Information Systems Security Officer 3 - TS/SCI With Poly

Purpose and Impact:

Amentum is seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) 3 for a prime contract that is based out of our Hanover, MD office.  

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance program.

• Provide support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.

• Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.

• Assist with the management of security aspects of the information system and perform day-to-day security operations of the system.

• Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.

• Perform vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support security authorization.

• Provide configuration management (CM) for information systems security software, hardware, and firmware.

• Manage changes to system and assess the security impact of those changes.

• Prepare and review documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs).

• Support security authorization activities in compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF).

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Provide support to senior ISSOs for implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies

• Assist with preparation and maintenance of documentation

• Assist in the evaluation of security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information

• Assist with Configuration Management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware

• Maintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, intelligent hubs, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades

• Propose, coordinate, and implement information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies

• Develop and maintain documentation for Security Authorization in accordance with ODNI and DoD policies

• Provide CM for security-relevant information system software, hardware, and firmware

• Ensure compliance with system security policy

• Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information

• Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program

• Provide support to the information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational Cybersecurity posture for a system, program, or enclave

• Develop and update the system security plan and other Cybersecurity documentation

• Assist with the management of security aspects of the information system and perform day-to­ day security operations of the system

• Track and ensure appropriate user identification and authentication mechanism of the information System (IS)

• Obtain system authorization for ISs under their purview

• Provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance program

• Plan and coordinate implementation of IT security programs and policies

• Manage and control changes to the system assessing the security impact of those changes

• Provide daily oversight and direction to contractor ISSOs

• Interact with customers, IT staff, and high-level corporate officers to define and achieve required Cybersecurity objectives

Clearance Required: TS/SCI Poly

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, IT Engineering or related field is required.

• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, four (4) additional years of work-related experience may be substituted for a total of fourteen (14) years.

Minimum Years of Experience:

• Ten (10) years of combined work-related experience in the fields of IT, cybersecurity or security authorization is required.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, IT Engineering or related field is required.

• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, four (4) additional years of work-related experience may be substituted for a total of fourteen (14) years.