Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) II

About the role

BTS Software Solutions is seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) II with an active TS/SCI w/ POLY to join our team in Laurel, MD.

Responsibilities

• Provides support for a program, organization, system, or enclave’s information assurance program.
• Provides support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Maintains operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.
• Affords assistance with the management of security aspects of the information system and performs day-to-day security operations of the system.
• Evaluates security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
• Performs vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation.
• Manages changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes.
• Prepares and reviews documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs).
• Serves as support for security authorization activities in compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF).

  Requirements

  • Provide support to senior ISSOs for implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
  • Afford assistance with the preparation and maintenance of documentation.
  • Afford assistance in the evaluation of security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
  • Afford assistance with the CM for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
  • Maintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, intelligent hubs, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades.
  • Propose, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
  • Develop and maintain documentation for C&A in accordance with ODNI and DoD policies.
  • Afford assistance with the CM for security-relevant information system software, hardware, and firmware.
  • Develop system security policy and ensure compliance.
  • Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
  • Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program.
  • Provide support to the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational IA posture for a system, program, or enclave.
  • Develop and update the system security plan and other IA documentation.
  • Afford assistance with the management of security aspects of the information system and perform day-to-day security operations of the system.
  • Administer the user identification and authentication mechanism of the Information System (IS).
  • Obtain C&A for ISs under their purview.
  • Support the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational IA posture for a system, program, or enclave.
  • Plan and coordinate the IT security programs and policies.
  • Manage and control changes to the system and assess the security impact of those changes.
  • Serve as the Approval Authority for ISs under their control.

    Qualifications

    • Ten (10) years of experience as an ISSO on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
    • Experience is to include at least two (2) of the following areas: knowledge of current security tools, hardware/software security implementation; communication protocols; and encryption techniques/tools.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
    • DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I or higher is required.

    Skills

    • Provide support to senior ISSOs for implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
    • Afford assistance with the preparation and maintenance of documentation.
    • Afford assistance in the evaluation of security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
    • Afford assistance with the CM for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
    • Maintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, intelligent hubs, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades.
    • Propose, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
    • Develop and maintain documentation for C&A in accordance with ODNI and DoD policies.
    • Afford assistance with the CM for security-relevant information system software, hardware, and firmware.
    • Develop system security policy and ensure compliance.
    • Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
    • Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program.
    • Provide support to the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational IA posture for a system, program, or enclave.
    • Develop and update the system security plan and other IA documentation.
    • Afford assistance with the management of security aspects of the information system and perform day-to-day security operations of the system.
    • Administer the user identification and authentication mechanism of the Information System (IS).
    • Obtain C&A for ISs under their purview.
    • Support the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational IA posture for a system, program, or enclave.
    • Plan and coordinate the IT security programs and policies.
    • Manage and control changes to the system and assess the security impact of those changes.
    • Serve as the Approval Authority for ISs under their control.

    Benefits

    BTS Software Solutions offers one of the best benefits packages in the industry: 100% Company PAID health benefits, PTO, 401K matching and vested from day one of employment, to name just a few of our benefits and perks.

    Pay

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    Schedule

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