Senior Information System Security Officer (RMF/ATO)

RPMGlobal; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions seeks an Information System Security Officer to collaborate with application leads, system admins, DBAs, developers and testers to ensure security compliance and achieve or maintain Authority to Operate (ATO).

Your responsibilities include following RMF processes for full/partial test, CONMON and no-test scenarios, updating SSPs, SCTMs, STPs, and POAMs, loading STIG checklists and ACAS scans, and supporting ST&E activities by answering questions from ISSMs and SCAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a field applicable to the position required.
• 9 or more years of relevant experience required with a Bachelor's degree.
• Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, and enforcing security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance and protect organizational information assets.
• Proven track record in conducting risk assessments and identifying vulnerabilities in systems, networks, and applications.
• Experience in developing and overseeing implementation of mitigation strategies to reduce security risks.
• Strong background in monitoring systems and networks for security breaches and suspicious activity.
• Successful history of responding to security incidents, investigating root causes, and implementing corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Work with application leads, system administrators, database administrators, developers, and testers to ensure assigned systems are security compliant and achieve or maintain ATO.
• Follow the RMF process for full test, partial test, continuous monitoring (CONMON), and no test scenarios.
• Update Xacta documentation including SSPs, SCTM, STPs, and POAMs.
• Load artifacts such as STIG checklists and ACAS scans.
• Help implement STIG checklists and mitigate scan findings.
• Answer questions to ensure systems are developed with security compliance built in.
• Support security assessment events and respond to all questions from the PAT team, ISSMs, and SCAs.

Skills

RMF experience

Risk assessments

Incident response

Security policies

XACTA proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Master's degree preferred

Associates with 11 years

PhD with 5 years

High School with 13 years

Tools

XACTA

ACAS scans

STIG checklists

POAM management

Job description

Base-2 Solutions seeks an Information System Security Officer to collaborate with application leads, system admins, DBAs, developers and testers to ensure security compliance and achieve or maintain Authority to Operate (ATO).

Your responsibilities include following RMF processes for full/partial test, CONMON and no-test scenarios, updating SSPs, SCTMs, STPs, and POAMs, loading STIG checklists and ACAS scans, and supporting ST&E activities by answering questions from ISSMs and SCAs.