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ISSO Cybersecurity Engineer
Red Arch is hiring an ISSO to join our team!
Position Detail: As a Senior Level Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) you will play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing cybersecurity initiatives. Your responsibilities may include:
Position Detail: As a Senior Level Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) you will play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing cybersecurity initiatives. Your responsibilities may include:
- Conducting technical security assessments and contribute to the security systems.
- Ensuring system security compliance, manage risks, and support certification activities throughout the program life cycle.
- Work with the application leads, sysadmins, DBAs, developers, and testers to ensure the assigned systems are security compliant and achieve/maintain ATO.
- Answering questions to ensure systems are developed with security compliance built in.
- Supporting security assessment events and respond to all questions from ISSMs and SCAs
- Developing and maintaining SSPs, POA&Ms, and other required security documentation using XACTA.
- Driving IATT and ATO efforts, coordinating with stakeholders, cyber, and Authorizing Official (AO).Implementing and validating NIST 800-53 controls in cloud-native DPaaS environments.
- Applying Zero Trust principles to secure data services, including identity, segmentation, and flow control.
- 13 Years of experience in Software or Systems Engineering roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities.
- A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience
- Active TS/SCI with active CI Polygraph clearance.
- Security+ or other IAT II/III level certification that is currently active.
- Proficiency with XACTA and DIA’s RMF process, including managing IATT and ATO processes.
- Proficiency with Splunk.
- Experience conducting assessments of existing IT architecture for compliance with security requirements from applicable security frameworks (such as ICD 503).
- Experience with implementing and maintaining system security documentation, including SSPs, SAPs, POA&Ms, and security assessment artifacts, coordinating closely with ISSMs, ISSEs, system owners, and authorizing officials.
- Full-time work in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) is required, with flexible hours.
- Prior Information System Security Officer or Information System Security Engineer experience
- Proven experience leading cybersecurity initiatives for significant programs, showcasing a comprehensive understanding of large-scale program requirements.
- Demonstrated success in team management, highlighting the ability to effectively guide and coordinate cybersecurity professionals.
- Strong background in communication, with a track record of effectively engaging with customer, program leads, leadership teams, and engineers to convey complex cybersecurity concepts and strategies.
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