poly security clearance

Power3 Solutions•Annapolis Junction, MD

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Tulzi offers secure network systems and software engineering solutions in both the public and private sectors. With certified expert consulting the team at Tulzi is able to address the customer's mission and follow-through in the systems development life cycle. This role provides support for a program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance program. It involves proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies. The position maintains the operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed. The ISSO assists with the management of security aspects of the information system and performs day-to-day security operations of the system. They evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information and perform vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation. This role also provides configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware, and manages changes to the system, assessing their security impact. The ISSO prepares and reviews documentation, including System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs). They support security authorization activities in compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF). The Level 1 Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) must possess the capabilities to provide support to senior ISSOs, assist with documentation preparation and maintenance, aid in evaluating security solutions, and assist with the CM for information system security software, hardware, and firmware. They will maintain records on various network devices and systems, propose and enforce security policies, develop and maintain documentation for C&A, and provide CM for security-relevant system components. The ISSO will develop system security policy, ensure compliance, evaluate security solutions, maintain the operational security posture, and support the Information System Security Manager (ISSM). They will develop and update the system security plan and other IA documentation, assist with system security management and daily operations, and administer user identification and authentication mechanisms.

Requirements

TS/SCI with poly Clearance
Five (5) years of experience as an ISSO on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Experience is to include at least one (1) of the following areas: knowledge of current security tools, hardware/software security implementation; communication protocols; and encryption techniques/tools.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
DoD 8570 compliance with IAT Level I or higher is required.
Four (4) years of additional experience as an ISSO may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

Provides support for a program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance program.
Provides support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
Maintains operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.
Assists with the management of security aspects of the information system and performs day-to-day security operations of the system.
Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
Performs vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation.
Provides configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
Manages changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes.
Prepares and reviews documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs).
Supports security authorization activities in compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF).
Provide support to senior ISSOS for implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies
Assist with preparation and maintenance of documentation
Assist in the evaluation of security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information
Assist with the CM for information system security software, hardware, and firmware
Maintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, intelligent hubs, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades
Propose, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies
Develop and maintain documentation for C&A in accordance with ODNI and DoD policies
Provide CM for security-relevant information system software, hardware, and firmware
Develop system security policy and ensures compliance
Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information
Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program
Provide support to the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational IA posture for a system, program, or enclave
Develop and update the system security plan and other IA documentation
Assist with the management of security aspects of the information system and perform day-to- day security operations of the system
Administer the user identification and authentication mechanism of the Information System (IS)

Benefits

Health and Wellness Benefits
Medical Insurance (three CareFirst healthcare plans to choose from, Dental and Vision Insurance, 75% covered for employee/ 50% per dependant
Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions $1500 individual/ $3000 family
Personal Insurance Benefits
Company-paid Life Insurance and AD&D coverage
Company-paid Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
Paid Leave
Employees receive 20 days of vacation/10 holidays built into hourly rate/ 5 days of sick time (currently used for snow, jury, bereavement)
Retirement
Pre-tax 401k program including 6% company match
100% fully vested from eligibility date
Eligible after 90 days of employment