Information Security Systems Engineer

at Nvidia

📍 Herndon, United States

USD 136,000-270,200 per year

MIDDLE SENIOR

✅ On-site

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Details

NVIDIA is seeking a dedicated Information Security Systems Engineer to join its team in Herndon, Virginia. The role involves end-to-end ownership of organization-wide systems, including planning, crafting, implementing, operating, and optimizing systems aligned with United States federal laws.

Responsibilities

Implement features and functionality required for organization-wide systems compliant with NIST 800-171 and CMMC requirements.
Collaborate with internal teams to clarify requirements and implement effective solutions that enable the business.
Partner with vendors and solution providers.
Coordinate with security and compliance teams.
Recommend and implement system optimizations.
Support audit initiatives.
Provide customer and incident service management as needed.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance with the ability to attain higher clearances as needed.
5+ years of relevant experience.
Experience as a systems administrator with an Azure tenant hosted via a managed service provider or equivalent virtualized environments, including hypervisor concepts, Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, or Citrix.
Experience with Group Policy Objects (GPO), AppLocker, and data loss prevention (DLP).
Experience with performance and log monitoring.
Hands-on knowledge of cloud technology solutions that enable business operations.
Familiarity with system accreditation frameworks and system compliance against controls.
Advanced skills with data analytics or visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI for reporting compliance metrics.
Familiarity with the roles of Contract Security Officer (CSO) or Federal Security Officer (FSO), including the ability to back up the primary NPS Security Lead and obtain certification as needed.
Bachelor's degree in Information Security, IT, Compliance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience operating organization-wide systems compliant with NIST 800-171, CMMC, FISMA, or FedRAMP.
Understanding of export controls, including ITAR, EAR, and ACS IFR.
Familiarity with Department of Defense clearance processing requirements, SEAD 3, SEAD 4, the 13 adjudicative standards, and tracking personnel security clearances and related investigation requirements.
CSO or FSO experience with DCSA certification.
Experience with host pool management, session hosts, and FSLogix profiles.

Compensation and Benefits

Level 3 base salary: USD 136,000–224,250 per year.
Level 4 base salary: USD 168,000–270,250 per year.
Eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications will be accepted at least until July 18, 2026.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.