INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY MANAGER

IGNITE; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IGNITE in Huntsville, AL seeks a Cybersecurity Analyst to support a Cyber Compliance Team with ISSM-Basic tasks and RMF A&A activities for tactical systems. You will evaluate security postures, coordinate accreditation, and document mitigation strategies to ensure DoD compliance.

Ideal candidates have RMF/NIST knowledge, DoD security experience, and strong communication skills to work with system developers and DoD stakeholders. This on-site role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain security clearance.
• Associates degree in Engineering, IT or Cyber-related field.
• Experience implementing and evaluating DoD STIG requirements and RMF processes.
• Knowledge of RMF, NIST security controls and cyber security standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate technical evaluations of equipment, software, and systems against NIST controls.
• Select and assess security controls; complete accreditation packages and mitigations.
• Maintain RMF packages using eMASS and coordinate update activities.
• Identify and document system security threats/risks throughout the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with developers to update RMF/POA&M documentation and ensure DoD compliance.

Skills

DoDD 8140 ISSM-Basic

RMF knowledge

NIST SP 800-160

Cybersecurity tools

MS Office proficiency

Education

Associates degree in Engineering/IT or Cyber-related field

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/IT or Cyber-related field

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

SCC

STIG Viewer

Job description

Job Description

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.

Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.

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.

Job Requirements

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’s 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.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen
• Must possess and maintain a US Secret security clearance. Top Secret, SCI eligible, security clearance is a plus.

Required Skills / Experience

• 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

Preferred Skills / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering, IT or Cyber-related field)
• Strong desire to contribute to overall team success
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite