Information System Security Officer (ISSO)
Contract W2
36 Months
Travel Required
On-site
$70 - $75/hr
SECURE RPO LLC
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Job Details
Skills
- Auditing
- Cyber Security
- DoD
- ISSM
- Information System Security
- NIST 800-53
- IT Security
- NIST SP 800 Series
- Risk Assessment
- Security Controls
- Risk Management Framework
- Security Clearance
- System Security
- Security+
- RMF
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Counterintelligence
Summary
Job Title: Information System Security Officer (ISSO)Location: Lexington, MA
Work Schedule: 100% Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Work Schedule: 100% Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary
Client is seeking an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support Air Force Programs within the Cyber Security Team. The ideal candidate will have mid-level experience supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF), Assessment & Authorization (A&A), regulatory compliance, and security control implementation in DoD environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist and support compliance activities to ensure system security configuration guidelines are followed and compliance monitoring is maintained.
- Continuously validate organizational compliance with applicable policies, guidelines, procedures, regulations, and laws.
- Ensure Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M) and remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, and inspections.
- Promote security awareness across the organization and ensure security principles are reflected in organizational goals.
- Track audit findings and recommendations to ensure appropriate mitigation actions are completed.
- Recommend resource allocations required to securely operate and maintain cybersecurity requirements.
- Provide technical documentation, incident reports, examination findings, summaries, and situational awareness information to key stakeholders.
- Identify potential security violations and report incidents in accordance with established procedures.
- Assist Program Managers and the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) in developing and maintaining:
- System Security Plans (SSP)
- Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)
- Risk Assessment Reports
- Continuous Monitoring Strategy
- Ensure systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with organizational security policies and procedures.
- Conduct network, system, and application vulnerability scanning, configuration assessments, and remediation.
- Align IT security priorities with the organization's security strategy.
- Prepare for and participate in periodic compliance assessments.
- Interpret patterns of noncompliance to determine their impact on organizational risk and cybersecurity effectiveness.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of experience in:
- System Auditing
- Regulatory & Compliance
- STIGs/SCAP
- Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Assessment and Authorization (A&A)
- NIST SP 800-37
- NIST 800-53
- Categorization of Systems (CS102.16)
- Selecting Security Controls (CS103.16)
- Implementation of Controls (CS104.16)
- Assessing Security Controls (CS105.16)
- Authorizing Systems (CS106.16)
- Monitoring Security Controls (CS107.16)
- Continuous Monitoring (CS200.16)
- Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification:
- Security+ CE, GSEC, SSCP, or CCNA Security
Preferred Qualifications (Nice to have)
- Bachelor's degree (preferred, not required)
- Experience with:
- HBSS
- NIST 800-171
Security Clearance
- Active Top Secret (TS) Clearance with SCI eligibility is required.
- Candidate may be required to successfully complete a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
- SCI eligibility must be validated prior to submission.
Interview Process
- Phone Screen
- Extensive Zoom Interview with the team
Work Environment
- 100% onsite due to the nature of the work.
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- Dice Id: 91099714
- Position Id: 9102606
- Posted 6 hours ago
Company Info
About SECURE RPO LLC
Secure RPO LLC is an offshore recruitment service provider with headquartered in Noida, India and US Office in New Castle, Delaware, USA.
Secure RPO LLC is a pioneer in providing the recruitment solutions to the companies based in US & Canada, by providing them dedicated resources and manpower in a cost effective way.
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