ISSO II
Alpha Omega · Arlington, VA · Yesterday
Hybrid$96k–$105k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
Let's parse content:
Job Title: ISSO II (not heading)
Work Location: Hybrid; Arlington, VA.
Clearance Required: DHS Public Trust EOD, US Citizen
Alpha Omega is searching for an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) II to support a government customer. The primary responsibilities for the position are to support all activities that ensure the level of security documented with the security authorization is maintained at an acceptable level of risk. The nature of the work requires that the candidate demonstrates initiative, organization, responsibility, customer service skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptive to a fast-paced, fluid business environment. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively and decisively with all levels of the organization and be able to solve practical problems as well as exercise sound judgement with regards to sensitive and confidential information.
Key Responsibilities (list items)
Proactively create, monitor and update the status of POA&Ms to ensure weaknesses are resolved in accordance with their scheduled completion dates.
Create of Waivers or Risk Acceptance Memos to assist in the effective management of system risks.
Conduct an annual assessment in accordance with guidance in the DHS Information Security Performance Plan.
Review and update security authorization documents as needed, but at least annually.
Conduct Contingency Plan tests at least annually and update the plan.
Perform system self-assessments as part of the customer's Ongoing Authorization program.
Monitor and respond to Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVM)/Patch Management.
Provide audit support for assigned systems (Financial, A-123, FISMA, internal, DHS, etc.), throughout the audit (Pre, During, and Post Audit).
Maintain knowledge of inventory in accreditation boundary.
Devise a plan to certify and accredit their assigned Information system or information systems.
Respond to emerging requirements or policies as set by legislation, regulation or policy.
Participate in DevOps Sec (security integrated into Agile processes) requirements for assigned systems.
Support the review and update security authorization documents as needed, but at least annually (duplicate)
Help coordinate with Privacy, Records, and Information Governance Divisions related to compliance documentation and other requirements.
Provide audit support for assigned systems (Financial, A-123, FISMA, internal, DHS, etc.), throughout the audit (Pre, During, and Post Audit). (duplicate)
Proactively ensure security requirements are included in development cycle (Waterfall, Agile, SecDevOPs).
Use DHS’ and mandated enterprise IA Compliance Tools.
Ensure CM processes are followed to ensure that any changes do not introduce new security risks.
Support the management system Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVM) Compliance.
Experience leading a team of ISSOs
Required Qualifications (maybe heading "Requirements" or "Qualifications"? We'll follow list: Required Experience/Skills: then bullet list of knowledge/experience.
Let's extract Required Experience/Skills bullet list:
Applies extensive knowledge of a variety of the IA field’s concepts, practices, and procedures to ensure the secure integration and operation of all systems
Extensive specialized knowledge of financial audit standards, classified system IA requirements and Privacy Act requirements
Specialized knowledge and experience with the implementation of the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 family of publications, particularly those associated with the Risk Management Framework.
Specialized knowledge and experience with evaluating system, network, or infrastructure security controls against requirements such as FISMA, FIPS, and NIST guidelines
Knowledge and experience with the vulnerability scanning execution, assessment, and analysis
Knowledge and experience with the operating system and network knowledge (i.e., Local Area Networks [LAN] and Wide Area Networks [WAN])
Knowledge and experience with application security, database security, and network security
Knowledge and experience with vulnerability scanning, assessment, and analysis (duplicate)
Knowledge and experience with the information security and assurance principles (e.g., Defense-in-depth) and associated supporting technologies
Ability to assess and weigh current and evolving security threats in an operational environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Current experience providing ISSO support to DHS
Experience supporting systems hosted in Cloud environments.
Experience supporting systems in Agile and DevOps environments. (Required Or Preferred) (note: ambiguous but we treat as preferred)
Education:
No degree and (9) years overall experience which (7) years must be Cybersecurity/FISMA-related
Bachelor’s Degree and (5) years of cybersecurity/FISMA-related experience OR Master’s Degree and 6 years of Cybersecurity/FISMA-related experience
Required Certification(s): (at least one (1) of the following or obtain within 6 months of hire):
List of certifications.
Salary And Benefit Information: likely salary range $96,000 - $105,000. Not guarantee. (We can include Pay section with that range.)
Benefits: list items.
We also have Work Location and Clearance Required maybe under About the role? Could be a short paragraph.
We need sections: About the role (maybe includes work location, clearance, brief description). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (maybe includes required experience/skills). Qualifications (maybe includes education and certifications). Skills (maybe we can combine but we need to follow instruction: Use headings for those categories if content exists. We have Required Experience/Skills (skills). Preferred Qualifications (maybe under Qualifications). Education (maybe under Qualifications). Certifications (maybe under Qualifications). We'll decide.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content for Pay (salary range). Benefits (list). Schedule? Not mentioned. So omit Schedule.
We need to avoid duplication: remove duplicate lines (like duplicate audit support, duplicate review/update). We'll keep unique items.
Let's compile unique responsibilities:
- Proactively create, monitor and update the status of POA&Ms to ensure weaknesses are resolved in accordance with their scheduled completion dates.
- Create Waivers or Risk Acceptance Memos to assist in the effective management of system risks.
- Conduct an annual assessment in accordance with guidance in the DHS Information Security Performance Plan.
- Review and update security authorization documents as needed, but at least annually.
- Conduct Contingency Plan tests at least annually and update the plan.
- Perform system self-assessments as part of the customer's Ongoing Authorization program.
- Monitor and respond to Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVM)/Patch Management.
- Provide audit support for assigned systems (Financial, A-123, FISMA, internal, DHS, etc.), throughout the audit (Pre, During, and Post Audit).
- Maintain knowledge of inventory in accreditation boundary.
- Devise a plan to certify and accredit their assigned Information system or information systems.
- Respond to emerging requirements or policies as set by legislation, regulation or policy.
- Participate in DevOps Sec (security integrated into Agile processes) requirements for assigned systems.
- Help coordinate with Privacy, Records, and Information Governance Divisions related to compliance documentation and other requirements.
- Proactively ensure security requirements are included in development cycle (Waterfall, Agile, SecDevOPs).
- Use DHS’ and mandated enterprise IA Compliance Tools.
- Ensure CM processes are followed to ensure that any changes do not introduce new security risks.
- Support the management system Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVM) Compliance.
- Experience leading a team of ISSOs (maybe responsibility? It's under Responsibilities list but could be a qualification. We'll keep as responsibility? It says "Experience leading a team of ISSOs" under Key Responsibilities? Actually appears after list maybe as separate bullet. We'll treat as responsibility.
Now Required Experience/Skills list (unique):
- Applies extensive knowledge of a variety of the IA field’s concepts, practices, and procedures to ensure the secure integration and operation of all systems
- Extensive specialized knowledge of financial audit standards, classified system IA requirements and Privacy Act requirements
- Specialized knowledge and experience with the implementation of the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 family of publications, particularly those associated with the Risk Management Framework.
- Specialized knowledge and experience with evaluating system, network, or infrastructure security controls against requirements such as FISMA, FIPS, and NIST guidelines
- Knowledge and experience with the vulnerability scanning execution, assessment, and analysis
- Knowledge and experience with the operating system and network knowledge (i.e., Local Area Networks [LAN] and Wide Area Networks [WAN])
- Knowledge and experience with application security, database security, and network security
- Knowledge and experience with the information security and assurance principles (e.g., Defense-in-depth) and associated supporting technologies
- Ability to assess and weigh current and evolving security threats in an operational environment.
Note duplicate vulnerability scanning line removed.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current experience providing ISSO support to DHS
- Experience supporting systems hosted in Cloud environments.
- Experience supporting systems in Agile and DevOps environments.
Education:
- No degree and (9) years overall experience which (7) years must be Cybersecurity/FISMA-related
- Bachelor’s Degree and (5) years of cybersecurity/FISMA-related experience OR Master’s Degree and 6 years of Cybersecurity/FISMA-related experience
Required Certification(s): at least one of:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
- GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)
Pay: likely salary range $96,000 - $105,000.
Benefits list:
- 15 days PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
- Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company’s holiday schedule each year)
- Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
- Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
- 401(k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
- FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
- Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit
Also note: "We regularly review our Total Rewards package..." maybe not needed but could be included as prose. We'll keep as part of benefits description maybe.
About the role: include work location, clearance, brief description of role.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
"The ISSO II position supports a government customer in maintaining the security authorization of assigned systems at an acceptable risk level. The role is hybrid, based in Arlington, VA, and requires a DHS Public Trust clearance and U.S. citizenship. The incumbent must demonstrate initiative, organization, responsibility, customer service skills, flexibility, effective communication, problem‑solving, and sound judgment when handling sensitive information."
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings