Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Company Description

AETOS LLC is a Minority Owned CVE Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing information technology solutions focused on building a business that is customer-centered and performance-oriented. At Aetos, we specialize in developing IT solutions to optimize functionality and efficiencies for government and commercial clients to meet their business needs.

Job Description

Aetos LLC is looking for a qualified ISSO to join our team at the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. Candidate must be a US citizen and eligible to receive a TS/SCI clearance.  The candidate will work as part of the IT Security Support Team which manages and operates an information systems security program for a U.S. government customer. The successful candidate will:

• Provide technical support in the areas of vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, network security, product evaluation, security implementation, and remediation.
• Provide technical assistance in the designing and implementation of solutions for protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive information.
• Provide technical support and analysis in the identification, evaluation, investigation, and remediation of cyber and insider threats.
• Provide technical evaluations of Civil Division systems and assist with making security improvements.
• Participate in design of information system contingency plans that maintain appropriate levels of protection and meet time requirements for minimizing operations impact to the Civil Division. 
• Performs assessment of present levels of cyber security, offer recommendations on levels of risk, training personnel in proper cyber security protocols.     
• Conduct security product evaluations, and recommend products, technologies and upgrades to improve the Civil Division systems security posture.
• Conduct testing and audit log reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of current security measures.       
• Participate in the management of accreditation of the Civil Division systems evaluating and certifying the implementation FISMA, the NIST security guidelines, and the Department’s plans, policies and guidelines.

Qualifications

• Will be required to work onsite.
• B.S. in Information Technology or a closely related field
• 7+ years of progressive, technical (hands-on) experience in Information Assurance C&A.
• Experience working as an ISSO supporting federal government information systems.
• Experience with ISO, NIST and US Government standards and cybersecurity frameworks (e.g. FISMA, FIPS, HSPD), system administration.
• IT security management, engineering, and analysis experience.
• ISSO candidates must have at least one of the following security certifications Active:
  • CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • ISSEP: Information Systems Security Engineer Professional

Additional Information

• This is an onsite position.
• Candidate must be authorized to work in US and must be able to pass a security background check.