Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) Support - Linux

Centuria•Hampton, VA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service, we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do. This role is responsible for maintaining the operational security posture, situational awareness, and initiating actions to improve or restore cybersecurity postures. The ISSO Support will assist in enforcing cybersecurity policies, procedures, and countermeasures in accordance with AF cybersecurity instructions and publications. This position supports the development, implementation, overseeing, and maintenance of the organization's cybersecurity program as it relates to personnel, processes, and procedures, ensuring compliance with various security publications. The role also involves providing future financial planning, upgrades, roadmap considerations, and strategic planning, including technical and analytical support for improving information systems management. Additionally, it offers desktop system purchasing assistance, reacts to critical issues, and provides on-call LAN support. The position supports long-term projects, develops service level agreements, and provides IT analytical and technical support for information flow and capability assessments. It also involves configuring network SW parameters, resolving connectivity issues, recommending hardware and software, and providing technical support for information dissemination and retrieval systems. The role includes supporting TS/SCI/SAP Information System Security Programs and interpreting information systems security principles and regulations to provide guidance.

Requirements

TS/SCI on day 1
One year’s network administration experience on systems using SuSE or Red Hat Linux operation system
Linux certification from a nationally recognized provider. (Linux certification on day 1)
CompTIA Security + certification - required (valid certification on day one of employment).
1 Year network administration experience.
Windows Desktop Operating Systems (Windows 10).
Working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory.
Microsoft Office Products (O365/2016) Teams, Skype for Business, Outlook.
Ability to resolve issues quickly and efficiently to comply with metric requirements.
Proficient with computer, network and server hardware.
Strong troubleshooting skills on both hardware and software
Leadership skills.
Strong customer service skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Self-motivated to work on behalf of the customer, the contract and section performance.
Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Maintaining operational security posture, situational awareness and initiating actions to improve or restore cybersecurity postures.
Assisting in enforcing cybersecurity policies, procedures and countermeasures IAW AF cybersecurity instructions and publications.
Supporting the development, implementation, overseeing and maintaining of the organization’s cybersecurity program as it relates to personnel, processes, and procedures.
Ensuring and validating compliance with cybersecurity publications such as COMSEC (Communications Security), COMPUSEC (Computer Security), TEMPEST (formerly known as emissions security), and others.
Ensuring all users have completed cybersecurity training before granting access to AF information systems, reports vulnerabilities and incidents, and coordinates all configuration changes with cybersecurity office.
Documenting, operating, using, maintaining, and disposing of all acquired assets IAW security A&A documentation.
Initiating protective or corrective measures in response to a cybersecurity incident or vulnerability and requesting temporary and permanent exceptions, deviations, or waivers to cybersecurity requirements.
Maintaining all authorized user network access documents IAW cybersecurity publications.
Providing future financial planning, upgrades, roadmap considerations, and strategic planning to include supplying technical and analytical support to for analyzing and implementing solutions to improve management of information systems.
Providing the full range of LAN, PC, and cellular support services that includes central network management; PC HW maintenance; cellular administration; and network studies.
Providing desktop system purchasing assistance and reacting to critical, time-sensitive issues.
Providing 24-hour-per-day 7 days-per-week on-call LAN support after normal business hours and responding to support requests within 2 hours of notification.
Supporting long-term projects and developing and maintaining service level agreements and operating instructions.
Providing IT analytical and technical support to assist in identifying originators and users of shared program and requirement information using approved procedures and for new capabilities.
Assessing capability requirements, associated capability gaps and facilitating fielding of capability solutions throughout ACC.
Delivering analytical and technical support to ensure the timely and accurate flow of information between the source and its end users.
Configuring network SW parameters for the new locations and resolving connectivity issues quickly.
Recommending HW and SW needed to implement plans that emphasize the use of existing resources with minimal additional investments.
Providing technical support for information dissemination and retrieval systems supporting web, file, cellular and print services.
Coordinating with the SW License Manager and Equipment Custodian to ensure suspense dates are met with minimal downtime.
Supporting TS/SCI/SAP Information System Security Programs to include managing the overall program information security ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of program data to include Advance Fighter Development data.
Interpreting information systems security principles, information systems security guides, concepts, regulations, and standards and providing information systems security guidance to managers, supervisors, and other staff agencies.