Information Systems Security Officer - ISSO

Leidos•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense is seeking a talented Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to join a diverse team committed to the sustainment of critical Army systems. The Information System Security Officer (ISSO) will be responsible for supporting our Task Force 2200 (TF2200) program. The ISSO will report to the TF2200 Operations Manager and provide cybersecurity support to the TF2200 program.

Requirements

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and hold an active TS/SCI security clearance.
A relevant BS degree with 4+ years of applicable experience is required.
Solid understanding of the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
Candidate must demonstrate experience interpreting and applying government security regulations such as NIST SP 800.53 Rev 5, DCSA NISPOM to information systems.
DoDM 8570.01 IAT Level II/ DoD 8140 Cybersecurity Intermediate Certificate (Security+) is required.
Candidate must be highly organized and self-motivated with excellent documentation skills.
Candidate should be able to communicate effectively with customers and team members at all levels.
Candidate must be a resident of the Colorado Springs, CO area.
Candidate should have significant hands-on experience implementing security, hardware, software, and network components.
Candidate must have experience implementing Security.
Candidate should possess strong technical writing.
Experience implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) on various Operating Systems (Windows, Linux).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with various cybersecurity tools (SCC, ACAS, Evaluate STIG, STIG Viewer, etc.)
Experience with Army Space Control systems
Experience with DoD customers and their requirements, primarily USASMDC

Responsibilities

Responsible for meeting both regulatory and non-regulatory compliance demands.
Responsible for management and enforcement of information security policies, conducting security and risk assessments using security frameworks (e.g., NIST, RMF, Common Criteria, etc.), mitigating risk via security controls, vulnerability management (scanning, assessment, reporting, and mitigation verification).
Responsible for the protection of information and maintain security controls for TF2200 systems in order to reduce risk.
Support IA continuous monitoring tasks (auditing, security patching, scanning) to ensure compliance with security policies and procedures.
Participate in Engineering Change Process (ECP) to address changes to baseline of the system.
Support system accreditation inspections and activities as needed with relevant stakeholders.
Respond to and perform IT troubleshooting of TF2200 systems as required.
Assist with maintaining the security posture of TF2200 systems by performing regular cybersecurity updates to systems.
Support the Risk Management Framework (RMF) authorization process to include developing and maintaining artifacts for the IS Body of Evidence (BoE).
Perform in-office IT tasks as required and assist team members with issues as they arise.