Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Location: Arlington, VA

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance

Node is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission-critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment; including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats.

Node is seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

Responsibilities Include:

• Leading all cyber security activities required to maintain ATO for assigned systems within the customer’s lab environment

• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and define future programs, design, and implementation of security related to lab systems

• Assisting the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer, and implement solutions to security requirements

• Implementation and development of the customer’s IT security plans

• Gathering and organizing technical information about the lab’s mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs

• Performing risk analyses which also include risk assessment

• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s System Security Plan

• Coordinating with the appropriate stakeholders to create, update, and maintain security-related documentation and reporting as required

• Supporting a variety of Security related tasking which may include:

o Develop and maintain Privacy Threshold Analysis and assist with Privacy Impact Assessment

o Develop, maintain, and facilitate the Contingency Plan and Contingency Plan Test

o Develop, maintain, and facilitate Configuration Management Plan and update Security Plan when applicable

o Develop, maintain, facilitate system Incident Response Plan

o Perform Annual Self-Assessment of system security controls CND policies, procedures, and regulations

Requirements

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizenship

• Active Secret clearance. Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 6+ years of directly relevant experience in information security management

• Experience working on multiple complex assignments that are broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks

• Ability to apply comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high-impact assignments

• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense (CND) policies, procedures & regulations

• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture

• Beginning-to-end Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Assessment and Authorization (A&A) documentation to include SSP, Contingency, Incident & Configuration Mgmt. planning.

• Experience establishing and maintaining good working relationships at all levels of the organization, including customers, internal management

• Demonstrated understanding of security practices in a hybrid on-premise/cloud environment; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/ tools; familiarity with commercial products, and lab infrastructure technology;

• Demonstrated understanding of cyber security tools such as Firewalls, SIEM, PCAP, and cloud-native security offerings

• Understanding of boundary protection and enclaving

• Understanding of authentication and access management technologies.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Must be able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders across physical locations

Desired Skills:

• Experience working collaboratively with stakeholders at various levels across the organization

• Experience with AWS security-related services/resources: Guard Duty, CloudTrail, Security Hub, Amazon Inspector, Secrets Manager, IAM, Etc.

• Experience with Xacta and Continuum

• Experience with Splunk, Tenable, Tanium and EndGame

• Experience with Net App

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cyber Engineering, or a related discipline is required.

Desired Certifications:

DoD 8570.1 IAT Level III

Company Overview:

Node.Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.

Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:

OUR CORE VALUES

Identifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilities

Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner

We believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence

Our mantra is “~Simple*Secure*Speed~” in the delivery of innovative services and solutions

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• Long-Term Disability
• Health Saving Account
• 401K
• Three weeks of PTO
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Pre-Approved Online Training