# ISSE at M9 Solutions

> United States · Unspecified · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Am9solutions%3A5281376007 (read 2026-11-11).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [M9 Solutions](https://alderhq.app/companies/m9-solutions)
- Location text: Bellevue, NE - Top Secret clearance required; M9 Solutions
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Bellevue, NE - Top Secret clearance required; M9 Solutions")
- Posted: 2026-11-02 (9 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-08
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/m9solutions/jobs/5281376007
- Skills listed (inferred): Python, Java, C++, AWS, GCP, Azure, Distributed systems

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $90k–$105k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Seattle, n 535): p25 $62k, median $95k, p75 $160k

## Description (the employer's text)

M9 Solutions is dedicated to providing IT services and solutions to the Federal Government by mobilizing the right people, skills, clearance levels, and technologies to help organizations that desire improved performance and modern, sustainable change. M9 has provided quality IT services and support to more than 30 Federal Agencies and multiple commercial customers nationwide. Our capabilities include IT Talent Solutions, Data Delivery & Analytics, Cyber Security, Cloud Migration, Applications and Infrastructure, Software Development, and Finance & Accounting.

M9 Solutions is seeking an ISSE to work on-site in support of a government contract for a client located in Bellevue, NE. An active Top Secret clearance is required.

### Responsibilities

- Translates mission objectives, operational needs, threats, and policy requirements into measurable system security requirements and engineering specifications.
- Participates in systems engineering technical reviews, including system requirements reviews, preliminary design reviews, solution design document reviews, test readiness reviews, and operational readiness reviews.
- Integrates cybersecurity requirements throughout the system life cycle, including concept development, requirement analysis, architecture design, integration, verification, validation, deployment, sustainment, and disposal.
- Evaluates system designs for security, resilience, reliability, maintainability, interoperability, scalability, and operational supportability.
- Develops or reviews system architecture products, including operational views, logical and physical architecture diagrams, data-flow diagrams, trust-boundary, network diagrams, interface control documents, and deployment diagrams.
- Develops and maintains cybersecurity artifacts, including system security plans, security control implementation statements, architecture diagrams, risk assessments, remediation plans, contingency plans, and security test documentation.
- Defines security architecture patterns for identity and access management, privileged access, encryption, key management, network segmentation, endpoint protection, logging, monitoring, backup, recovery, and remote access.
- Designs or recommends technical safeguards that protect data in transit, at rest, and in use, consistent with mission and system requirements.
- Conducts or supports threat modeling, attack-surface analysis, misuse-case development, and engineering risk assessments.
### Required Skills and Qualifications

- Top Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering, information assurance, or security architecture experience.
- ITIL Foundations v4 Certificate or the ability to obtain within 9 months.
- Certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, CEH, or equivalent advanced cybersecurity credentials.
- Strong technical background in system security, network security, cryptography, secure architectures, firewalls, and DevSecOps environments.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Python, with hands-on experience in secure coding and automation.
- Familiarity with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), virtualization, identity management, and security compliance frameworks.
- Industry certifications such as CISSP-ISSEP, ASEP, GIAC, GCIH, CEH, or other advanced cybersecurity credentials.
- Demonstrated strength in problem solving, communication, documentation, and attention to detail.
- Experience designing secure architectures for enterprise systems, applications, and cloud platforms.
### Preferred Skills and Qualifications

- Knowledge of systems engineering life-cycle processes, including requirements decomposition, functional analysis, design synthesis, integration, verification, validation, and configuration management.
- Experience with systems engineering and systems security engineering practices.
- Ability to develop and analyze system, subsystem, interface, and security requirements.
- Knowledge of security architecture principles, including defense in depth, Zero Trust architecture, identity, credential, and access management (ICAM), network segmentation and boundary protection, key management, secure configuration and system hardening.

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