Junior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) MDX - SSFB/HSV

Amentum•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Junior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) is part of Amentum’s Missile Defense Division and directly supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The role provides cybersecurity engineering support to senior ISSOs for MDA IC common-use systems under the Risk Management Framework (RMF), using MDA’s Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS). The position is onsite five days per week at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, or Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Remote work is not available. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time. A current DoW Secret clearance is required. The selected candidate may be assigned as an employee of one of Amentum’s teammate companies.

Requirements

At least 1 year of directly related experience.
Direct experience with eMASS.
Current DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+ CE.
Active DoW Secret Security Clearance.
Able to work onsite five days per week.
Demonstrable experience with ATO packages, including Customer Responsibility Matrices for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
Demonstrable knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
Demonstrable knowledge of the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) tool.
Fundamental networking knowledge.
Submit a resume using month-and-year date format with the application.

Nice To Haves

Experience with BMC Helix.
Fundamental project management knowledge.
Experience drafting and peer-reviewing policy and procedure.
Experience with CND tools such as ACAS and E-STIG.

Responsibilities

Support senior ISSOs with developing and maintaining MDA IC common-use systems in RMF using MDA’s eMASS.
Review and update packages, perform quality updates, and process ATO and IATT renewals using MDA’s eMASS instance.
Review and process Control and Package workflows in eMASS.
Maintain Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), including AO Liens.
Produce and maintain weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports as needed by the ISSM.
Support MDA Control Validation Testing (CVTs) by tasking and tracking deliverables to ensure timely completion.
Support MDA cybersecurity inspections, including MCTO, CCRI, CORA, and ESM.
Document and review security controls and Control Correlation Identifier (CCI) answers.
Coordinate responses on IC common-use systems with the Admin/ISSM and other ISSOs.
Participate in technical discussions with Government and contract customers.
Perform Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) activities on assigned systems.