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.
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.
Skills Required
- 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, test and evaluation, systems administration, or a related field
- Experience planning and executing test and evaluation 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
- 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
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AMERICAN SYSTEMS and has not been reviewed or approved by AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
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What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
