Senior Information System Security Officer

UNAVAILABLE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk seeks a Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support a government customer on site in the Washington DC area. The ISSO will maintain the security authorization and manage risk, coordinating with cross-functional teams to remediate POA&Ms and uphold authorized security levels.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years IA experience with FISMA, NIST RMF, and DHS guidance, plus certifications such as CISSP/CISA/CISM.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of IA experience required, with 3+ years FISMA-related
• Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field, or 4+ years of FISMA experience in lieu of degree
• Certifications such as CISSP, CASP, CISA, CEH or CISM preferred
• Specialized knowledge of NIST SP 800 RMF and security controls
• Experience with vulnerability management and security authorization processes

Responsibilities

• Create Waivers or Risk Acceptance Memos for risk management
• Conduct annual assessments per DHS guidance
• Review and update security authorization documents annually
• Coordinate with customer divisions on compliance documentation
• Perform Contingency Plan tests annually and update plans
• Support ISVM/Patch Management activities
• Provide audit support across multiple standards and audits
• Maintain inventory of accreditation boundary
• Incorporate security requirements into development lifecycles (Waterfall, Agile, DevSecOps)
• Ensure CM processes prevent new security risks
• Respond to evolving security policies and regulations
• Participate in DevOps Security requirements for systems

Skills

IA experience

FISMA experience

NIST RMF knowledge

Security controls evaluation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/related field

4+ years FISMA-related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

CISSP/CISA/CISM/CET certifications

DHS/FISMA guidance familiarity

Job description

Overview

Steampunkwants you to be a SeniorInformation System Security Officer (ISSO) on our team to support a government customer on site in Washington D.C. The primary responsibilities for the position are to support all activities that ensure the level of security documented with the security authorization is maintained at an acceptable level of risk. The nature of the work requires that the candidate demonstrate initiative, organization, responsibility, customer service skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptive to a fast-paced, fluid business environment. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively and decisively with all levels of the organization and be able to solve practical problems as well as exercise sound judgement with regards to sensitive and confidential information. Proactively create, monitor and update the status of POA&Ms to ensure weaknesses are resolved in accordance to their scheduled completion dates.

Responsibilities

• Create of Waivers or Risk Acceptance Memos to assist in the effective management ofsystem risks
• Conduct an annual assessment in accordance with guidance in the DHS Information Security Performance Plan
• Review and update security authorization documents as needed, but at least annually
• Coordinate withthe customer'sPrivacy, Records, and Information Governance Divisions related to compliance documentation and other requirements
• Conduct Contingency Plan tests at leastannually and updating the plan
• Perform system self-assessments as part ofthe customer'sOngoing Authorization program
• Monitor and respond to Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVM)/Patch Management
• Provide audit support for assigned systems (Financial, A-123, FISMA, internal, DHS, etc.), throughout the audit (Pre, During, and Post Audit)
• Maintain knowledge of inventory in accreditation boundary
• Proactively ensure security requirements are included in development cycle (Waterfall, Agile,SecDevOPs)
• Use DHSand mandated enterprise IA Compliance Tools.
• Devise a plan to certify and accredit their assigned Information system or information systems
• Ensure CM processes are followed to ensure that any changes do not introduce new security risks
• Manage system Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVM) Compliance
• Respond to emerging requirements or policies as set by legislation, regulation or policy
• Participate in DevOps Sec (security integrated into Agile processes) requirements for assigned systems
• Support annual assessments in accordance with guidance in the DHS Information Security Performance Plan

Qualifications

• Five (5) to ten (10) years of IA experience is required; three (3) of which must be FISMA-related
• Bachelor's Degree in related IT Field or Bachelor's Degree may be substituted with four (4) additional years of FISMA- related experience, for a total of 9 to 14 years of experience
• One of the following:
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
  • Certified InformationSystemsAuditor(CISA)
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Specialized knowledge of financial audit standards, classified system IA requirements and Privacy Act requirements
• Specialized knowledge and experience with the implementation of the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 family of publications, particularly those associated with the Risk Management Framework
• Specialized knowledge and experience with evaluating system, network, or infrastructure security controls against requirements such as FISMA, FIPS, and NIST guidelines
• Knowledge and experience with the vulnerability scanning execution, assessment, and analysisKnowledge and experience with the operating system and network knowledge (i.e., Local Area Networks [LAN] and Wide Area Networks [WAN])
• Knowledge and experience with information security and assurance principles (e.g., Defense-in-depth) and associated supporting technologies
• Knowledge and experience with application security, database security, and network security
• Knowledge and experience with the implementation of the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 family of publications, particularly those associated with the Risk Management Framework
• Experience with evaluating system, network, or infrastructure security controls against requirements such as FISMA, FIPS, and NIST guidelines
• Ability to assess and weigh current and evolving security threats in an operational environment

Preferred:

• Current experience providing ISSO support to CBP or DHS
• Experience supporting systems hosted in Cloud environments.
• Experience supporting systems in Agile and DevOps environments