Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

General Dynamics Information Technology•Falls Church, VA

4d•$96,569 - $130,651•Remote

About The Position

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as an Information System Security Officer at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As an Information System Security Officer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USPS. You will play a crucial role in analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and supporting security controls and processes for our government customer, the United States Postal Service. The Information System Security Officer helps ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an Information System Security Officer joining our team to protect an organization's computer networks and systems from threats by implementing security measures, monitoring breaches, investigating incidents, and developing security policies and disaster recovery plans to safeguard data and infrastructure from unauthorized access, modification, or destruction. They act as the first line of defense, using tools like firewalls and encryption to secure data, train users on best practices, and stay ahead of evolving cyber threats through continuous research. Officers also play a crucial role in monitoring networks, investigating breaches, and responding to security incidents. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your cyber expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in information system security roles (ISSO or similar)
Ability to manage responsibility for security assessments of a variety of applications or domains, including cloud computing, and to manage several projects/initiatives of large size, complexity, and risk
Demonstrated proficiency in implementing security controls, conducting risk assessments, and documenting compliance measures based on NIST RMF and ISO standards to meet organizational and regulatory requirements
Demonstrated proficiency in successfully evaluating and supporting documentation, validation, and accreditation processes necessary to assure that new and existing information technology (IT) systems meet the organization's information assurance (IA) and security requirements
Demonstrated proficiency in ensuring appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives
Ability to support development of actionable security blueprints, principles, models, designs, standards, and guidelines to ensure enterprise IT architecture and support is consistent, usable, secure, and adds value to the business
Experience with network and vulnerability scanning tools and technologies to interrogate systems for configuration and status
In-depth understanding of security architecture principles and best practices to design, implement, and maintain secure IT infrastructures in alignment with A&A policies
Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools for managing Assessment & Authorization (A&A) processes
Ability to serve as subject matter expert (SME) for the USPS A&A process, including providing guidance to stakeholders, business units, and new A&A resources as necessary
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
Strong organizational skills and ability to build and maintain schedules and step-by-step action plans
Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams, business units, stakeholders, and IT professionals, and brief executives
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.
NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

Responsibilities

Protect an organization's computer networks and systems from threats by implementing security measures
Monitoring breaches
Investigating incidents
Developing security policies and disaster recovery plans to safeguard data and infrastructure from unauthorized access, modification, or destruction
Act as the first line of defense, using tools like firewalls and encryption to secure data
Train users on best practices
Stay ahead of evolving cyber threats through continuous research
Monitoring networks
Investigating breaches
Responding to security incidents

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.