Information Systems Security Officer 3

About This Role

The Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) Level 3 will support government clients by implementing and enforcing information systems security policies, managing day-to-day security operations, and ensuring compliance for classified information processing. This role involves maintaining an operational security posture for information systems within a government program.

Responsibilities

• Support a program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance program.
• Propose, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program.
• Manage security aspects of the information system and perform day-to-day security operations.
• Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
• Perform vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support security authorization.
• Provide configuration management (CM) for information systems security software, hardware, and firmware.
• Manage changes to the system and assess the security impact of those changes.
• Prepare and review documentation including System Security Plans (SSPs) and Risk Assessment Reports.
• Support security authorization activities in compliance with the NIST Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF).

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, or security authorization.
• Knowledge of current security tools, hardware/software security implementation, communication protocols, or encryption tools and techniques.
• Familiarity with commercial security products, security authorization techniques, security incident management, PKI, and authorization services.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security or IT Engineering
• Ten (10) years of combined work-related experience in IT, cybersecurity or security authorization.

Skills

* Required skills

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