Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

NM

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Certification & Accreditation Process (C&A), Computer Security, Data Processing, Dental Insurance, Documentation, GSLC - GIAC Security Leadership Certificate, IAM - Information Assurance Management, Internet Security, Nessus, Operations Security (OPSEC), Requirements Management, Requirements Validation/Verification, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework (RMF), Secret Clearance, Security Analysis, Security Attacks, Stock Purchase Plans, System Lifecycle, System Operations, System Validation, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Systems Maintenance, Technical Analysis, Testing, Time Management, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Citizen, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Vision Plan, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
NM
POSTED
30+ days ago

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Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree (engineering or another technical discipline) with 3+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Domain or Non-Degree with 8+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Domain

  • Experience with implementing and evaluating DoD STIG requirements, NIST RMF, IAVMs and Cybersecurity assessment tools (ACAS, Nessus, SCC, STIG Viewer)

  • Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process and NIST security controls

  • Knowledge of information system architecture and standards as they apply to cyber security

  • Knowledge of NIST SP 800-160, Systems Security Engineering

  • Minimum 8570 IAM I Certification (i.e. CAP, GSLC, Sec+ CE, etc.)

  • US Citizen

  • Active Secret Clearance or eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance

Other Qualifications

  • Ability to travel occasionally for work duties

  • Candidate must be a resident of White Sands, New Mexico or be willing to relocate to the White Sands, New Mexico area

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  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
  • Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Paid Time-Off (PTO)
  • Holidays
  • Education Reimbursement

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Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Provide accurate technical evaluations of the equipment, software applications, full systems, or network and documenting the security posture, capabilities, and vulnerabilities against applicable NIST controls.

  • Selecting and assessing security controls, timely completion of accreditation packages, formulating and implementing mitigations and maintaining the security posture of systems.

  • Must have experience with eMASS and initiating, updating, and maintaining RMF packages.

  • Identify, assess, make risk mitigation recommendations, and document system security threats/risks throughout a system's lifecycle; validate system security requirements; formulate and maintain documentation and system certification and accreditation activities (planning, testing, assessing and coordinating).

  • Ability to work with system developer to update, maintain, and track RMF and POA&M documentation.

  • Documenting preliminary or residual security risks for system operation and manage and approve Authorization Packages.

  • Monitoring and evaluating a system''s compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) security, resilience, and dependability requirements including performing validation steps, comparing actual results with expected results, and analyzing the differences to identify impacts and risks at the software application, system, and network levels.

  • Work with teams to provide solutions and to ensure continued functionality of systems within DoD RMF Framework.

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About the Company

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) is a specialized Technology Company providing mission critical products, solutions and services for United States National Security. Kratos' core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos' areas of expertise include Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems, satellite communications, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, hypersonic systems, directed and high power energy systems, electromagnetic railgun, missile defense, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. Kratos has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of approximately 3,100. Substantially all of Kratos' work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location.

COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
WEBSITE
http://www.kratosdefense.com/