Skills in demand

Michael Potters, CEO, The Glenmont Group
Michael Potters, CEO, The Glenmont Group

We're seeing more positions for information systems security engineers (ISSE) requiring polygraph skills to service the intelligence community.

What it takes

Must haves include active top secret/sensitive compartmented information (TS/SCI) with polygraph experience, with 10-plus years in information assurance and information system security engineering. Should haves include five-plus years in access/control, authorization and authentication.

Compensation

Salaries for ISSEs with polygraph skills range from $75k to $175k depending on experience and from which company the applicant is coming.

Source: Michael Potters, CEO, Glenmont Group

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