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Information Systems Security Officer

Cognitio Corp

Mc Lean, Mc Lean

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Access Control, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Atlassian JIRA, Auditing, Automation, Bash Scripting, Best Practices, CentOS, Cisco Network Systems, Citrix Product Family, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Communications Protocols, Computer Security, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Configuration Management, Customer Support/Service, Defense in Depth, Documentation, Elasticsearch, Firewalls, Government Off-the Shelf (GOTS), HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol), Hybrid Cloud, Information Technology & Information Systems, Internet Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intrusion Prevention Systems, LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), Leadership, Microsoft Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Military, NMap, Nessus, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network System Hardware, Network Systems, Network Topology, Open Source, Operating Systems, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Red Hat Linux Operating System, Risk, Risk Analysis, SSH (Secure Shell), Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Analysis, Security Monitoring, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Software Patches, Splunk, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), Top Secret Clearance, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), UDP (User Datagram Protocol), VMWare, Windows PowerShell, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Mc Lean, Mc Lean
POSTED
3 days ago
Members of the ISSO team support the assessment and authorization (A&A) process for information systems. The successful candidate will have requisite cyber security experience with methods and tools used to improve the security posture of critical systems such as identifying risks, vulnerabilities, anomalies, patching, auditing, automation, security hardening, best practices, and evaluating system changes. In addition, the candidate will collaborate with developers and engineers on projects to create a secure hybrid-cloud environment.

Requirements

Mandatory Requirements:
  • Candidate must have an active TS/SCI with a Polygraph
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or other related technical discipline; or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
  • Minimum eight (8) years applied experience or relevant degree plus five (5) years of Cybersecurity expertise with demonstrated ability to successfully shepherd IT projects of varying types through the authorization lifecycle
  • Strong verbal and written communication/cooperation within a team context
  • Supported control implementation assessment and reporting and monitoring processes using cyber security and assessment management systems
  • Understanding of perimeter controls (firewalls), access control mechanisms, and network architectures
  • Demonstrated essential understanding of methods for hardening operating systems (e.g., CentOS, RedHat, Windows)
  • Skilled with and/or demonstrated technical aptitude with vulnerability and risk assessment tools such as Elasticsearch or Splunk SIEMs, Rapid7 Nexpose, and IDS/IPS monitoring and alerting
  • Strong understanding of methodologies for researching and documenting software and hardware vulnerabilities
  • Experienced working closely with stakeholders, developers, and external teams, including customer security manages (ISSMs), organizational leadership, and key personnel
  • Applied experience with the customer’s assessment and authorization tracking tools
  • Knowledgeable regarding Common Control Provider (CCP) requirements and methodology
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience with networking topologies and hardware, including commonly used/referenced network devices, IDS and IPS, etc.
  • Applied experience with open-source and commercial tools and systems such as nmap, Nessus, Rapid7, Splunk, Nipper, Elasticsearch, Jira, Confluence, Cisco, VMware, Citrix, or Trellix, as well as GOTS tools used by the customer
  • Demonstrated experience with the design and implementation of defense-in-depth solutions
  • Skilled in cross-team collaboration and effective communication to fulfill specific authorization requirements
  • Demonstrated skill documenting processes and procedures in CONOPS and system security, contingency, configuration management and other plans
  • Demonstrated ability to facilitate customer concurrences required for risk-based decisions, especially those requiring waivers
  • Experience assisting the customer with decisions impacting the security posture and compliance of their systems and networks with requirement as documented in NIST 800-53 and its revisions
  • Extensive familiarity with communications protocols, such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/S, SSH, LDAP, etc.
  • Demonstrated experience with security, monitoring and auditing cloud-based technologies, products and services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure
  • Knowledge of the customer's organization, their network systems and infrastructure, processes and procedures, and request and approval tools
  • Ability to work within fast-paced customer environments
Desired Knowledge/Skills:
  • Experience in scripting/program languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Python

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