Information System Security Engineer at SAIC
Colorado Springs, CO
$120,001–$160,000from the description
Aug 14, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An Information System Security Engineer role supporting U.S. Space Force ground-based radar systems at Colorado Springs. The engineer designs and implements security architectures, conducts vulnerability assessments and compliance audits, and develops remediation solutions to bring systems into alignment with RMF controls and DoD enclave policy. Suits a security-focused engineer with hands-on RMF/A&A experience in classified DoD environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $133,758 (middle half $108,740–$165,225). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 18, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title 'Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)' carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 5+ years requirement and scope of independent security architecture and RMF work support a Senior classification.
CompTIA Security+ is listed as one acceptable credential for IAT Level II DoD 8570 certification — the posting says 'or equivalent,' so other IAT Level II certs (e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+) would satisfy this gate.
ACAS and Nessus/Tenable Security Center are listed separately in the qualifications but refer to overlapping tooling; both are captured as required skills reflecting the posting's explicit callouts.
RHEL system administration and scripting (Bash/Python) appear under the 'Desired' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
The alt SOC 15-1299 is noted because the ISSE title and duties blend security analysis with systems/security engineering, which doesn't map perfectly to the pure analyst occupation.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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