Senior Information System Security Officer with Security Clearance

Base-2 Solutions; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical premiums paid

Dental premiums paid

Vision premiums paid

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Floating holidays

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Officer responsible for safeguarding networks and data to the highest standards across multiple enclaves, ensuring data security, integrity, and confidentiality.

The role emphasizes Risk Management Framework implementation, security assessments, and collaboration with architects, admins, and developers to maintain ATO. Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly is required, with extensive experience and advanced degrees preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 14+ years of experience.
• Master's degree with 12+ years of experience.
• PhD with 10+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, implements IA and security systems for multi-enclave environments.
• Analyzes architecture and system functionality across technologies.
• Prepares technical reports and briefings on security posture.
• Implements Risk Management Framework for program systems.
• Conducts security assessments and mitigates vulnerabilities.
• Reviews C&A documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Supports application teams to ensure security compliance and ATO.
• Loads artifacts like STIG checklists and ACAS scans.
• Responds to questions from PAT team, ISSMs, and SCA.
• Performs limited penetration testing and exploit analysis.

Skills

IA/ security architecture

Risk Management Framework

Vulnerability assessment

STIG/ACAS

C&A (Certification & Accreditation)

Threat modeling

Penetration testing

Security audits/reports

Cross-functional collaboration

Xacta

Education

Bachelor's degree with 14+ years of experience

Master's degree with 12+ years of experience

PhD with 10+ years of experience

Tools

Xacta

Job description

Job Description Position Summary Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Officer responsible for safeguarding computer networks and systems to the highest standards, ensuring data security, integrity, and confidentiality. 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).