Overview

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Responsibilities

Castalia Systems is seeking an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) in the Arlington, VA area.

Castalia Systems is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Castalia is seeking an Information System Security Officer to support this critical customer mission.

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s information security
• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and defining future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems
• Assisting the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements
• Responsible for implementing and developing the DHS IT security
• Gathering and organizing technical information about the lab’s mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs
• Performing risk analyses which also includes risk assessment
• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s information security
• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems
• Possessing and applying expertise on multiple complex work assignments which are broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks
• Has the ability to apply a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments
• Planning and leading major technology assignments
• Evaluating performance results and recommending major changes affecting short-term project growth and success
• Functioning as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.

Qualifications

Security Clearance Requirement:

• Active/current TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain DHS suitability is required.

Required Qualifications:

• BS Information Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related degree; OR HS Diploma and 7 years information security experience.
• 5 years of directly relevant experience in information security
• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense (CND) policies, procedures, and regulations
• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture
• Knowledge of boundary protection and enclaving
• Knowledge of authentication and access management technologies
• Knowledge of several of the following areas is required: Understanding of business security practices and procedures; current security tools available; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools; familiarity with commercial products, and current lab infrastructure technology
• Ability to serve as an Information System Security Officer (ISSO)
• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: CISSO, CISM, CISSP
• Prior DHS experience
• Prior threat hunting expeience.
• Advanced knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Experience working ATO’s

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.