Division ISSO / Information Security Analyst Senior

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Information Security

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

AWS Core Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Information Security

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Own your career as a Cyber Engineer Sr Advisor at GDIT. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build strong lines of cyber defense using cutting-edge technologies. Your work in cyber security at GDIT will have an impact on securing our clients’ missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow.

Our work depends on an Information Security Analyst Senior joining our team to support the division CISO/VP in the security management of GDIT systems that operate independently from GD/GDIT corporate. As an ISSO there are significant collaborative components between the System Owner/Data Owner and the System/Security Administrator on behalf of the CISO to ensure the cyber requirements are met and documentation accurately reflects the operational/development environment.

HOW A CYBER ENGINEER SR ADVISOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
An Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) has many duties and responsibilities, that directly protect and influence the business/delivery of programs.

• Developing and maintaining cybersecurity relevant documentation (architecture, SSP, CMDB, etc...) and support CISO Team meetings and compliance data calls. 
• Participating in cyber risk assessments: ISSOs conduct risk assessments to identify and mitigate threats to an organization prior to security relevant changes. 
• Providing GDIT security guidance: ISSOs provide employees with GDIT guidance on cybersecurity best practices. 
• CISO Team Collaboration: ISSOs are the primary point of contact for cybersecurity questions and needs and coordinating with the CISO team as needed. 
• Preparing cybersecurity status reports: ISSOs prepare reports on the status of cybersecurity safeguards applied to their respective environments.
• Incident Response: ISSOs are a focal point for the CISO team when conducting early investigations for alerts from cybersecurity tools (Qualys, CrowdStrike, etc..) and investigations conducted by the GCIO Threat Hunt Team. 
• Vulnerability Management: The ISSOs manage the Vulnerability Management process and execute the function for the program/lab to include participation as a voting member of the ERB/CCB and elevate Critical/High vulnerabilities to the CISO Team.
• POA&M Management: The ISSOs work with stakeholders to remediate POA&Ms and report status to the CISO Team.
• Continuous Monitoring support: ISSOs will support the CONMON activities ensuring scope of formal approvals (IATO, ATO) are maintained, supports CISO data calls and contributes to the CISO CONMON reporting data calls/

ISSO Skillsets:

• Experience working with Risk Management Frameworks (RMF) or Industrial/Corporate Cybersecurity (ISSO/ISSM) for cloud and/or on-prem COCO/GOGO/GOCO environments. Familiar with the required artifacts to support a formal authorization decision (IATO/IATT/ATO) and if provided instruction can populate required artifacts for an environment for submission for AO/AODR approval. Has 3-5 Years of cyber or IT experience and has or is in process of attaining a recognized cyber or IT certification and/or has a cybersecurity or STEM degree. 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Associates Degree
• Required Experience: 8+ years of related experience 
• Required Technical Skills: Working knowledge of the application of security controls from a NIST perspective
• Security Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain & maintain a Top Secret clearance with POLY
• Required Skills and Abilities: Cyber Security Management / DoD 8570.1/8140 IAT Level II (Sec +)
• Preferred/Desired Skills: Task Management, ITIL/System Engineering knowledge
• Location: Remote, some travel to DC Metro Region 
• US Citizenship

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• 401K with company match