Tactical Systems ISSO

COLSA•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Conducts vulnerability and compliance scanning for tactical information technology systems and platforms as well as develops and maintains Risk Management Framework authorization packages and documentation to ensure a healthy cybersecurity posture and to achieve and maintain Authorization to Operate in accordance with DOD, Army, NETCOM, and organizational policies.

Responsibilities

Conducts DOD Assurance Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) vulnerability scanning.
Validates ACAS scan results and troubleshoots failed scans on a variety target devices and operating systems.
Configures vulnerability scans within Security Center to meet DOD Requirements.
Assesses DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) using both manual and automated tools.
Updates and maintains Authorization packages in the DOD enterprise Mission Assurance Support System (eMASS) for tactical systems.
Provides network and security operations technical analysis, assessment, and recommendations.
Identifies where systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
Conducts audits to ensure information systems security policies and procedures are implemented as defined in security plans and best practices.
Performs detailed analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
Establishes strict program control processes and policies to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.
Supports the formal testing requirements through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.
Performs evaluations (compliance audits) and/or active evaluations (vulnerability assessments).
Implements and documents management, operational, and technical NIST 800-53 security controls and control enhancements.
Develops and implements security policies and procedures that align with the organization’s mission and goals.
Advise appropriate leadership (e.g., Program Information System Security Manager, Authorizing Official Designated Representative, etc.) of security relevant changes affecting the organization’s cybersecurity posture.
Create or update system Authorization Boundary Diagrams, Information or Data Flow Diagrams, and Security Architectures.
Ensure that assigned IT systems, platforms, or applications can receive an ATO or Assess Only Approval.
Review existing documentation and perform edits and updates to ensure the applicable security controls continue to be met and remain effective.
Conduct Annual Security Reviews (ASR) and FISMA Reviews for Information System records in eMASS.
Review, create or update a variety of DOD and RMF documentation (including but not limited to Security Plans (SP), Configuration Management Plans (CMP), Incident Response Plans (IRP), Contingency Plans (CP), Access Control Policies, and other Assessment & Authorization (A&A) artifacts).
Prepare, distribute, and maintain plans, instructions, guidance, and standard operating procedures concerning the security of network or system operations.
Identify the correct applicable Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and Security Requirements Guides (SRG) for technologies used with systems and also test and apply them to the components of the information system.
Identify and address applicable Cyber Tasking Orders, alerts, advisories, errata, and bulletins published from authoritative sources across the organization.
Identify and properly document deviations, vulnerabilities, and mitigations on the system Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) in eMASS, to include importing results from technical scans into eMASS and managing the resulting POA&M items.
Use a variety of cybersecurity tools that include, but are not limited to, enterprise Mission Assurance Support System (eMASS), Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker (SCC), Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)/Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, Evaluate-STIG, eMASSter, DISA STIG Viewer, etc.
Perform detailed analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards where appropriate.
Support the formal testing requirements through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports as needed.
Perform evaluations (e.g., internal compliance audits) and/or active evaluations (e.g., vulnerability assessments) of systems to assess Cybersecurity posture and identify mitigations for risks.
Support meetings with system or information owners, stakeholders, user representatives, engineers, administrators, and leadership to ensure that cybersecurity considerations are addressed across the team and organization.