Associate ISSO

Geon Technologies; Columbia (MD); Presencial; USD 125.000 - 165.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k & Profit Sharing

Annual Bonus

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Maternity Leave

Paternity Leave

Descripción de la vacante

Geon Technologies is seeking an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support a government program, ensuring information assurance across the system lifecycle. The role emphasizes policy enforcement, security operations, risk assessment, and documentation such as SSPs and C&A packages.

Qualified candidates will have 1–6 years ISSO experience, DoD 8570 IAM Level I+, and active TS/SCI with poly. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required, with salary transparency provided for

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline is required.
• DoD 8570 IAM Level I or higher is required.
• 4 years ISSO experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.

Responsabilidades

• Provide support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program.
• Assist with management of security aspects and day-to-day security operations.
• Evaluate security solutions to meet requirements for processing classified information.
• Perform vulnerability/risk assessment analysis for certification and accreditation.
• Provide configuration management for security software, hardware, and firmware.
• Manage changes to system and assess security impact.
• Prepare and review SSPs, Risk Assessment Reports, C&A packages, and SRTMs.
• Support security authorization activities per NIST RM.

Conocimientos

Security policies

Operational security

Vulnerability assessment

Configuration management

Documentation

Security authorization

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

DoD 8570 IAM Level I or higher

Four years ISSO experience may substitute for degree

Herramientas

Security tools

Encryption techniques/tools

Communication protocols

Hardware/software security

Descripción del empleo

Geon Technologies is a rapidly growing small business that provides signal processing and sensor system integration services to the United States Government (USG) and the industry base that supports them. Geon seeks to be known for “signals, sensors, and systems”. Geon has expertise in the science and development of signal processing techniques and algorithm solutions for multi-INT applications. The signal processing and hardware focused sectors of Geon are supported by the work Geon conducts with open architectures, open frameworks, and open systems that facilitate the rapid development, integration, and deployment of techniques and capabilities to operational contexts.

Come join a company that brings unique expertise and value to our customers. Geon is seeking an Information System Security Officer. The ISSO provides support for a program, organization, system, or enclave’s information assurance program.

• Provides support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Maintains operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.
• Assists with the management of security aspects of the information system and performs day-to-day security operations of the system.
• Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
• Performs vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation.
• Provides configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
• Manages changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes.
• Prepares and reviews documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs).
• Supports security authorization activities in compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management.

Qualifications:

• One (1) to Six (6) year experience as an ISSO on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Experience is to include at least two (2) of the following areas: knowledge of current security tools, hardware/software security implementation; communication protocols; and encryption techniques/tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I or higher is required. Four (4) years experience as an ISSO may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Active TS/SCI w/ poly

About the work:

In May of 2019, Amazon opened its first AWS Ground Station, a "virtualized segment for ground processing" of satellite signals that support 54 MHz uplink and 500 MHz downlink processing using the proven AWS Cloud Services and technologies. Microsoft Orbital and Google were close behind with their own satellite processing architectures based on cloud services and technologies. At the same time, technologies supporting next-generation 5G exploded into the same cloud technology arena. Geon has been awarded a prime contract to leverage these very same technologies to build next-generation Software Defined Radio (SDR) solutions for the defense and intelligence industry. We are looking for fully-cleared individuals that have an ambition to leverage their proven experience in building high performance processing systems and solutions to architect, develop, productize and deploy a whole new breed of open-sensor framework based on the industries leading solutions. If you are interested in working with and learning the newest technologies and continue to support our nations intelligence and defense priorities, contact Geon immediately to secure a highly competitive position on our team.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance - 75% employer paid; 25% employee paid.
• Dental Insurance - 100% employer paid.
• Vision Insurance - 100% employer paid.
• Health Spending Account (HSA) - Annual employer contribution of $2,650 (individual)/$5,300 (family)
• Short-Term Disability (STD) Insurance - 100% employer paid.
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance - 100% employer paid.
• Basic Life Insurance - 1x annual salary, up to $250,000 - employer paid.
• AD&D Insurance - 1x annual salary, up to $250,000 - employer paid.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance - Up To $300,000 - employee paid
• 401k & Profit Sharing - 5% Safe Harbor contributions, no match required; up to 10% Profit Sharing.
• Professional Development - $4,000 per calendar year to attend conferences & trainings.
• Tuition Reimbursement/Student Loan Repayment - Reimbursement of one class per semester towards continuing education with the option to apply up to $1,200 a year toward qualifying student loans.
• Employee Referral Incentive - $10,000 (paid 180 days after new hire start date).
• Annual Bonus - Performance Based.
• Paid Time Off - 160 hours.
• Holidays - 11 Federal Holidays.
• Maternity Leave - 160 hours followed by Short-term disability (STD).
• Paternity Leave - 160 hours
• Bereavement Leave - 24 hours (equivalent of 3 days) for immediate family
• Health & Wellness - $750 per calendar year for items such as gym memberships, ergonomic keyboards, standing desks, etc.
• Professional Subscriptions - $350 per calendar year.

Geon Technologies provides wage ranges in accordance with the Maryland Wage Range Transparency law. Pay within the range will be decided by the company in its sole discretion and will be based on several factors including but not limited to experience and/or other qualifications. The projected pay range for this position is $125,000- $165,000.

Geon Technologies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.