Information Systems Security Officer

Information Systems Security Officer

Location: Arlington, VA

Node is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution.

Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.

Node is seeking an Information Systems Security Officer to support this critical customer mission.

Responsibilities:

- Assisting technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments

- Establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives

- Assisting in direction and control activities, having overall responsibility for security management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met

- Participating in client negotiations and interfacing with senior management

- Supporting decision making and domain knowledge that may have a critical impact on overall project implementation

- Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement a cybersecurity lab’s information security

- 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

- Implementing and development of the DHS IT security standards

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

- Performing risk analyses which also includes risk assessment

- Planning and leading major technology assignments

- Evaluating performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success

- Functioning as a cyber technical expert across multiple project assignments

Requirements

Required Skills:

- U.S. Citizenship

- Must have TS/SCI clearance

- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

- 5+ years of directly relevant experience in information security management

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

- Ability to apply a 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

- Knowledge of boundary protection and enclaving

- Knowledge of authentication and access management techniques

- Experience with three or more of the following:

- Understanding of business security practices and procedures

- Working with the current state-of-the-art security tools

- Implementing security controls for hardware and software

- Encryption techniques and tools

- Application of security practices in a cyber lab environment

- Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

Desired Skills:

- Experience leading and mentoring technical teams

- Experience with Xacta and Continuum

- Experience with Splunk, Tenable, Tanium and End Game -Experience with Net App

Required Education: BS Information Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related degree. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree-level education.

Desired Certifications: - DoD 8140.01 IAT Level III, CISSP, CISM, CASP, Linux +

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

• Medical (90% Coverage for Employee)
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life (100% Coverage for Employee)
• Long Term Disability (100% Coverage for Employee)
• Health Saving Account
• 401K
• Three weeks of PTO
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Pre-Approved Online Training