Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Astrion•Aurora, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Astrion is currently seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to support Work Support Space Systems Command (SSC), Space Sensing Directorate, Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program office to support in Aurora, CO at Buckley Space Force Base (BSFB). Work with Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to create and maintain Assessment and Authorization (A&A) documentation, including the system security plan, security control assessment, plan of action and milestones to support Authorization to Operate decisions. Capture and refine information security requirement for new systems or for enhanced functionality on existing systems. Provide support for proposing, coordinating, implementing and enforcing information systems security policies, standards and methodologies. Your talents, perspectives, and efforts will contribute directly to the safeguarding of valuable intelligence systems and data, ensuring positive mission outcomes. This position is located in Boulder, Colorado and requires level of effort across multiple domains and security levels.

Requirements

Master’s degree in engineering, or related technical field (Required). Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for degree requirement. Education equivalent per contract: 12 years work experience may be substituted for a Master's Degree; OR Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years work experience may be substituted for a Master's Degree.
Minimum 10+ years of experience with MAJCOM level organizations and processes to include a working level knowledge of requirements generation, integration, test and evaluation. (Required)
Valid Security+ CE Certification. Must meet position and certification requirements outlined in DoD Directive 8570.01-M for Information Assurance Technical Level 2
Cyber Workforce Management Program (DoDD 8140.01 & DoD 8570.01-m) Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II certified
Experience in defining, developing, implementing and sustaining system accreditations for the US Space Force, Air Force and Department of Defense systems and networks
Solid understanding and technical knowledge of common cybersecurity engineering, architecture and design and principles
Experience working with Space Force/Air Force/DoD customers across space and ground segment organizations to coordinate and identify system requirements that ensure end-to-end mission performance requirements are met
Must have an active and transferrable DoD security clearance with current investigation at the required level secret and eligible to TS/SCI. Must be able to maintain the required clearance

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Space System Command (Formerly Space and Missile Systems Center) highly desired
Excellent and detail-oriented organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills highly desired
Familiarity with Program Security responsibilities to include but not limited to: OPSEC, Program. Protection, Personnel Security clearances, Security Training and Education, Classification management
Previous experience controlling, labeling, virus scanning, and appropriately transferring data (upload/download) between information systems at varying classification levels

Responsibilities

Ensuring the cybersecurity architecture and design of the customer’s systems are functional and secure with the ability to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover from cyber-attack
Developing and sustaining enterprise RMF accreditation packages, from concept development and contract pre-acquisition through contractor design and accreditation
Experience in Developing and Sustaining Cloud environments from concept development and contract pre-acquisition through contractor design and accreditation
Providing Information System Security Operations support, integration services, technical assessments, and solutions to enable cybersecurity and DCO
Applies a combination of expert engineering knowledge of security solutions to design, develop and/or implement solutions to ensure they are consistent with enterprise architecture security policies and support full spectrum military cyberspace operations
Overseeing system and network designs that encompass multiple computer and network devices to include those with differing data protections/classification requirements
Developing Defensive Cyberspace Operations and incident Response Tactics, Techniques and Procedures to monitor and protect the system from cyber-attacks
Apply Secure Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) best practices to classified and unclassified information systems, networking equipment, and applicable software/applications
Information Security interface to government customer and approving authorities across the DoD and Intelligence Communities
Perform vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support authorization and accreditation
Prepare and review documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Authorization To Operate (ATO) packages, policies and Security Controls Traceability Matrices (SCTMs)
Conduct periodic reviews and evaluations of required IS policies and procedures
Support IS Security Inspections, tests, and reviews