Senior ISSO — Employee-Owned Security Leader

Applied Information Sciences, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salaries

OT/Qualified overtime

PTO (Paid Time Off)

Flexible holiday leave

Parental Leave

Comprehensive healthcare

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences, Inc is seeking a Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support security authorization across information systems lifecycle. You will work with system owners and technical teams to ensure compliance, maintain security posture, and achieve ATO.

We have multiple locations (DC, Huntsville, Quantico) and this proposal-driven role could involve leading ISSO coverage for additional systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of ISSO or information system security engineering experience in a cleared facility.
• 9+ years in computer science or cybersecurity fields.
• Familiarity with security tools such as Nessus, Splunk, Guardium, WebInspect, and NMAP.
• One of the following certifications: CISM, CISSP, CISSO, GIAC family, FITSP-M, GCIA, GCIH, GCSA, GICSP, GSLC.
• Bachelor's or higher degree in CS, IT, or related discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support documentation, testing, and ongoing review of information system security controls.
• Ensure systems are fully scoped and inventories are accurate.
• Document and articulate implementation of assigned security controls.
• Support Security Assessment and Authorization documentation and risk assessments.
• Maintain timely achievement and maintenance of system ATOs.
• Maintain RMF artifacts, POA&Ms, boundary docs, data flow diagrams, network diagrams, inventories.
• Support continuous monitoring and vulnerability management.

Skills

Threat analysis

Incident response

Security architecture

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Tenable Nessus/Security Center

Splunk

IBM Guardium

HP WebInspect

NMAP

Job description

Applied Information Sciences, Inc is seeking a Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support security authorization across information systems lifecycle. You will work with system owners and technical teams to ensure compliance, maintain security posture, and achieve ATO.

We have multiple locations (DC, Huntsville, Quantico) and this proposal-driven role could involve leading ISSO coverage for additional systems.