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Job Description
Description
If you are looking for a career as a Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) and you are interested in designing, improving, and managing projects through the RMF then our Raleigh, NC division of ARA has an exciting opportunity worth considering. Not only will you solve challenging core problems, you'll also be able to grow your career in an exciting environment that promotes teamwork and cross-training in a wide range of related disciplines.
- Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
- As a Security Engineer you will be tasked with guiding systems or applications through the RMF process. You will be expected to understand NIST Special Publications and how they apply to the systems you are working on and how to implement requirements be it policy or informing system engineers as they build out a system or application.
- What you'll do as a Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
- Your daily tasks will be reviewing policy, categorizing system and application as well as performing remediation activities for projects that have entered continuous monitoring.
- You will be supporting projects in multiple environments such as Amazon Web Services, Azure or on Premise's.
- Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) Requirements
- Active DoD TS / SCI security clearance.
- BS or higher in computer science, IT, engineering, applied mathematics, or a closely related field.
- 8 years relevant work experience with BS.
- 6 years relevant work experience with MS.
- Team player with excellent communication skills.
- Relocation to Raleigh NC; this position involves minimal travel for collaboration with customers and partners. Willing to work onsite 3 days a week.
- Team members may need to travel to support site inspections and assessments.
- Information Systems Security Officer Preferences
- Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, etc.)
- Experience with Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)
- Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Experience with tools such as Xacta and eMASS.
Certificates / Security Clearances / Other
Who is ARA?
Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2,248 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.
ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice in what happens in the company. We are also very proud of our Women's Initiative Network (WIN), whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplishments.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor 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. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Additional Qualifications / Responsibilities
Qualifications
Education
Required
Preferred
Experience
Required
