Information Systems Security Officer – ISSO
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chantilly • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $92,213 - $125,146 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Conduct security assessment, and information system security oversight activities in accordance with NIST 800.53 that support systems from the perspective RMF requirements.
- Review systems to identify potential security weaknesses and recommend improvements to amend vulnerabilities, implement changes, and document upgrades.
- Maintain responsibility for managing cybersecurity risk from an organizational perspective.
- Identify organizational risks, prioritize those risks, and maintain a risk registry for escalating and presenting those risks to senior leadership.
- Provide security guidance and IS validation using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) RMF, DoC, and local security policies.
- Provide subject matter expertise for cyber security and trusted system technology.
- Apply advanced technical knowledge and analysis of specialized functional areas in task requirements to develop solutions to complex problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- A minimum of five (5) years experience as an Information Assurance (IA) Analyst, ISSE, ISSO, or similar role in ATO package development, including generating security documentation for requirements, security control assessment, STIG and IAVA compliance, Standard Operating Procedures, test results, etc.
- eMASS experience.
- Professional security certification such as: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CompTIA Security+ CE, SSCP, or higher.
- Strong desktop publishing skills using Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Experience with industry writing styles such as grammar, sentence form, and structure.
- Ability to multi-task in a deadline-oriented environment.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
security assessmentinformation system security oversightNIST 800.53cybersecurity risk managementsecurity control assessmentSTIG complianceIAVA compliancesecurity documentationeMASSrisk registry management
Soft skills
communicationmulti-taskingorganizational skillsleadershipproblem-solving
Certifications
CCNA SecurityCySA+GICSPGSECCompTIA Security+ CESSCP