Systems Security Manager (ISSM) - Springfield VA

VetJobs; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VetJobs in Springfield, VA is seeking an Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to provide cybersecurity support to the NGA. The role requires active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance and leads IT security efforts across the organization.

Responsibilities include resource management for IT security goals, continuity of operations, risk assessment, and coordinating cyber inspections. A high school diploma is minimum; a Bachelor's degree and Level 2 IAT/IAM/IASAE certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• High School/GED required.
• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred.
• IAT, IAM, or IASAE Level 2 Certification preferred.
• Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and manage resources to support IT security goals and reduce risk.
• Coordinate enterprise continuity of operations program and strategy.
• Collect and maintain data for cybersecurity reporting and metrics.
• Interface with external organizations to disseminate incident information.

Education

High School/GED

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)

As Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM), you will provide cybersecurity support to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Springfield, VA.

Security Clearance Requirements

• Must have an active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Acquire and manage the necessary resources, including leadership support, financial resources, and key security personnel, to support information technology (IT) security goals and objectives and reduce overall organizational risk.
• Acquire necessary resources, including financial resources, to conduct an effective enterprise continuity of operations program.
• Collect and maintain data needed to meet system cybersecurity reporting.
• Communicate the value of information technology (IT) security throughout all levels of the organization stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish the enterprise continuity of operations program, strategy, and mission assurance.
• Ensure that security improvement actions are evaluated, validated, and implemented as required.
• Ensure that cybersecurity inspections, tests, and reviews are coordinated for the network environment.
• Ensure that cybersecurity requirements are integrated into the continuity planning for that system and/or organization(s).
• Ensure that protection and detection capabilities are acquired or developed using the IS security engineering approach and are consistent with organization-level cybersecurity architecture.
• Establish overall enterprise information security architecture (EISA) with the organization's overall security strategy.
• Evaluate and approve development efforts to ensure that baseline security safeguards are appropriately installed.
• Evaluate cost/benefit, economic, and risk analysis in decision-making process.
• Identify alternative information security strategies to address organizational security objectives.
• Identify information technology (IT) security program implications of new technologies or technology upgrades.
• Interface with external organizations (e.g., public affairs, law enforcement, Command or Component Inspector General) to ensure appropriate and accurate dissemination of incident and other Computer Network Defense information.
• Interpret and/or approve security requirements relative to the capabilities of new information technologies.
• Interpret patterns of noncompliance to determine their impact on levels of risk and/or overall effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity program.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity safeguards to ensure that they provide the intended level of protection.
• Participate in an information security risk assessment during the Security Assessment and Authorization process.
• Prepare, distribute, and maintain plans, instructions, guidance, and standard operating procedures concerning the security of network system(s) operations.
• Ability to apply techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions using intrusion detection technologies.
• Ability to identify critical infrastructure systems with information communication technology that were designed without system security considerations.

Auto req ID

479384BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Job_Category

Cybersecurity

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university (Prefer an accredited Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering degree, or a degree in a Mathematics or Engineering field.)
• IAT, IAM, or IASAE Level 2 Certification

Physical Demands And Expectations

• Regular physical activity to include walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting (up to 30 pounds), and standing; occasional prolonged sitting
• Ability to speak, read, hear, and write with or without assistance
• Ability to use phone and computer systems, copier, fax, and other office equipment

City*

Springfield

State*

Virginia

Job Code

IT Information Technology

Affiliate Sponsor

Life Cycle Engineering