Senior ISSO - National Security Systems (On-Site)

Leidos Inc; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid holidays

401(k) with 6% company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Education and training support

Paid parental leave

Health and wellness programs

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join our Cyber & Analytics Business Area, Key Management & Analytics Division in a full-time, on-site role. You will support information assurance, security operations, accreditation, and configuration management for mission-critical systems in a secure environment.

You will work with ISSOs, system administrators, and engineers to maintain secure, compliant documentation and a robust security posture, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or 4 years direct ISSO experience in lieu of degree.
• 15 years of ISSO experience on programs of similar scope and complexity.
• Experience in at least two areas: current security tools, hardware/software security, communication protocols, encryption techniques.
• DoD 8570 IAM Level I certification or higher.
• Experience with information-security policies, standards, methodologies, documentation, and day-to-day operations.
• Experience assessing system changes and their security impact.
• Experience supporting security authorization, certification and accreditation, and information-assurance activities.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Ability to work full-time on site in a secure environment.

Responsibilities

• Support senior ISSOs in implementing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Plan and coordinate IT security programs and policies and help develop system security policies that ensure compliance.
• Assist the ISSM in maintaining operational IA posture for systems, programs, and enclaves.
• Evaluate security solutions to meet requirements for processing classified information.
• Perform vulnerability and risk assessments in support of C&A activities.
• Develop and maintain security documentation (SSPs, Risk Assessment Reports, C&A packages, SRTMs).
• Maintain C&A documentation per ODNI and DoD policies and support obtaining C&A.
• Support security-authorization activities per NIST RMF.
• Manage and control system changes and provide CM for security-relevant information systems.
• Maintain records for hardware and software components and upgrades.
• Support day-to-day security operations and user authentication mechanisms.
• Support transition to ServiceNow (SNOW).
• Serve as Approval Authority for information systems under your control.

Skills

ISSO experience

Security policies

Vulnerability assessment

Security authorization

Configuration Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

15 years ISSO experience

Tools

DoD 8570 IAM Level I

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join our Cyber & Analytics Business Area, Key Management & Analytics Division in a full-time, on-site role. You will support information assurance, security operations, accreditation, and configuration management for mission-critical systems in a secure environment.

You will work with ISSOs, system administrators, and engineers to maintain secure, compliant documentation and a robust security posture, including