Senior Information Systems Security Officer

IDT•Arlington, VA

3d•$110,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), a leading defense technology company, is seeking a Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to be part of our Security team and based out of our Arlington, VA location. The Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) is a key member of the security team that will support the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for information systems under the jurisdiction of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The Sr. ISSO is responsible for ensuring that the information system complies with the security requirements and controls specified in the DCSA Assessment and Authorization Guide (DAAG) and other applicable policies and regulations. Clearance & Location Requirements: All applicants must currently possess an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. This is an on-site position. Requiring 5 days in office, based out of our Arlington, VA location.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Cybersecurity (or equivalent full-time professional experience)
7+ years of professional experience with Information Security or related roles.
Required Certification: Security +, CISSP, or CISM
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time needed
Experience with RMF Continuous Monitoring Tooling and Systems (ACAS/Tenable, STIGViewer, SCAP Compliance Checker, etc.)
Proficiency with SIEM tools (Wazuh, Splunk, SolarWinds Security Event Manager)
Experience with Cybersecurity tools (Tenable Security Center, Trellix ePO, Tanium, WSUS, RedHat Satellite)
Ability to manage users on both Windows and Linux environments, role-based access control (RBAC), security policies (GPO’s, SELinux, etc.), domain management (Active Directory, DNS, File Server, etc.), STIG/hardening actions, Troubleshooting (Event Viewer, top, netstat, systemctl, etc.)
eMASS experience
Familiarity with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), The 32 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Assessment and Authorization Process Manual (DAAPM) requirement
All applicants must currently posses an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience writing policy and procedure documentation
Experience in working on classified systems in a DCSA accredited environment
DCSA Authorization and Assessment Experience
NIST 800-53 Security Control Experience
Experience with tactical systems, virtualization

Responsibilities

Familiarity with the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) Assessment and Authorization Guide (DAAG) roles and responsibilities for the ISSO, as outlined in Section 3.7
Coordinate with the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) and Facility Security Officer (FSO) to ensure the highest level of cybersecurity compliance for classified information systems
Maintain the Information Systems (IS) security program and policies for assigned areas of responsibility IAW the DCSA DAAG, assigned NIST 800-53 controls, and other guidance as assigned by the ISSM.
Review and analyze all audit data at least weekly to ensure user activity adheres to operational security policy and procedures
Review of network device System Log (syslog) information to correlate to system level activity across multiple information systems.
Support ISSM oversight of operational IS security implementation policy and Risk Management Framework (RMF) guidelines to the system administrators
Support ISSM in the development and documentation of the Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) and produce actions to mitigate identified risks
Perform Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) tasks as assigned by the ISSM and documented within the System Security Plan
Perform comprehensive investigations of security incidents and ensure proper measures are taken post discovery of the incident/event
Administration of STIG compliance as it relates to Operating Systems and applications
Facilitate and track all Information System Account requests and expirations for Internal Users and Visitor accounts
Responsible for the preparation and demonstration of compliant classified IS’s in advance of a DCSA assessments
Identity and Authorization Management, including user, group, and role on both Windows and Linux systems.
Actively participate in the development and implementation of effective IS security