Information Systems Security Officer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Hill Air Force Base, UT

2d • $99,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Join a team of communications and systems engineers supporting the engineering, sustainment, and management of communications systems. Perform ongoing system analysis, assess system and equipment risks, help engineers address vulnerabilities, create and map Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), submit system-component change requests, develop Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), prepare documentation for Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditations, manage vulnerabilities using automated systems, and create and submit RMF packages.

Brief technical security posture to client leadership, prepare vulnerability summaries and slides, and advise on preventing and mitigating future security threats. Build relationships across teams and explain complex security topics to audiences ranging from technical teams to senior management. Implement infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises. Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments across network, system, and application areas, using big-data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience with information assurance or cybersecurity.
• Experience serving as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO).
• Experience managing and administering Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and Host-Based Security System (HBSS).
• Experience using the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) to address security controls, create POA&Ms, and upload artifacts such as STIG checklists or ACAS scans.
• Experience supporting system security and authorization processes.
• Experience reviewing vulnerability documentation and writing residual risk statements.
• Experience reporting IT security events or incidents based on policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE).
• Secret clearance.
• High school diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure and DevSecOps principles and practices.
• Ability to use and operate security tools, including Tenable Nessus, SecurityCenter, IBM Guardium, HP WebInspect, or Network Mapper.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT.

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing system analysis activities for programs.
• Assess risks in systems and equipment and assist engineers in identifying solutions for vulnerabilities.
• Create and map Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Submit change requests for system components.
• Develop Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Create documentation supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditations and create and submit RMF packages.
• Perform vulnerability management using automated systems.
• Brief client leadership on technical security posture and prepare slides and vulnerability summaries.
• Advise on preventing and mitigating future security threats.
• Communicate security concepts to a wide variety of audiences, including senior management.
• Implement infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises.
• Perform risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas.
• Use big-data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise.
• Manage and administer ACAS and HBSS.
• Use eMASS to address security controls, create POA&Ms, and upload artifacts such as STIG checklists or ACAS scans.
• Support system security and authorization processes.
• Review vulnerability documentation and write residual risk statements.
• Report IT security events or incidents according to policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED