Job Description
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.
We are looking for an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join a growing team in Laurel, MD.
We are seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to support secure government environments and maintain the operational security posture of assigned systems, programs, and enclaves. The ISSO will be responsible for implementing and enforcing information security policies, managing system security throughout the lifecycle, supporting authorization activities, and ensuring compliance with DoD and NIST RMF requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain the operational security posture of assigned information systems and ensure compliance with established security policies, standards, and procedures
- Support and manage the security aspects of systems through day-to-day security operations
- Plan, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies
- Manage configuration changes to systems and assess the security impact of those changes
- Support Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities, including security authorization and accreditation efforts
- Prepare, review, and maintain security documentation including System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Security Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs), and authorization packages
- Conduct vulnerability and risk assessments and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies
- Evaluate security solutions to ensure compliance with requirements for processing classified information
- Support configuration management of security-related hardware, software, and firmware
- Collaborate with engineering and operational teams to resolve security findings and maintain compliance throughout the system lifecycle
Requirements:
- Ten (10) years of experience as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity
- Experience in at least two (2) of the following:
- Current security tools
- Hardware/software security implementation
- Communication protocols
- Encryption techniques and tools
- Experience supporting system security, change management, RMF, security authorization, and configuration management activities
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university
- Four (4) additional years of ISSO experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
- DoD 8570/8140 IAM Level I (or higher) certification required
- Computer proficiency, including the ability to navigate a Windows environment, manage files and folders, use common workplace applications such as Microsoft Office, Teams, and email, effectively navigate web browsers, and troubleshoot routine issues independently.
- 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.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Laurel, Maryland |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company Size | 1,500 to 1,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1973 |
About Company
SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products and services to connect more than 10,800 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in over 200 countries and territories. SWIFT enables its users to exchange automated, standardized financial information securely and reliably, thereby lowering costs, reducing operational risk and eliminating operational inefficiencies. SWIFT also brings the financial community together to work collaboratively to shape market practice, define standards and debate issues of mutual interest. SWIFT is headquartered in Belgium and has over 24 offices worldwide. In 2014 SWIFT processed more than 5.6 billion FIN messages.
Skills
- Access Authorizationunmatched
- Change Managementunmatched
- Communications Protocolsunmatched
- Computer Firmwareunmatched
- Computer Scienceunmatched
- Computer Securityunmatched
- Computer Skillsunmatched
- Configuration Managementunmatched
- Cryptographyunmatched
- Data Scienceunmatched
- Defense Intelligenceunmatched
- DoD Directive 8140unmatched
- DoD Directive 8570unmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Federal Contractsunmatched
- Federal Governmentunmatched
- File Managementunmatched
- Governmentunmatched
- Government Contractsunmatched
- IAM - Information Assurance Managementunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
- Intelligence Communityunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
- Operations Security (OPSEC)unmatched
- Policy Developmentunmatched
- Procedure Developmentunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Risk Management Framework (RMF)unmatched
- Security Analysisunmatched
- Security Clearanceunmatched
- Security Complianceunmatched
- Security Monitoringunmatched
- Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- Software Engineeringunmatched
- System Lifecycleunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Systems Analysisunmatched
- Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
- Traceabilityunmatched
- U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)unmatched
- United States Citizenunmatched
- United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
- Web Browsersunmatched
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