Senior ISSO

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC is seeking a highly experienced information assurance professional to enhance the security posture of a program, organization, system, or enclave. The role focuses on enforcing security policies, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with security controls.

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required, along with a Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years in related fields.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security or related field, plus 12+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing the system security posture by supporting information assurance initiatives and enforcing security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Overseeing security operations for information systems and conducting vulnerability and risk assessments for system authorization.
• Managing configuration and system integrity for security software, hardware, and firmware with compliance to security controls.
• Developing and maintaining security documentation and System Security Plans lifecycle management to ensure compliance.
• Providing technical expertise in security policies and operations and collaborating with stakeholders to strengthen system security posture.
• Driving continuous improvement by assessing processes, identifying vulnerabilities, and implementing proactive solutions to enhance system resilience.

Skills

Security tools

Playbooks

Guidelines

Regulations & standards

DoD 8140.03 IAM

Server & IA technologies

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science / Information Assurance / Information Security

Job description

• Enhancing the system security posture by supporting the program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance initiatives and enforcing security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Overseeing security operations for information systems, managing daily security aspects, evaluating security solutions for classified processing, and conducting vulnerability and risk analysis/assessments for system authorization.
• Managing configuration and system integrity by administering configuration management for security software, hardware, and firmware, ensuring compliance with security controls, and assessing the impact of system changes.
• Developing and maintaining security documentation and System Security Plans lifecycle management activities to ensure compliance with system security requirements.
• Providing technical expertise in security policies and operations, supporting the implementation and maintenance of security measures and countermeasures, and collaborating with stakeholders to maintain compliance and strengthen the system security posture.
• Driving continuous improvement by assessing existing security processes, identifying vulnerabilities, and implementing proactive solutions to enhance system resilience."

"Direct Experience:

• Proficient with with customer security tools, corporate repositories, playbooks and guidelines
• Knowledgeable with appliclable frameworks, regulations, standards, policies and procedures
• Operational understanding of server and IA technologies, internetworking protocols and services
• Certifications & Compliance with DoD 8140.03 with IAM Level II or higher (CASP+, CISSP or higher)
• Clearance Requirement: Must hold an active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security, or a related discipline, plus 12+ years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, an additional 4 years of experience may be considered on a case by case basis.