Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Date Posted:

2024-06-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA149: 1110 N Glebe Road Arlington 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 630, Arlington, VA, 22201 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment; including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats. Nightwing is seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

Responsibilities Include:

Leading all cyber security activities required to maintain ATO for assigned systems within the customer’s lab environment

Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems

 Assisting the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements

Implementation and development of the customer’s IT security plans

Gathering and organizing technical information about the lab’s mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs

Performing risk analyses which also includes risk assessment

Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s System Security Plan

Coordinating with the appropriate stakeholders to create, update and maintain security related documentation and reporting as required

Supporting a variety of Security related tasking which may include:

Develop and maintain Privacy Threshold Analysis and assist with Privacy Impact Assessment

Develop, maintain, and facilitate Contingency Plan and Contingency Plan Test

Develop, maintain, and facilitate Configuration Management Plan and update Security Plan when applicable

Develop, maintain, facilitate system Incident Response Plan

Perform Annual Self-Assessment of system security controls CND policies, procedures, and regulations

Required Skills:

U.S. Citizenship

Active Secret clearance.  Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

8+ years of directly relevant experience in information security management

Experience working on multiple complex assignments which are broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks

Ability to apply a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments

Knowledge of Computer Network Defense (CND) policies, procedures & regulations

Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture

Beginning to end Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Assessment and Authorization (A&A) documentation to include SSP, Contingency, Incident & Configuration Mgmt. planning.

Experience establishing and maintaining good working relationships in all levels of the organization, including customers, internal management

Demonstrated understanding of: security practices in a hybrid on-premise/cloud environment; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/ tools; familiarity with commercial products, and lab infrastructure technology;

Demonstrated understanding of cyber security tools such as Firewalls, SIEM, PCAP, and cloud native security offerings

Understanding of boundary protection and enclaving

Understanding of authentication and access management technologies.

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Must be able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders across physical locations

Desired Skills:

Experience working collaboratively with stakeholders at various levels across the organization

Experience with AWS security related services/resources: Guard Duty, CloudTrail, Security Hub, Amazon Inspector, Secrets manager, IAM, Etc.

Experience with Xacta and Continuum

Experience with Splunk, Tenable, Tanium and End Game

Experience with Net App

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cyber Engineering or a related discipline is required. 

Desired Certifications:

DoD 8570.1 IAT Level III

Syndeo: 3302 v2

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been