Senior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Que Technology Group

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of ISSO experience with IC or DoD programs.
  • Experience with Info Security tools such as Latteart, Biscoti, and Xacata.
  • DoD 8570 compliance with IAM Level II or IAT Level III (CASP, CISSP, or Associate).
  • TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance security posture by enforcing security policies and supporting information assurance initiatives.
  • Oversee daily security operations for information systems, including evaluating security solutions and conducting risk assessments.
  • Manage configuration and system integrity for security software, ensuring compliance with controls.
  • Develop and maintain detailed security documentation, including System Security Plans and Risk Assessment Reports.
  • Ensure compliance with security authorization activities following NISCAP and DoD RMF.
  • Provide technical security expertise and collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen security measures.
  • Drive continuous improvement by assessing security processes and implementing proactive solutions.

Benefits

  • Company-paid Medical/Dental/Vision plans.
  • Company-paid Short-term, Long-term disability, and Life Insurance.
  • Business class travel upgrade for long flights, with company card for expenses.
  • 25 vacation/personal days per year.
  • 11 paid Federal Holidays.
  • $5,000 Annual Professional Development Fund with 40 paid hours for courses.
  • 401K with a 6% company match, immediately vested.
  • $10,000 referral bonus per new employee hired.
  • Up to 3 paid Code Red days for customer closures.
Full Job Description
Senior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to support intelligence operations within an exciting organization.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Enhancing security posture by supporting the program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance initiatives and enforcing security policies, standards, and methodologies.
  • Overseeing security operations for information systems, managing daily security aspects, evaluating security solutions for classified processing, and conducting vulnerability and risk assessments for accreditation.
  • Managing configuration and system integrity by administering configuration management (CM) for security software, hardware, and firmware, ensuring compliance with security controls, and assessing the impact of system changes.
  • Developing and maintaining security documentation, including System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification & Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs).
  • Ensuring compliance with security authorization activities following the Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF).
  • Providing technical expertise in security policies and operations, supporting the implementation and maintenance of security measures, and collaborating with stakeholders to strengthen the security posture.
  • Driving continuous improvement by assessing existing security processes, identifying vulnerabilities, and implementing proactive solutions to enhance system resilience.

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security, or a related discipline, plus 12+ years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, an additional 4 years of experience may be considered on a case by case basis.
  • 7+ years of ISSO experience supporting IC or DoD programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
  • Experience with customer Info Security tool suite, as well: Latteart, Biscoti, Xacata
  • Certifications & Compliance: DoD 8570 compliance with IAM Level II or IAT Level III (CASP, CISSP, or Associate).

Security Clearance:
  • TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

BENEFITS:
  • Competitive salary
  • Company Medical/Dental/Vision plans - Company paid
  • Short-term Disability, Long-term disability and Life Insurance - Company paid
  • Business/ First Class travel upgrade for 7 hour or longer flights & company card will be provided for expenses
  • Vacation / Personal days granted at 25 days per year
  • Paid Federal Holidays - 11 days
  • $5,000 Annual Professional Development Fund plus 40 paid hours if in class
  • 401K with 6% company match; all contributions are immediately vested by Employee
  • Employee will be paid a bonus of $10,000 per employee hired based on their referral
  • Up to 3 paid Code Red days due to customer closure

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