Senior ISSO - Cybersecurity Lead for Large DoD Program

Leidos; Maryland; On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with 6% company match

Flexible Schedules

Discounted Stock Purchase Plans

Technical Upskilling

Education and Training Support

Parental Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for its Annapolis Junction, MD location. The candidate will lead security operations for a large software development program, implementing and enforcing security policies, performing risk analysis, and managing IAVA processes and SSPs.

Required TS/SCI with poly; 10+ years ISSO experience; 5+ years with IAVA and SSP tooling; DoD 8570 experience. Leidos offers comprehensive benefits and career growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 12 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
• TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
• Must have at least 10 years of experience as ISSO working independently, and/or on teams maintaining secure information system operations in isolated, connected and standalone environments.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience using tools to support IAVA management.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience using tools to support the preparation, maintenance, and management of SSPs and other security related documentation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with several of the following: current security tools; hardware/software security implementation; communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools.
• In-depth experience completing security evaluations of software systems or architectures to ensure they meet security requirements.
• In-depth experience proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies, preferably on a large software or IT program.
• Demonstrated experience performing day-to-day security operations of large, complicated information and information processing systems.
• Must be committed to developing and adhering to best practices.
• Must possess a high level of self-initiative and must be a solutions-oriented team player.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementing and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Assist in the evaluation of security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing multiple types of information.
• Assist with the Configuration Management for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
• Analyze threats and develop and implement best practice methodologies for incident detection, reporting, and vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, intelligent hubs, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades.
• Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing information.
• Maintain operational security posture for information systems.
• Provide support to the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational IA posture for a system/program/enclave.
• Develop and maintain documentation for Certification & Accreditation in accordance with specified policies.
• Develop and update system security plans and other IA documentation.
• Provide support for Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs) management (initiating IAVA responses and system security scans, completing remediation, extending IAVA patches and security updates to designated sites, etc.).
• Provide CM for security-relevant information system software, hardware, and firmware.
• Develop system security policy and ensure compliance.
• Administer the user identification and authentication mechanisms of the Information System.

Skills

DoD 8570 IAT II/IAM II

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

IAVA management tools

SSP documentation tools

Security evaluation tools

Job description

Leidos seeks a Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for its Annapolis Junction, MD location. The candidate will lead security operations for a large software development program, implementing and enforcing security policies, performing risk analysis, and managing IAVA processes and SSPs.

Required TS/SCI with poly; 10+ years ISSO experience; 5+ years with IAVA and SSP tooling; DoD 8570 experience. Leidos offers comprehensive benefits and career growth.