Senior Information System Security Officer

Base-2 Solutions; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical premiums paid

Dental premiums paid

Vision premiums paid

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions seeks a Senior Information Systems Security Officer to safeguard networks and systems, ensuring data security, integrity, and confidentiality at the highest standards. The role requires active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph clearance and on-site work in Reston, VA, with responsibilities spanning risk assessments, system security design, and compliance activities.

You will collaborate with architects, admins, and developers to implement security controls, validate C&A

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 14+ years of experience; Master’s plus 12+ years; PhD plus 10+ years.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, implements and/or integrates IA and security systems and components for networking, computing, and enclave environments.
• Analyzes architecture and system functionality across multiple technologies.
• Performs or reviews technical security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.
• Prepares and delivers technical reports and briefings on security posture and risk.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree + 14+ years

Master's degree + 12+ years

PhD + 10+ years

Tools

Xacta

Job description

• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph


• Location: Reston, VA


• Work Type: On-Site


• Shift: First

• Requisition ID: 4693


• Standard Title:


• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph


• Location: Reston, VA


• Work Type: On-Site


• Shift: First


• Referral Eligibility: Eligible


• U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Officer responsible for safeguarding computer networks and systems to ensure data security, integrity, and confidentiality at the highest standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, implements and/or integrates IA and security systems and system components including those for networking, computing, and enclave environments with multiple enclaves and differing data protection/classification requirements.


• Analyzes architecture and system functionality for multiple technologies.


• Contributes to the development and evaluation of attack scenarios.


• Prepares and delivers technical reports and briefings.


• Has a complete understanding of Risk Management Framework and implements the process on program systems/networks.


• Performs or reviews technical security assessments of computing environments to identify vulnerabilities, non-compliance with IA standards and regulations, and recommends mitigation strategies.


• Validates and verifies system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security designs.


• Assists architects and systems developers in identifying and implementing appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application security policy and enterprise solutions.


• Supports building security architectures and enforces trusted relations among external systems and architectures.


• Assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle.


• Contributes to security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities for system and networking operations.


• Reviews certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance.


• Performs system installation, configuration, maintenance, account maintenance, signature maintenance, patch management, and troubleshooting of operational IA and CND systems.


• Performs limited penetration testing and routine exploit analysis.


• Performs system or network designs encompassing multiple enclaves with differing data protection/classification requirements.


• Recommends system-level solutions to resolve security requirements.


• Supports enforcement of design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures.


• Works with application leads, sysadmins, DBAs, developers, and testers to ensure assigned systems are security compliant and achieve/maintain ATO.


• Loads artifacts such as STIG checklists and ACAS scans.


• Helps implement STIG checklists and mitigate scan findings.


• Supports security assessment events and responds to questions from PAT team, ISSMs, and SCA.

Required Qualifications

• Experience loading artifacts such as STIG checklists and ACAS scans.


• Experience helping to implement STIG checklists and mitigate scan findings.


• Experience supporting security assessment events and responding to questions from PAT team, ISSMs, and SCA.


• Experience working with application leads, sysadmins, DBAs, developers, and testers to ensure systems are security compliant and achieve/maintain ATO.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Xacta.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor's degree with 14+ years of experience.


• Master's degree with 12+ years of experience.


• PhD with 10+ years of experience.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).


• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.


• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.


• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.


• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.


• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.


• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.


• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).


• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).


• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).


• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).