AISSO, Info Sys Security Officer

Alpha Omega Integration LLC is an award-winning Federal IT Solutions provider. Since its inception in September 2016, we have grown from a start-up to a $100m/year business. Alpha Omega’s growth stems from our mission focus: to make the US Government the best in the world. We achieve that via advanced capabilities in the areas of Design & Product Management, DevSecOps & Cloud Engineering, Intelligent Automation, and Cybersecurity.  

Our consistent growth has fostered a series of accolades including Inc. 5000 and Washington Technology’s Fast 50 awards for five consecutive years, Virginia Business Best Places to Work ten years in a row, and Maryland Technology Council's 2022 Government Contract of the Year over $50 Million Dollars award, to name a few. 

We are seeking passionate federal IT professionals to join our team.  

Come support our nation’s government agencies and make a difference! 

Why Us?  

We have H.E.A.R.T.! Alpha Omega's Core Values – (H) harmony, (E) engagement, (A) accountability, (R) resourcefulness, and (T) tenacity- collectively are an acrostic reminder of the values that guide the work we do.  

We foster a culture that recognizes and rewards hard work. Our H.E.A.R.T. program invites colleagues and managers from across the organization to recognize each other for living out our core values. Spotlighted employees enjoy a detailed nomination about their core-values-aligned actions which are then shared with their manager.

Ready to embark on a rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling career in the Federal IT Solutions space? 

Come grow with us!  

Job Title: AISSO 
Location: Kearneysville, WV or Portsmouth, VA & Remote (hybrid 1-2 days onsite, as required)
Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance, US Citizen
 
Alpha Omega is looking for a focused, driven self-starter to work in a highly dynamic, cross-functional, complex IT environment. The Alternate Information System Security Officer (AISSO) will represent the ISSO as the IA liaison to assigned Information Systems (IS), Cloud Systems, Platform Information Technology (PIT), and Platform Information Technology Systems (PITS); the candidate will interface with the ISSO, system stakeholders, and upstream and downstream assessment stakeholders to perform security duties

The AISSO is responsible for helping assigned systems achieve and maintain their Authority to Operate (ATO) or Platform Information Technology Approval (PITA). All supported system missions include supporting national security and search and rescue missions. These systems operate across various technology platforms and environments, including DevOps, Cloud, and traditional data centers. The AISSO reports directly to Team Leads and the Project Manager (PM), while independently engaging in enterprise and system-level cybersecurity-related engineering tasks.

The successful candidate should have experience performing assessment-related tasks; expert verbal and written communication skills; ability to interpret NIST and DoD guidance; and experience with industry tools, such as STIG viewer, ACAS, and eMASS.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct focused compliance assessments for information systems according to guidance from NIST, OMB, DoD, DHS, FISMA, and internal policies. 
• Identify common and inheritable security control applicability across a variety of platforms and applications. 
• Analyze DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) implementation compliance and associate checklists to NIST SP 800-53 security controls 
• Conduct comprehensive manual security control testing, document examination, and staff interviews for security controls not covered by STIGs or inheritance 
• Analyze scan results from scanning tools (Nessus, SIEM, ACAS, and so forth) to identify additional information system vulnerabilities; verify scans against approved hardware/software and server lists to identify where gaps exist 
• Plan, develop, finalize, and review key deliverables at each stage of the Assessment & Authorization (A&A) project using applicable DoD and DHS tools and guidance. 
• Prepare and track POA&Ms in eMASS for items that out of compliance; identify risks and remediation recommendations. 
• Manage project expectations to ensure requirements are understood and agreed upon by stakeholders. 
• Assess proposed changes to information systems; identify risks of the proposed change and whether the proposed change affects the system ATO or FIPS categorization level. 
• Develop, review, and reconcile IA security policies, standards, guidelines, procedures, and other technical documentation. 
• Perform research to ensure knowled