Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

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Employment Type : Full-Time, Experienced

Department : Information Technology

CGS is seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) with DIACAP and / or RMF experience who has deep expertise in security assessment documentation to support Dept. of Commerce systems and efforts to achieve their Authorization to Operate (ATO). This position is located at the client site in the Herbert Hoover building in Washington, DC. The scope of this position includes full life-cycle Assessment and Authorization (A&A) management through all 6 Steps of the RMF process in support of the Government ISSM.

In this role, you’ll conduct security assessment and information system security oversight activities in accordance with NIST 800.53 that support systems from the perspective of RMF requirements.

Skills and attributes for success :

• Review systems to identify potential security weaknesses and recommend improvements to amend vulnerabilities, implement changes, and document upgrades.
• Maintain responsibility for managing cybersecurity risk from an organizational perspective.
• Identify organizational risks, prioritize those risks, and maintain a risk registry for escalating and presenting those risks to senior leadership.
• Provide security guidance and IS validation using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) RMF, DoC, and local security policies.
• Provide configuration management (CM) recommendations for information system security software, hardware, and firmware and coordinate changes and modifications with the ISSM, Security Control Assessor (SCA), and Authorizing Official (AO).
• Maintain vulnerability scanning tool compliance, such as HBSS or ACAS, and patch management, such as IAVM to ensure IT staff pushes patches to all systems in an effort to maintain compliance with all applicable directives, manage system changes, and assess the security impact of those changes.
• Support security authorization activities, including transitioning from the legacy Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) to compliance with the DoC RMF.
• Provide subject matter expertise for cyber security and trusted system technology.
• Apply advanced technical knowledge and analysis of specialized functional areas in task requirements to develop solutions to complex problems.
• Research, write, review, disposition feedback, and finalize recommendations regarding cyber security policy, assessment and authorization assessments (A&As), security test and evaluation reports, and security engineering practices and processes.
• Conduct research and write risk assessment reports to include risk thresholds, evaluation, and scoring.
• Support analysis of the findings and provide expert technical guidance for mitigation strategies, including implementation advice on the cyber security risk findings, and other complex problems.

Qualifications :

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Our Commitment :

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, and Vision, Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter), Paid Time Off and Observance of State / Federal Holidays.

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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