Job Description
Overview:
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Officer ISSO to support the cybersecurity compliance and security posture of assigned information systems. This role is responsible for helping maintain system authorizations, supporting RMF activities, reviewing access requests, coordinating with stakeholders, tracking vulnerabilities and incidents, and ensuring systems remain compliant with applicable Federal, DoW, DoN, and Marine Corps cybersecurity requirements.
Responsibilities:- Support system authorization, RMF, and continuous monitoring activities
- Maintain security documentation and authorization artifacts in eMASS
- Review and validate user access requests, training, clearance, and need to know
- Track cybersecurity vulnerabilities, incidents, and remediation efforts
- Coordinate with ISSM, system owners, administrators, and government stakeholders
- Support audits, inspections, risk assessments, and security control reviews
- Help ensure compliance with approved security configurations and STIGs
- Assist with contingency planning, disaster recovery, and backup or recovery testing
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Active Secret clearance
- Experience with RMF, A and A, cybersecurity compliance, and eMASS
- Knowledge of access control, user account management, and security documentation
- Familiarity with Federal and military cybersecurity policies and standards
- Strong communication, coordination, and documentation skills
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Quantico, Virginia |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Internet Services |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1975 |
About Company
Founded in 1975, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States, with approximately 1,400 employees nationwide. Based in the Washington, DC, suburb of Chantilly, VA, the company provides systems engineering, technical and managed services to government and private sector customers. AMERICAN SYSTEMS was named “Contractor of the Year” at the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards in October, 2007.
Skills
- Access Authorizationunmatched
- Access Controlunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Securityunmatched
- Contingency Plansunmatched
- Data Recoveryunmatched
- Disaster Recoveryunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Governmentunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
- Internet Securityunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Militaryunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Secret Clearanceunmatched
- Security Analysisunmatched
- Security Complianceunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Systems Maintenanceunmatched
- User Account Administrationunmatched
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