{"id":1161041,"url":"https://alion.io/job/odysseyconsult-senior-information-system-security-engineer","title":"Senior Information System Security Engineer","company":{"id":2670648,"name":"Odysseyconsult","domain":"odysseyconsult.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/odysseyconsult","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Matter","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false},{"name":"Nessus","optional":false},{"name":"Nmap","optional":false},{"name":"Red Hat","optional":false},{"name":"Unix","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false},{"name":"Windows Server","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T23:45:38Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T02:45:55Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Position Summary\nOdyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) supporting the AFLCMC/HNJ Communications and Networks Directorate Special Programs Division, located at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA. The division focuses on rapid prototyping, secure Kill Chain capabilities integration, and special access program mission execution. In this role, you will lead Authorization and Accreditation (A&A) documentation efforts and provide Systems Security Engineering (SSE) expertise across highly classified environments, ensuring cybersecurity protections are embedded into system architectures from concept through sustainment.\nResponsibilities\nIn this Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) role, you will provide expert-level support to Department of Defense (DoD) programs by assisting government leadership with decision-making, planning, and execution throughout the acquisition lifecycle. You will apply your technical and/or professional expertise to ensure compliance with applicable policies and regulations, contribute to mission success, and help deliver critical capabilities to the warfighter.\nDuties include, but not limited to:\nLead the coordination of A&A documentation.\n\nAssist with design, development, implementation, and integration of systems IA architecture.\n\nServe as PMO expert of IA security protections and requirements.\n\nAssist in development of security Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) mitigations through timely assessment of POA&M corrective actions.\n\nConduct technical and nontechnical reviews and observe audits as necessary to support development and test efforts.\n\nQualifications\nCitizenship: Must be a US citizen\nMinimum Required Qualifications\nClearance: Must have and be able to maintain an Active Top Secret / SCI clearance, with eligibility for SAP/SAR access\nEducation: Masters Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline\nYears of Experience: 10+ years of relevant IA/cyber/security engineering experience\nCertifications: Must meet DoDD 8140 IAT Level II or higher and hold CISSP\nDemonstrated experience with RMF, IA control families, A&A documentation, and cyber architecture development\nExperience supporting Special Access Programs (SAP/SAR) and highly classified environments\n\nTechnical Skills\nExperience in security systems engineering involving hardware and software operating system and application solutions in both a stand-alone and in LAN/WAN configurations as well as Platform IT\n\nExperience with security features and/or vulnerability of various operating systems as defined by the US Air Force, NSA, NIST, DISA (STIGs), and US CYBERCOM\n\nExperience with IA vulnerability testing and related network and system test tools; e.g., Retina, NMap, Nessus, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)\n\nExperience implementing DoD and Federal IA Assessment & Authorization (A&A) Processes, IA controls and developing and maintaining associated A&A documentation IAW Risk Management Framework (RMF)\n\nExperience with network and system security administration, including operating system security configuration and account management best practices for UNIX (HP-UX & Solaris), MS Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and CISCO systems\n\nExperience working U.S. Government contract proposals as an Information Assurance/Security Engineering Subject Matter Expert\n\nExperience with Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office products, Windows client OS’s and security, Network protocols and topologies, Routers, Firewalls, Gateways, and Unix-based operating systems\n\nInterpersonal Skills\nStrong communication skills when advising leadership, PMOs, and engineering teams on cyber risk\n\nAbility to lead cybersecurity discussions and defend IA engineering positions during technical reviews\n\nConfidence working in high-security environments with multi-agency stakeholders\n\nAbility to manage multiple cyber engineering efforts while tracking POA&M actions and authorization timelines\n\nAdditional Information\nLocation: Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, MA\nTravel: Occasional CONUS travel based on mission and inspection timelines\nWork Environment: Primarily onsite in a secure facility with limited telework based on mission approval\n#LI-RB1\nCompany Overview\nOdyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.\nOdyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.\nPlease note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.\n Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities","description_format":"text","description_chars":5553,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Military","Professional Services","Science & Engineering","Information Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T23:45:38Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/odysseyconsult-senior-information-system-security-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/odysseyconsult-senior-information-system-security-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T07:30:28Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}