ABOUT LUMEN

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.
We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant Security/Compliance Engineering experience
• Extensive experience in the administration, design and implementation of security controls including experience in applying methodologies and principles for all levels of security.
• Exceptionally strong oral and written communication skills, collaboration skills, and experience in presenting technical issues to all levels of management, as well as non-technical staff.
• Must possess current applicable professional/technical certifications, such as CISSP, GPEN, GWAPT, GISEC, CISM or CISA.
• Experience with technologies, tools and process controls to minimize risk and data exposure.
• Broad technical knowledge of current and emerging technologies used both within the corporate infrastructure and in delivering customer facing services.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

• US Citizenship required
• Suitability, Public Trust required

THE ROLE

The Senior Lead Information Security Engineer is a member of the Government Industrial Security team responsible for implementation of the Risk Management Framework for Federal customers from system build to required Assessment and Accreditation activities followed by Continuous Monitoring and annual assessment as required throughout the system lifecycle.
The successful candidate will have broad technical knowledge of all Federal Security Laws, Directives, Policy, Frameworks and Guidance; current and emerging cyber threats, as well as security technologies and methods used to protect both corporate and customer-facing network infrastructures. This candidate must be able to work independently and as a team leader to develop and execute strategies and consult with internal clients on advanced security topics that affect the ability to meet or exceed Federal mandates. In addition, the candidate must possess excellent oral and written communications skills and experience in presenting technical issues to a wide variety of audiences.

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the Information System Security Manager for the Industrial Security Team on FedRAMP and FISMA accredited systems
• Establishing/improving processes to conduct Assessment and Accreditation activities for customer engagements
• Acting as a mentor, and in a senior oversight capacity, to the engineers within the Industrial Security team that perform the Information
• System Security Officer (ISSO) role on specific customer engagements
• Supporting the customer directly, or through interaction with the assigned ISSO, to facilitate continued compliance to the Risk
• Management Framework and Agency specific policy and requirements through understanding of the installed customer supporting infrastructure, its operation, and its security posture
• Providing security support to the Federal bids and proposals process to facilitate the development of compliant customer environment solutions by providing security requirements and applicable pragmatic guidance to Sales, Solutions Development teams, Partner organizations, and internal Product Owners
• Supporting the Federal sales channel and solution development teams with respect to proposed security services and solutions to facilitate successful Assessment and Accreditation; as a direct contributor/author to the solution development process including customer meetings and presentations as required; and to provide solution guidance to the assigned Program Manager and ISSO on contract award
• Understand new laws, regulations, policies, and frameworks/framework updates and provide consultation, recommendations, and implementation advice to the organization. Make necessary recommendations to the Corporate Information Security Policy that will facilitate successful Assessment and Accreditation results for Federal customers.