ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to join our team in Linthicum Heights, MD. This role is vital for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems within secure environments.The ISSE will provide cybersecurity and systems engineering support to:Link Encryptor Family (LEF) development, evaluation and certification efforts.Ensure interoperability between LEF implementations by specifying requirements and verifying compliance. Develop new versions of the LEF Cryptographic Interoperability Specification (LEFCIS) and maintain existing versions.Provide laboratory engineering support and participate in planning, setup, testing, and reporting of security, functionality, interoperability, and conformance testing of LEF products.Minimum requirements needed to qualify for the role:Fourteen years experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, complexity within the Federal Government is required.Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.Four years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 is required, CISSP CertificationUnderstanding of encryption technologies and cryptographic principles.Knowledge of system certification and accreditation (C&A) processes.Experience in performing vulnerability assessments, threat modeling, and risk analysis.Knowledge of network devices, including routers, switches, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.Understanding of networking concepts and protocols, including serial communications (EIA-530, EIA-422/423, EIA-232, EIA-644), TCP/IP, HTTP/S, SSL/TLS, and RESTCONF/YANG.Knowledge of Operating Systems, including Linux, Windows and VMwarePreferred Qualifications:Deep understanding of symmetric and asymmetric key management techniques and principles.Experience with encryptors, secure communications, and cryptographic product evaluation.Familiarity with the agency’s Information Assurance Security Requirements Directive (IASRD) and Security Evaluation Requirements Document (SERD) requirements and security methods necessary to meet requirements.Experience reviewing and analyzing security documentation required to obtain agency certificationExperience with test equipment and analysis tools, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, network sniffers, and LAN/WAN testers.Experience with installation, configuration, and use of Link Encryptor Family devices, including KIV-7M.Knowledge of Tactical Data Links, such as Link-11, Link-16, and Link-22.Knowledge of satellite system Ground Operating Equipment encryptors, such as MYK-15A, MYK-16B, MYK-17B, and GRYPHON.Knowledge of the Link Encryptor Family Cryptographic Interoperability Specification (LEFCIS).Experience in the development and operation of LEFCIS compliant products.Experience developing Operational Security Doctrine and policies that define cybersecurity objectives for the protection and use of LEF devices.Experience in designing security solutions to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with government regulations (e.g., RMF, FISMA, NIST 800-53).Certifications relevant to Linux or specific networking technologies are a plus (e.g., RHCSA, RHCE, or CCNA).Clearance Requirements:Must have a current/active TS/SCI w/ PolygraphPhysical Requirements:Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Hardware Engineer to join our team in Ft. Meade, MD. This is a full time position with 5 days being onsite. This position is part of a team that provides engineering and Information Technology services to provision, manage, sustain, innovate, modernize, refresh, reengineer, and secure the Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) and Non-NC2 cryptographic production infrastructure.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Analyzing hardware specifications and system/subsystem requirements to conceive and document a practical design for hardware components to include servers, network devices, transmission media, storage devices, user interface devices, and special processors.Ensuring problems with operational hardware have been properly identified and solutions satisfy user’s requirements while preparing functional requirements and specification for hardware acquisitionsDeveloping hardware installation schedules based upon set-up, integration, and test timeliness while assisting with preparing installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides.Conduct site surveys, assesses and documents current site network configuration and site-unique requirements, preparing engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages, configuring computers, communications devices and peripheral equipmentResponsible for scheduling requested evaluations submitted from vendors, receiving, unpacking, and setting up submitted commercial equipment for evaluation and setting up appropriate tools and sensors to support evaluations.Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in communications engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline from an accredited college or university and 7 years of experience as a Hardware Engineer analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions. is required.Five (5) years of additional hardware engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.Experience with VHDL, Vilinx, Vivado or similar tools/technologies is requriedClearance Requirements:Must have a current/active TS/SCI w/ PolygraphPhysical Requirements:Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. Must be able to move vendor equipment