Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

Position Description

Looking for an Information System Security Officer opportunity at a place you can make an impact every day?  Discover this great opportunity with our Army PPB BOS team at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.  Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military defense by discovering your new role supporting this critical mission.

 

The U.S. Army Planning, Programming and Budgeting Business Operating System (PPB BOS) Program provides technical support services to the Army G-8 Program Analysis and Evaluation (PA&E) office for the development, implementation & sustainment of the of the Army Planning, Programming,  Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE), which is employed by Army Headquarters to develop the Army portion of the President’s Budget.

 

In this role, you will:

 

• Fill the DoD Risk Management Framework role of Information System Security Officer (ISSO).
• Perform integration of cybersecurity compliance (Federal Information Security Modernization Act / FISMA, Risk Management Framework / RMF), cybersecurity operations, and systems development lifecycle (SDLC) security activities for all applicable environments and efforts.
• Provide support to all organization-wide information governance activities.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise information security policies, standards and practices to achieve the required level of consistency, quality, and protection to meet overall business needs.
• Provide support in reviewing and editing existing Information Security Policies, procedures, and Standards.
• Monitor, evaluate, and maintain systems and procedures to protect the data systems and databases from unauthorized users. Identify potential threats and respond to reported security violations. Determine causes of security breaches and research, recommend, and implement changes to procedures to protect data from future violations. Assist in educating users on security procedures.
• Combine cybersecurity knowledge with that of Agile application development and DevSecOps, leveraging established experience with cloud platform services, DevOps practices such as build/release management, secure SDLC DevSecOps practices such as automating security processes in Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and general automation.
• Resolve problems, mitigate delays, disputes and escalate issues.
• Understand complex information and communicate the information to people with diverse professional backgrounds.
• Provide recommendations to adapt and respond to dynamic cybersecurity landscape and continually improve security processes and posture.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have:     

 

• One of the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (CS), Information Assurance (IA), Cybersecurity, Engineering, or Mathematics with a minimum of 5 years of enterprise IA/cybersecurity, cybersecurity operations, and/or federal cybersecurity compliance experience
  • Master’s degree in CS, IA, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or Mathematics with a minimum of 3 years of enterprise IA/cybersecurity, cybersecurity operations, and/or federal cybersecurity compliance experience
• Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance
• Must be familiar with DoD Risk Management Framework.
• Understands NIST SP 800-53 and CNSSI 1253 security controls.
• Active CompTIA Security+ CE certification
• The ability to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
• The ability to work on-site at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia for the majority of the workweek (hybrid scheduling may be supported).

 

Additional desired experience and skills:

 

• Cloud platform-specific (AWS) security certifications

 

In compliance with state and local laws regarding pay transparency, the salary range for this role is $97,787.27 to $162,978.79; however, Serco considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. 

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commerc