Information Systems Security Officer

Information Systems Security Officer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

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The Opportunity:
CACI is seeking an experienced ISSO provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave’s information assurance program. You will provide support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies. You will maintain operational security posture for an information system or program to
ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed. You will assist with
the management of security aspects of the information system and performs day-to-day security operations of the system. You will evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information. You will perform vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation. You will provide configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware. You will manage changes to the system and assess the
security impact of those changes. You will prepare and reviews documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs). You will support security authorization activities in compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF).

You will be part of an overall effort to provide life cycle services that include systems engineering, integration, software development, testing, configuration management and training development in the following functional areas: Analytics, Knowledge Management, Information Sharing & Malware Analysis. You will be part of a department with an expanding range of programs focusing on Cyber Mission Operations, where you get to grow on and between programs with peers who are dedicated to advancing national security.

Responsibilities:

• Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation and/or integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components

• Participate as a security engineering representative on engineering teams for design, development, implementation and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

• Apply knowledge of IA policy, procedures, and workforce structure to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave environments

• Interact with the customer and other project team members

• Support the Government in the enforcement of the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external systems and architectures

• Support security planning, assessment, risk analysis, and risk management

• Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data

• Perform system or network designs that encompass multiple enclaves, to include those with differing data protection/classification requirements

• Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security requirements

• Support security authorization activities in compliance with NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed Sponsor business processes for security engineering.

Qualifications:

Required: 

• An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

• Ten (10) years’ experience as an ISSO on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

• Knowledge of current security tools

• Experience with hardware/software security implementation

• Experience with communication protocols/ encryption techniques/tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I or higher is required.

This position is contingent on funding and may not be filled immediately. However, this position is representative of positions within CACI that are consistently available. Individuals who apply may also be considered for other positions at CACI.

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