Information Systems Security Management

Dezign Concepts LLC•McLean, VA

About The Position

This position involves managing analysts to ensure the safety of information systems assets and protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. The role provides support for a program, organization, systems, or enclaves, specifically by supporting the Agency RMF Workflow and Processes. This includes proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information system security policies, instructions, standards, and methodologies. Key responsibilities also include coordinating with the Data Custodian, Project Owner, and ISSM to identify information types, assign security categorizations, determine information security and privacy impacts, and manage associated risks. The manager will document controls, maintain current system information in XACTA, evaluate the impact of network and system changes using RMF processes, and ensure anomalies from continuous monitoring are addressed. Additionally, the role requires submitting recommendations for system configuration deviations, developing and maintaining System Security Plans (SSPs), conducting periodic compliance reviews, ensuring configuration management for security-relevant IS software, hardware, and firmware, monitoring system recovery processes, ensuring IS security-related documentation is current, notifying appropriate individuals of authorization-affecting changes, and participating in governance and project reviews.

Requirements

Must Be a US Citizen
Active Top Secret SCI with Poly
Bachelor's Degree (in an IT-related field)
Strong documentation skills
Experience with XACTA 360, Continuum and other SCAP Compliant tools
Working experience with RMF, ICD 503, CNSSI 1253, NIST SP 800-53/53A, and STIGs

Nice To Haves

Certified Ethical Hacker 10 (CEH)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Information Systems auditor (CISA)
NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NCSF)
AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional as a cert qualification

Responsibilities

Manages Analysts engaged in ensuring the safety of information systems assets and protection of systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.
Provide support for a program, organization, systems or enclaves.
Support the Agency RMF Workflow and Processes by proposing, coordinating, implementing and enforcing information system security policies, instructions, standards, and methodologies.
Coordinate with the Data Custodian, Project Owner, and ISSM to identify the types of information processed, assign the appropriate security categorizations to the information systems, determine the information security and privacy impacts, and manage information security and privacy risk.
Document the controls in the information security and privacy plan (or equivalent document) to ensure implemented controls meet or exceed the minimal controls defined by CISO guidance.
Maintain current system information in XACTA (e.g., POCs, artifacts) to support organizational requirements and processes (e.g., communication, contingency planning, training, data calls).
Evaluate the impact of network and system changes using RMF processes.
Ensure anomalies identified under the Sponsor's Information Security Continuous Monitoring activities are addressed and remediated in a manner that commensurate with the risks posed to the system from the anomalies.
Submit recommendations to the stakeholders for system configuration deviations from the required baseline.
Develop and maintain a system security plan (SSP).
Conduct periodic reviews to ensure compliance with SSP.
Ensure configuration management for security-relevant IS software, hardware and firmware is maintained and documented.
Ensure system recovery processes are monitored to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored.
Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals.
Formally notify the appropriate individuals when changes occur that might affect authorization.
Participate in governance and project reviews identified by the Sponsor.