Description
Leidos has a new opportunity for a Senior Information System Security Officer in our National Security Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area. You will act as an ISSO for a large software development program, including software maintenance and development, IT support, systems integration, and life cycle support. Your tasks will involve developing and implementing strategies to detect and mitigate threats to information systems, protecting critical data sets, and assessing system and network vulnerabilities.
Primary Roles and Responsibilities
- Implement and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
- Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements.
- Assist with Configuration Management for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
- Analyze threats and develop best practice methodologies for incident detection, reporting, and vulnerability remediation.
- Maintain records of workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, and network switches.
- Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements.
- Maintain operational security posture for information systems.
- Support the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) in maintaining the operational IA posture.
- Develop and maintain documentation for Certification & Accreditation.
- Develop and update system security plans and other IA documentation.
- Provide support for Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs) management.
- Provide Configuration Management for security-relevant information system software, hardware, and firmware.
- Develop system security policy and ensure compliance.
- Administer user identification and authentication mechanisms.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 12 years of relevant experience.
- TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
- 10 years of experience as ISSO working independently or on teams.
- 5 years of experience using tools to support IAVA management.
- 5 years of experience using tools to support SSPs and other security-related documentation.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current security tools, hardware/software security implementation, communication protocols, and encryption techniques.
- Experience completing security evaluations of software systems.
- Experience proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive experience as an Information Systems Security Officer on large software development and integration programs.
- DoD 8570 compliance with IAT Level II or higher.
- DoD 8570 compliance with IAM Level II or higher.
The pay range for this position is $131,300.00 - $237,350.00.