Information System Security Manager

Kratos Unmanned Systems; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Kratos Defense in Huntsville, AL seeks an Information Systems Security Manager to support the DoD RMF Assessment and Authorization process for tactical systems. You will perform risk assessments, document security posture, and help prioritize mitigations for government programs.

The role requires familiarity with eMASS, RMF artifacts, STIGs, and security controls, plus the ability to coordinate accreditation packages and POA&Ms with a Cyber Compliance Team.

Qualifications

• US citizen with active security clearance or ability to obtain TS is required.
• Must meet DoDD 8140 ISSM-Basic certification, education, and experience.
• Associates degree in Engineering, IT or Cyber-related field.
• Experience with DoD RMF, NIST controls, STIG requirements.
• Experience creating and maintaining RMF packages and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate evaluations of security posture against NIST controls.
• Select and assess security controls; complete accreditation packages and mitigations.
• Maintain RMF packages, POA&M, and system certification activities.
• Collaborate with developers to update RMF documentation and tracking.
• Monitor DoD RMF compliance across DoD missions and systems.

Skills

US Citizenship

Security clearance

Education

Associates degree in Engineering/IT/Cyber

Tools

eMASS

RMF

ACAS

Nessus

STIG Viewer

SCC

Job description

5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is a growing defense contractor with over twenty-five years experience providing systems and software engineering for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Systems Engineering Technical Support to Government Program Offices.

5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is seeking a highly motivated candidate in support of our customer located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, who will serve as an Information Systems Security Manager. The candidate will be supporting a Cyber Compliance Team providing ISSM-Basic support for tactical systems. The person will be a key member of a team performing Hardware and Software Cybersecurity analysis along with key functions supporting the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for data processing, test, and tactical systems. Candidate must be able to prioritize competing requirements for time and resources and be able to adjudicate resource requirements based on understanding of Government customer and mission needs.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide accurate technical evaluations of the equipment, software applications, full systems, or network and documenting the security posture, capabilities, and vulnerabilities against applicable NIST controls.
• Selecting and assessing security controls, timely completion of accreditation packages, formulating and implementing mitigations and maintaining the security posture of systems.
• Must have experience with eMASS and initiating, updating, and maintaining RMF packages.
• Identify, assess, make risk mitigation recommendations, and document system security threats/risks throughout a system lifecycle; validate system security requirements; formulate and maintain documentation and system certification and accreditation activities (planning, testing, assessing and coordinating).
• Ability to work with system developer to update, maintain, and track RMF and POA&M documentation.
• Documenting preliminary or residual security risks for system operation and manage and approve Authorization Packages.
• Monitoring and evaluating a system's compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) security, resilience, and dependability requirements including performing validation steps, comparing actual results with expected results, and analyzing the differences to identify impacts and risks at the software application, system, and network levels.

Work with teams to provide solutions and to ensure continued functionality of systems within DoD RMF Framework.

Keyword: Information System Security Manager

Required Skills / Experience:

• U.S. Citizen
• Must possess and maintain a US Secret security clearance. Top Secret, SCI eligible, security clearance is a plus.
• Meet DoDD 8140 ISSM-Basic certification, education, and experience compliance.
• Associates degree (Engineering, IT or Cyber-related field)
• Experience with implementing and evaluating DoD STIG requirements, NIST RMF, IAVMs and Cybersecurity assessment tools (ACAS, Nessus, SCC, STIG Viewer)
• Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process and NIST security controls
• Knowledge of information system architecture and standards as they apply to cyber security
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-160, Systems Security Engineering

From: Kratos Defense