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Steampunk, Inc. · 4 weeks ago

Senior Information Systems Security Officer

McLean, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $140K/yr

4+ years exp

Steampunk, Inc. is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in various sectors. They are seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Officer to support a government customer by ensuring the security of systems and managing risks effectively.

ConsultingInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Create Waivers or Risk Acceptance Memos to assist in the effective management of system risks

Conduct an annual assessment in accordance with guidance in the DHS Information Security Performance Plan

Review and update security authorization documents as needed, but at least annually

Coordinate with the customer's Privacy, Records, and Information Governance Divisions related to compliance documentation and other requirements

Conduct Contingency Plan tests at least annually and update the plan

Perform system self-assessments as part of the customer's Ongoing Authorization program

Monitor and respond to Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVM)/Patch Management

Provide audit support for assigned systems (Financial, A-123, FISMA, internal, DHS, etc.), throughout the audit (Pre, During, and Post Audit)

Maintain knowledge of inventory in accreditation boundary

Proactively ensure security requirements are included in development cycle (Waterfall, Agile, DevSecOps)

Use DHS and mandated enterprise IA Compliance Tools

Devise a plan to certify and accredit their assigned information systems

Ensure configuration management processes are followed to ensure that any changes do not introduce new security risks

Respond to emerging requirements or policies as set by legislation, regulation or policy

Participate in DevSecOps (security integrated into Agile processes) requirements for assigned systems

Support annual independent assessments in accordance with guidance in the DHS Information Security Performance Plan

Qualification

Cybersecurity experienceFISMA complianceNIST SP 800 knowledgeSecurity certificationsVulnerability scanningRisk Management FrameworkInformation security principlesApplication securityNetwork securityIndependent workerCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsMentoring skills

Required

Masters degree and 4 years of cyber & FISMA experience; OR

Bachelors degree and 5 years of cyber & FISMA experience; OR

No degree and 9 years of experience, 7 of which must be cyber & FISMA

Possesses one of the following professional security certifications: CISSP, CASP, CISM, CEH, CISA, SSCP, GISP, GSLC

Ability to hold and maintain DHS Public Trust

Specialized knowledge of financial audit standards, classified system IA requirements and Privacy Act requirements

Specialized knowledge and experience with the implementation of the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 family of publications (800-53 rev 4/5), particularly those associated with the Risk Management Framework (RMF)

Ability to explain the RMF to non-technical individuals

Specialized knowledge and experience with evaluating system, network, or infrastructure security controls against requirements such as FISMA, FIPS, FedRAMP, and NIST guidelines

Specialized knowledge and experience with vulnerability scanning execution, assessment, and analysis

Specialized knowledge and experience with the operating system (Windows and/or Linux) and network (i.e., Local Area Networks [LAN] and Wide Area Networks [WAN])

Specialized knowledge and experience with information security and assurance principles (e.g., Defense-in-depth) and associated supporting technologies

Specialized knowledge and experience with application security, database security, and network security

Ability to interpret patterns of noncompliance to determine their impact on levels of risk and/or overall effectiveness of the cybersecurity program

Ability to advise appropriate senior leadership of changes affecting the system's cybersecurity posture

Ability to assess and weigh current and evolving security threats in an operational environment

Ability to interview system stakeholders to properly document security controls

Ability to perform independent and self-assessments

Ability to independently perform ISSO duties for at least one system

Understands risks

Recognize a possible security violation and take appropriate action to report the incident, as required

Preferred

Current experience providing ISSO support to DHS

Experience supporting systems hosted in Cloud environments

Experience supporting systems in Agile and DevSecOps environments

Independent worker

Ability to mentor other team members

Company

Steampunk, Inc.

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Steampunk is anchored by a startup culture with a customer-centered delivery approach, we put our Federal government clients in the center of everything we design, develop, and deliver to drive high-quality mission impacts and user experiences at speed.

Founded in 2019

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

201-500 employees