Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

,Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid – 3 days)

Clearance: Eligible for Top Secret

Status: Exempt

Responsibilities:

Work as part of the IT Security Support Team which manages and operates an information systems security program for a U.S. government customer. The successful candidate will:

• Provide technical support in the areas of vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, network security, product evaluation, security implementation, and remediation.
• Provide technical assistance in the designing and implementation of solutions for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information.
• Provide technical support and analysis in the identification, evaluation, investigation, and remediation of cyber and insider threats.
• Provide technical evaluations of Civil Division systems and assist with making security improvements.
• Participate in design of information system contingency plans that maintain appropriate levels of protection and meet time requirements for minimizing operations impact to the Civil Division.
• Performs assessment of present levels of cyber security, offer recommendations on levels of risk, training personnel in proper cyber security protocols.
• Conduct security product evaluations, and recommend products, technologies and upgrades to improve the Civil Division systems security posture.
• Conduct testing and audit log reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of current security measures.
• Participate in the management of accreditation of the Civil Division systems evaluating and certifying the implementation FISMA, the NIST security guidelines, and the Department’s plans, policies and guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Will be required to work onsite (hybrid 3 days onsite).
• B.S. in Information Technology or a closely related field
• 7+ years of progressive, technical (hands-on) experience in Information Assurance C&A.
• Experience working as an ISSO supporting federal government information systems.
• Experience with ISO, NIST and US Government standards and cybersecurity frameworks (e.g. FISMA, FIPS, HSPD), system administration.
• IT security management, engineering, and analysis experience.
• Must have one of the following certifications: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC or CNDA
• Top Secret clearance

Pay: $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• ISSO experience?: 4 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CISSP (Preferred)
• CISM (Preferred)
• CRISC (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person