Information System Security Officer
Job Description
USA, VA, Suffolk (116 Lake View Pkwy), United States Booz Allen Hamilton Using tomorrow’s technologies, Booz Allen advances the nation’s most critical civil, defense, and national security missions. Serve as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO). Assist with the certification and accreditation (C&A) of standalone computers and networks. Gather the information necessary to maintain security and establish functioning external barriers, including firewalls and other security measures. Review systems to identify potential security weaknesses, recommend improvements to amend vulnerabilities, implement changes, and document upgrades. Maintain responsibility for managing Cybersecurity risk from a business and agency perspective. Identify organization risks, prioritize those risks, and maintain a risk registry for escalating and presenting those risks to senior leadership. Provide support for executing full Assessment and Authorization life cycle and risk management functions, measuring risk, examining system documentation, interviewing appropriate system and site personnel, testing system technical security configuration settings, reviewing scan results, Platform IT (PIT), and developing findings reports. Demonstrate subject matter expertise in NIST security guidance and security control assessment (SCA) processes using the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). Basic Qualifications:
5 years of experience with providing security guidance and IS validation using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) RMF, DoD, and local security policies Experience with providing configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware and coordinating changes and modifications with the ISSM, Security Control Assessor (SCA), and Authorizing Official (AO) Experience with reviewing system security audit logs and leveraging network scanning software to perform vulnerability or risk assessment analysis for the RME, including maintaining vulnerability scanning tool compliance, such as HBSS or ACAS and patch management, such as IAVM to ensure IT staff pushes patches to all systems to maintain compliance with all applicable directives, managing system changes, and assessing the security impact of those changes Experience in interfacing with information assurance managers, including reviewing documentation, such as systems security plans (SSPs), risk assessment reports, C&A packages, and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms) Ability to manage Cybersecurity activities that must be performed by system owners, including annual refresher CS training or awareness briefings or requires a personal interface, including incident response or data transfers Ability to support security authorization activities, including transitioning from the legacy Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) to compliance with the DoD RMF Experience with eMASS tools TS/SCI clearance Bachelor's degree Cybersecurity IAT-Level II Certification
Additional Qualifications:
Experience with DoD Cybersecurity policies, directives, and DoD STIGs Experience with assessing organizational risks and recommending mitigation strategies
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required. Compensation: At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. The projected compensation range for this position is $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. Work Model: Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely. If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility. If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.
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