Information Systems Security Officer

Job Number: R0251909

About the role

Join a team of communications and systems engineers supporting engineering, sustainment, and management of communications systems. The role involves ongoing system analysis, risk assessments, vulnerability management, and creation of RMF accreditation packages. You will brief technical security posture to client leadership, advise on threat prevention and mitigation, and communicate security complexities to diverse audiences including senior management. The position also implements infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, performs risk and vulnerability assessments across network, system, and application areas, and leverages big data analytics to identify advanced threats and indicators of compromise.

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing system analysis activities for programs
• Perform risk assessments of systems and equipment
• Assist engineers with identifying solutions for vulnerabilities
• Create and map Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Submit change requests for system components
• Develop a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M)
• Create documentation supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditations
• Perform vulnerability management using automated systems
• Create and submit RMF packages
• Brief the technical security posture to client leadership
• Prepare brief slides and summaries of vulnerabilities
• Advise on how to prevent and mitigate future security threats
• Develop relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management
• Implement infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises
• Perform risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas
• Leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with information assurance or cybersecurity
• Experience serving as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
• Experience managing and administering Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and Host-Based Security System (HBSS)
• Experience utilizing the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) to address security controls, create POA&Ms, and upload artifacts such as STIG checklists or ACAS scans
• Experience supporting system security and authorization processes
• Experience reviewing vulnerability documentation and writing residual risk statements
• Experience reporting IT security events or incidents based on policies and procedures
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE)
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Preferred qualifications

• Knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure and DevSecOps principles and practices
• Ability to use and operate security tools, including Tenable Nessus, SecurityCenter, IBM Guardium, HP WebInspect, or Network Mapper
• Bachelor's degree in IT

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Benefits

Booz Allen offers health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. A recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in benefit programs; individuals not meeting that threshold are eligible only for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). Salary is determined by various factors including location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements.

Schedule

Work model varies by position designation: Remote roles may still require occasional in-person work at a Booz Allen or customer facility; Hybrid roles require working from a Booz Allen or customer facility in alignment with leadership expectations and role needs; Onsite roles are performed full-time at a customer facility with direct collaboration as required. Employees working virtually are generally expected to have cameras on during meetings.