Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Information Security

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Information Assurance, Intrusion Detection, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), Risk Mitigation Strategies, Systems Security

Certifications:

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex Government systems. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important.  GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day.

We are searching for a Security Professional (Hybrid ISSM/ISSO/SOC Analyst) to join our team supporting a long-term Government IT program.  You will provide leadership as an individual contributor, working autonomously to ensure our systems and team are secure and compliant. 

Work on-site at a modern, project-operated data center location in Manassas with flexibility to set schedule within reasonable business hours. On call 24/7/365.

• Interact daily with GDIT project technical team and remote Government program security manager, and represent the project with the agency ISSM and other Government information security teams.
• Develop CIPs, STPs, SSPs and POA&Ms
• Conduct risk and vulnerability assessment at the network, system and application level.
• Review Nessus scans and report on vulnerabilities.
• Manage IA accreditation process, coordinating with stakeholders to ensure that IA reviews are successful.
• Implement security controls and formulate operational risk mitigations along with assisting in security awareness programs.
• Research, evaluate and recommend new security tools, techniques, and technologies.
• Understand relevant Federal policies and regulations for PKI, networking, IT systems, virtualization, and cloud.
• Demonstrate initiative, judgement, responsiveness, and excellent communications skills both written and verbal.
• Previous experience as a SOC Analyst investigating Events of Interest as a Detect Analyst, or Incident Responder

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience providing information assurance support for full lifecycle IT projects
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree or an additional five years of experience performing IA accreditation and support on projects with similar technologies
• Active Top Secret Clearance.

Desired Additional Qualifications:

• Previous experience with Linux
• Previous experience with Archer
• Previous experience with Cloud/Hybrid RMF
• Previous experience with PKI
• DoD Approved 8570 Level III Certification and/or CISSP.

The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Manassas

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and r