Senior Information Systems Security Officer

Leidos

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Work type: On-site
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary: $131,300–$237,350 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 18 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Senior Information Systems Security Officer

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The Senior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) 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, including System Security Plans, Risk Assessment Reports, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices. Key technical requirements include expertise in the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), NISCAP, and the customer Info Security tool suite. Candidates must possess a Bachelor of Science degree, 12+ years of experience, and active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance to support these mission-critical national security information assurance initiatives.

Skills

RMF NISCAP Information Assurance Security Engineering Configuration Management Risk Assessment C&A SSPs SRTMs Cryptographic Key Management SIGINT CNO DoD 8570 CASP CISSP

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.
Develop and maintain security documentation including System Security Plans and Risk Assessment Reports.
Execute security authorization activities following the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NISCAP.
Identify vulnerabilities and implement proactive solutions to improve system resilience.

What we're looking for

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security, or a related discipline.
12+ years of relevant experience (an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).
7+ years of ISSO experience supporting IC or DoD programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Experience with customer Info Security tool suite.
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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