Responsibilities & QualificationsCore Role & Purpose
The CSSP ISSO serves as the authoritative Risk Management Framework (RMF) and compliance subject matter expert supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). This role acts as a critical validation bridge between the CSSP Protect Team and the CSSP’s subscriber organizations. The ISSO will provide rigorous, specialized validation of cybersecurity artifacts against NIST 800-53 Rev 5 controls requirements to ensure accurate, continuous authorization and risk mitigation from all CSSP subscriber organizations.
Required Responsibilities
- Artifact Validation & Quality Assurance: Serve as the final layer of validation for RMF artifacts (e.g., Authorization Boundary Diagrams, HW/SW Lists, Credentialed Scans, SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs, SAPs) collected by Protect Analysts from CSSP subscribers, ensuring all evidence accurately satisfies operational directives.
- NIST 800-53 Rev 5 Subject Matter Expertise: Map collected artifacts and subscriber security implementations directly to NIST 800-53 Rev 5 control families, ensuring compliance with federal baseline security standards.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with CSSP Protect Analysts to translate complex RMF requirements into actionable data-collection requests, bridging the gap between technical cybersecurity operations and formal governance/compliance requirements.
- Continuous Monitoring Validation: Cross-reference technical vulnerability scan data (ACAS, SCAP, HBSS findings) against subscriber-provided artifacts to ensure that active system weaknesses are accurately documented in current POA&Ms.
- eMASS Package Maintenance: Verify, review, and assist in managing security control baselines and validation evidence directly within the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) database for all subscriber enclaves.
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Evaluate subscriber POA&Ms for accuracy, feasibility, and appropriate risk scoring. Provide clear, actionable feedback to the Protect team and subscribers when artifacts fall short of compliance standards.
- Audit Readiness & Documentation: Work closely with the CSSP Auditor in maintain highly organized, audit-ready repositories of validated artifacts to support JFHQ-DoDIN operational directives and overarching CSSP Evaluator Scoring Metric (ESM) assessments.
Required Qualifications
- Clearance: Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility required.
- DoD 8570/8140 Certification:
- DoD 8570/8140 IAM Level III
- DoD 8570/8140 CSSP Auditor equivalent certification
- Experience: 3–8 years of progressive experience in Information Assurance, RMF, and NIST compliance. 2-5 Years working in a SOC or CSSP environment.
- Technical Expertise: Extensive, hands-on experience with NIST SP 800-53 (Rev 5 preferred) and DoD RMF processes.
- Education: BA/BS College degree required.
Overview
We are seeking an ISSO to join our Prime Contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.
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Additional Job Information
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
- Type of environment: Professional office environment
- Noise level: Medium
- Work schedule: Schedule is Monday – Friday core hours 0800-1600.
- Amount of Travel: 1-2 weeks/annually (rare deployment occasions and training attendance)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
WAGE INFORMATION
Target salary range: $110,000.00 - $170,000.00. The salary range displayed is an estimate only and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, and will be determined on several factors regarding the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience, as well as contract parameters and organizational requirements. The displayed salary is one component of the total compensation package for employees.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment.
Many positions require specific certifications and/or the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. Applicants who accept an offer of employment may be subject to investigations performed by TekSynap and/or the Government to verify the candidate meets the required qualifications and other eligibility requirements.
