow diagrams, network diagrams, and hardware/software inventories. Support vulnerability and patch-management activities and applicable agency or federal data calls. Perform continuous monitoring and maintain accurate system-security documentation. Support proper retirement, cancellation, or decommissioning of systems that are no longer required. Required Qualifications Candidates must meet one of the following education/experience combinations: Bachelor’s degree + 7 years of experience Master’s degree + 5 years of experience Ph.D. + 3 years of experience Associate degree + 9 years of experience No degree + 11 years of experience Certification Requirements One of the following certifications is required to be 8140 compliant: CySA+, PenTest+, GSEC, CAP, GCIA, GCIH, or Cloud+ Security Clearance Top Secret clearance required, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI access when required by the assigned division/position. At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $101,000-$152,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process. Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. If you're committed to curiosity, life-long learning, and passionate about technology – AIS is the place for you. Learn more at ais.com. We provide benefits that invest in your health and future. Some of our employee favorites: Competitive Salaries Qualified Overtime Paid Time Off (PTO) Flexible Holiday Leave (88 hours per year) Parental Leave Immediate Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 401(k) Retirement Plan (5% match on base compensation, immediate 100% vesting) Tuition Reimbursement & Learning Allowance Referral Bonus Program (up to $5k)

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