Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

For the OPS Consulting team, ‘the power to help’ means helping our clients, helping serve the mission, helping our employees and their families, and helping the community. Headquartered in Hanover, MD. OPS Consulting has over two decades of experience specializing in the most mission-critical operations. We are thought leaders and innovators. The ingenuity of our developers, engineers, cyber experts, linguists, and analysts are dedicated to empowering our clients, fulfilling The Mission, and remaining trusted leaders and advisers in national security and technology solutions.

We are looking for an Information Systems Security Officer to join a growing team in Annapolis Junction, MD.

The Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) provides support for a program, organization, system, or enclave’s information assurance program. This role supports the implementation and enforcement of information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies and maintains the operational security posture of assigned systems.

The ISSO assists with security authorization activities in compliance with NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and applicable DoD and ODNI policies.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and enforcement of information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies
• Maintain operational security posture for assigned systems or programs
• Assist with management of security aspects of information systems and perform day-to-day security operations
• Evaluate security solutions to ensure compliance with classified processing requirements
• Perform vulnerability and risk assessment activities
• Support configuration management (CM) of security-relevant hardware, software, and firmware
• Manage changes to systems and assess associated security impacts
• Develop and maintain System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, and supporting authorization documentation
• Track user identification and authentication mechanisms
• Support system authorization activities under RMF
  
  

Requirements

Skill Level 2:

• Eight (8) years of combined work-related experience in IT, cybersecurity, or security authorization
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, IT Engineering, or related discipline
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, four (4) additional years of relevant work-related experience may be substituted
• DoD 8570 / 8140 compliance with IAM Level I required
  
  

Skill Level 3

• Ten (10) years of combined work-related experience in IT, cybersecurity, or security authorization
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, IT Engineering, or related discipline
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, four (4) additional years of relevant work-related experience may be substituted
• DoD 8570 / 8140 compliance with IAM Level I required
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required
  
  

The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.