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AMERICAN SYSTEMS · 6 hours ago

Information Systems Security Officer, Staff

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$68K/yr - $113K/yr

4+ years exp

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a professional with 4-6 years of experience and TS/SCI Clearance to be our next ISSO, Staff at Peterson Space Force Base, CO. The role involves providing technical and programmatic Information Assurance Services, designing security requirements, and preparing documentation and security plans to ensure compliance with federal laws and regulations.

GovernmentInformation Technology

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Edward Wakeley

Responsibilities

Provide technical and programmatic Information Assurance Services to internal and external customers in support of network and information security systems

Design, develop and implement security requirements within an organization’s business processes

Prepare documentation from information obtained from customer using accepted guidelines such as DITSCAP (DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process)

Prepare Security Test and Evaluation plans

Provide certification and accreditation support in the development of security and contingency plans and conducts complex risk and vulnerability assessments

Analyze policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps

Develop and completes system security plans and contingency plans

Recommend system enhancements to improve security deficiencies

Develop, test and integrate computer and network security tools

Secure system configurations and installs security tools, scan systems to determine compliancy and report results and evaluate products and various aspects of system administration

Conducs security program audits and develop solutions to lessen identified risks

Develop strategies to comply with privacy, risk management, and e-authentication requirements

Provide information assurance support for the development and implementation of security architectures to meet new and evolving security requirements

Evaluate, develop and enhance security requirements, policy and tools

Aid in computer incident investigations

Perform vulnerability assessments including development of risk mitigation strategies

Qualification

TS/SCI ClearanceDOD 8140/DOD 8570 IAT Level IIDoD security toolsNIST SP 800 seriesNetwork security principlesTechnical problem solvingIncident responseVulnerability assessments

Required

Active TS/SCI Clearance and be SAP eligible, JSIG Experience

Associates Degree and 4 – 6 years of relevant experience

3 - 5 years of experience – Prior in roles such as System, Network Administrator or ISSO

DOD 8140/DOD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g. Security +, Security Plus CE)

Practical experience using DoD security tools (ACAS, HBSS, SIEM), conducting vulnerability assessments, audits, incident response, and compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and other regulations

Must be familiar with DoD policy as it applies to implementing and executing system and network administration

Strong understanding of network security principles and practices

Experience solving technical problems quickly and identifying opportunities to automate repetitive processes

Experience with NIST SP 800 series and DoDI/D 8500 series