Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) - McKinney, TX
About The Position
Raytheon, part of RTX, is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to support its cybersecurity team full-time onsite at its facility in McKinney, Texas. The ISSO will interface with the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to help ensure adherence to applicable NIST Special Publications, customer directives, company policies, NISPOM Chapter 8, DAAPM, and JSIG policies. The role involves assessing and monitoring system compliance, conducting audits and assessments, developing security plans, delivering security education and awareness, investigating security violations, reviewing configuration management requests within assigned authority, integrating cybersecurity processes and tools, and supporting cybersecurity documentation and technical writing. Within six months of hire, the employee must obtain and maintain a security professional certification commensurate with IAM Level I, such as Security+, unless already certified. An active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret clearance is required before the start date and must be active on day one. U.S. citizenship is required. Relocation assistance is not available. The role has a stated salary range of $86,800–$165,200 USD; compensation and benefits depend on factors including experience, location, business unit, and collective-bargaining coverage.
Requirements
- Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
- Relevant experience may include cybersecurity, systems security, or hardening.
- Relevant experience may include information technology.
- Relevant experience may include compliance-based auditing using RMF, DAAPM, JSIG, NISPOM, or non-defense regulations and standards such as FAA, PCI, ISO 9001, or HIPPA.
- Relevant experience may include working with or supporting computer technologies such as databases, operating systems, computer network hardware, software programs, hardware troubleshooting, or electronics.
- Relevant experience may include physical security, security, policework or criminal justice, investigations, or Border Patrol.
- Relevant experience may include project or program management, office management, senior administration, or account management.
- An active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret clearance is required before the start date and must be active on day one.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
- Must obtain and maintain a security professional certification commensurate with IAM Level I, such as Security+, within six months of hire unless already certified.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in DoD classified operating or laboratory environments.
- Experience with information system security tools for vulnerability analysis and mitigation, such as Splunk, Forcepoint, Ivanti, Tenable, ACAS, or HBSS.
- Familiarity with implementing government directives and policies derived from NIST, CNSSI, DoD, or other government regulatory compliance standards in a professional industry.
- Experience executing Assessment and Authorization processes within the Risk Management Framework.
- Experience providing technical security consultation for complex, cross-domain, heterogeneous classified network environments in collaboration with internal or external customers and IT.
- Familiarity with large multi-facility networks and complex components, including Windows and Linux environments.
- Experience interpreting, implementing, and assessing DISA STIGs.
- Familiarity with executing and managing cyber incident response, including preservation, containment, and eradication.
Responsibilities
- Assess and monitor information system compliance.
- Conduct audits and develop security plans.
- Deliver information systems security education and awareness.
- Investigate information system security violations and help prepare reports specifying corrective and preventative actions.
- Review and approve configuration management requests within assigned authority.
- Conduct technical and administrative assessments.
- Integrate new cybersecurity processes, procedures, and tools.
- Support the creation, review, and updating of cybersecurity documentation and other technical writing.
- Interface with the Information Systems Security Manager to support adherence to applicable security requirements and policies.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
