Jr. Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

Tyto Athene, LLC•Washington, DC

4d•$75,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Tyto Athene is searching for a Jr. Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support one of our law enforcement customers in Washington, DC. The candidate will ensure that security requirements for information systems meet FISMA requirements.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in functional responsibility
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Understanding and knowledge of FISMA, NIST, and SPA&A process
Proficiency in writing technical analysis reports
Strong written and oral communication skills
Critical thinking
Strategy development
Balancing security requirements with mission needs
Good judgment and business acumen
US Citizen with Public Trust eligibility required

Nice To Haves

Legislative branch experience a plus

Responsibilities

Develop and update security authorization packages in accordance with the client's requirement and compliant with FISMA. Core documents that the candidate will be responsible for are the System Security Plan, Risk Assessment Report, Security Assessment Plan and Report, Contingency Plan, Incident Response Plan, Standard Operating Procedure, Plan of Actions and Milestones, Remediation Plans, Configuration Management Plan, etc.
Develop and maintain the Plan of Action and Milestones and support remediation activities
Validate protective measures for physical security are in place to support the system security requirements
Maintain an inventory of hardware and software for the information system
Develop, coordinate, test, and train on Contingency Plans and Incident Response Plans
Perform risk analyses to determine cost-effective and essential safeguards
Support Incident Response and Contingency activities
Perform security control assessment in using NIST 800-53A
Conduct independent scans of the application, network, and database (where required)
Provide continuous monitoring to enforce client security policy and procedures and create processes that will provide oversight into the following activities for the system owner
Coordinate with multiple stakeholders to complete mandatory agency data calls in a timely manner
The ISSO should be intimately familiar with some aspects of the following: Federal Government Information Assurance policies and regulations to include OMB requirements, FISMA, and NIST 800 series OMB A-123 circular; OMB A-130 circular; FIPS 140, 199, 200, 201; NIST SP 800-18, 37 Revision 1, 39, 53 Revision 3 and 4, 53A Revision 1, 60 Volumes 1 and 2, 800-64 Revision 2, 137, 144, 147; CNSS 1253 and risk management methodologies Network, network protocols, routers, and switches and how they interact with automated vulnerability assessment tools, open-source vulnerability assessment tools, and techniques used for evaluating security controls on Windows, Linux, and Unix operating systems, networking devices, databases, and web servers Developing custom assessment scripts Network Security Architecture