- Requisition ID: 5293
- Standard Title:
- Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
- Location: Hanover, MD
- Work Type: On-Site
- Shift: First
- Referral Eligibility: Eligible
- U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes
Position SummaryInformation Systems Security Officer (ISSO) 2 to support information assurance, cybersecurity operations, security authorization, configuration management, and security documentation for information systems, programs, or enclaves.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance program.
- Provide support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
- Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.
- Assist with the management of security aspects of the information system and perform day-to-day security operations of the system.
- 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 system and assess the security impact of those changes.
- Prepare and review documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs).
- Support security authorization activities in compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF).
- Provide support to senior ISSOs for implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
- Assist with preparation and maintenance of documentation.
- Assist in the evaluation of security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
- Assist with Configuration Management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
- Maintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, intelligent hubs, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades.
- Propose, coordinate, and implement information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
- Develop and maintain documentation for Security Authorization in accordance with ODNI and DoD policies.
- Provide CM for security-relevant information system software, hardware, and firmware.
- Ensure compliance with system security policy.
- Provide support to the information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational Cybersecurity posture for a system, program, or enclave.
- Develop and update the system security plan and other Cybersecurity documentation.
- Track and ensure appropriate user identification and authentication mechanism of the information System (IS).
- Obtain system authorization for ISs under their purview.
- Plan and coordinate implementation of IT security programs and policies.
- Manage and control changes to the system assessing the security impact of those changes.
- Provide daily oversight and direction to contractor ISSOs.
- Interact with customers, IT staff, and high-level corporate officers to define and achieve required Cybersecurity objectives.
Required Qualifications- Work-related experience in the fields of IT, cybersecurity or security authorization meeting an applicable education and experience pathway in the equivalency section.
- Experience in at least two of the following areas is required: 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, and PKI and authorization services.
Preferred QualificationsRequired Education and Experience Equivalency- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security or IT Engineering with Eight (8) years of combined work-related experience in the fields of IT, cybersecurity or security authorization.
- No bachelor's degree with Twelve (12) years of combined work-related experience in the fields of IT, cybersecurity or security authorization (8 years plus 4 additional years in lieu of a Bachelor's degree).
Required Certifications- DoD 8570 IAM Level I certification required - one of: CAP, CND, Cloud+, GSLC, Security+ CE, HCISPP.
Required Security Clearance- Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Pay & Benefit HighlightsCompensation- Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
- Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
- Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
Health- 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
- 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
Income Protection- 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
- 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
- 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
- 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.
Retirement- 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
- 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
Leave- Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
- 11 paid floating holidays.
Work-Life Balance- Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).
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