Part-Time Enterprise Infrastructure Services Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Peraton • Linthicum, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Part-Time Enterprise Infrastructure Services Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Fort Meade, Maryland. As an ISSO on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a part-time position requiring 940 hours of support per year; and work is performed at the customer site.
As an ISSO on our team you will:
provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave’s information assurance program, including proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
maintain operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.
evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information
perform vulnerability and risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation
prepare and review documentation to include System Security Plans (SSP), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices.
support security authorization activities in compliance with customer Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP), and DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP). #AJCM

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university and ten (10) years of relevant experience are required. Four (4) years of additional experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.
• Relevant experience is to include at least three (3) of the following areas: knowledge of current security tools, hardware/software security implementation, communication protocols, encryption techniques or tools
• Must have experience supporting NISCAP and DIACAP processes.
• Served as the approval authority for Information Systems.
• Experience as an ISSM.
• Experience planning and coordinating IT Security Programs and Policies
• Knowledgeable of customer compliance and risk regulations
• Experience building SSPs
• Proven ability to complete System Certification and Accreditation
• Experience with vulnerability and risk assessment analysis, and development of security protocols
• Must have familiarization with customer infrastructure.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I or higher is required.
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with – H/W inventory and change log updates; System personnel & change log updates for Security Relevant Changes (SRC); STE/STN Activities; System Owner updates;
• XACTA experience – S/W inventory; System records updates; Notice review; SSP Reviews/Reauthorization/Publish; Contingency planning/testing; Scan Review; POA&M reviews
• GateKeeper
• CASPORT
• SEAR

Responsibilities

• provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave’s information assurance program, including proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• maintain operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.
• evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information
• perform vulnerability and risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation
• prepare and review documentation to include System Security Plans (SSP), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices.
• support security authorization activities in compliance with customer Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP), and DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP).

Benefits

• Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees