Information Systems Security Officer

Leidos

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Work type
On-site
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary
$107,900–$195,050 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
147 days ago
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Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 426 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Information Systems Security Officer

The Information Systems Security Officer joins the Intelligence Sector Cyber & Analytics Business Area to secure large-scale collection systems. This role involves enhancing security posture by enforcing policies, standards, and methodologies across various enclaves. Daily responsibilities include overseeing security operations, managing configuration management for security software, hardware, and firmware, and conducting vulnerability and risk assessments for accreditation. The successful candidate will develop and maintain critical documentation such as System Security Plans, Risk Assessment Reports, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices. Key technical requirements include expertise in the DoD Risk Management Framework, NISCAP, and DoD 8570 compliance. The role requires proficiency with customer information security tool suites to ensure system integrity and resilience within a complex national security environment involving signals intelligence and cryptographic key management.

What you'll do

  • Enforce security policies, standards, and methodologies to enhance the information assurance of programs and enclaves.
  • Oversee daily security operations and evaluate security solutions for classified processing.
  • Conduct vulnerability and risk assessments to support system accreditation.
  • Administer configuration management for security software, hardware, and firmware to ensure compliance with security controls.
  • Develop and maintain security documentation including System Security Plans, Risk Assessment Reports, and C&A packages.
  • Ensure compliance with security authorization activities following the NISCAP and DoD Risk Management Framework.
  • Identify vulnerabilities and implement proactive solutions to enhance system resilience and security posture.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security, or a related discipline.
  • Experience (or experience in lieu of a degree).
  • 4+ years of ISSO experience supporting IC or DoD programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
  • Experience with customer Info Security tool suites.
  • DoD 8570 compliance with IAM Level II or IAT Level III (CASP, CISSP, or Associate).
  • Must hold an active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

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