Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO), Senior Advisor - TS/SCI w/poly

Peraton; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) for an IC mission in the Annapolis Junction, MD area. The role requires extensive ISSO/ISSE experience, a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and CISSP or willingness to obtain.

You will support information assurance programs, enforce security policies, and assess security across computing environments. Qualifications include a Bachelor's in CS/Info Assurance or related field, plus 14 years of ISSO/ISSE experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 14 years ISSO/ISSE experience on similar programs may substitute for degree.
• Minimum 14 years ISSO/ISSE experience on programs/contracts of similar scope.
• 2 years experience on hardened OS loads.
• 2 years experience with PL3/PL4/PL5 solutions.
• 2 years experience analyzing proprietary data formats.
• 2 years experience with DCID 6/3 documentation process.
• CISSP or willingness to obtain prior to start.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for an information assurance program for a program, organization, system, or enclave.
• Coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Perform or review security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigations.
• Provide security planning, risk analysis, and risk management; propose system-level solutions.
• Maintain configuration management for information systems security software and hardware, and assess changes' security impact.

Skills

ISSO experience

CISSP

TS/SCI clearance

Information Assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Info Assurance/Info Security

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional ISSO experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of fourteen (14) years experience as an ISSO/ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• 2 years experience hardened operating Systems (OS) loads
• 2 years experiencePL3, PL4, and PL5 solutions
• 2 years experience analyzing proprietary data formats
• 2 years experience DCID 6/3 documentation process
• CISSP Certification or willingness to obtain is required prior to start.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with current polygraph is required.

Salary Range Estimate:

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan

We are currently seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) for an IC mission in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.

Responsibilities may include:

• Provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance program.
• Provide support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Perform or review technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Provide security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management. Recommends system-level solutions to resolve security requirements.
• Provide configuration management (CM) for information systems security software, hardware, and manages changes to systems and assess the security impact of those changes.

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