What are the responsibilities and job description for the Information System Security Officer position at Ignite IT?
Job Description
Job Description
Ready to Ignite your career and work alongside some of the most innovative and brightest professionals in emerging and secure technology? Join us and unleash your potential working in an Agile environment while securing enterprise systems and applications needed to support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation’s safety, security, and prosperity. As an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) you will support and maintain the security posture of various networks in compliance with DOD and federal cybersecurity regulations. You will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of critical systems by implementing and managing security controls aligned with RMF, CNSSI 1253, and eMASS. You will work with national security systems, ensuring their security aligns with DOD and federal standards.
Your Role :
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership providing expert guidance on information assurance and cybersecurity.
- Develop and maintain key security documentation, including SSPs, SARs, and POA&Ms in alignment with RMF, CNSSI 1253, and DOD requirements for national security systems.
- Conduct and oversee risk assessments, security audits, and evaluations to identify vulnerabilities and recommend remediation strategies.
- Build and maintain network and security architecture diagrams to reflect system configurations and security controls.
- Implement and manage continuous monitoring programs to ensure ongoing compliance, leveraging tools such as eMASS and aligning with RMF and DOD security frameworks.
- Lead and support incident response activities, documenting findings, and briefing leadership on incident status and remediation efforts.
- Coordinate closely with engineering teams to integrate security requirements into system designs, ensuring secure development practices and system hardening.
- Perform vulnerability scans, track remediation efforts, and ensure adherence to DOD STIG requirements.
- Prepare and deliver executive-level briefings and presentations, summarizing cybersecurity posture, risk assessments, and ongoing initiatives.
- Provide advisory support to mature Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) processes, improve the ATO process, and respond to government mandates.
- Contribute to the development and refinement of cybersecurity policies, ensuring alignment with evolving DOD and federal standards.
- Advise on Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) initiatives, developing templates, policies, and procedures to mitigate supply chain risks.
Requirements
Preferred :
Benefits
Ignite IT is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. In accordance with EO 13665 Final Rule, Ignite IT will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Applicants selected must be able to possess and maintain a government clearance
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED'
