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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Information Systems Security Officer

GDIT McLean, VA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$158,626 - $214,611 per year

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Description

Join GDIT as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) and make a personal impact supporting customer activities. As an ISSO, you will help ensure today's safety and tomorrow's smartness by providing cybersecurity services to clients.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with the program security team to provide all aspects of security
  • Provide expert-level knowledge of the Risk Management Framework to support NIST SP 800-53 HHM systems
  • Construct thorough security documentation, including System Security Plans and Plans of Action and Milestones
  • Identify security controls and work with engineering, development, and testing staff to construct test plans and procedures
  • Implement security audit reviews and coordinate security testing exercises
  • Configure and support cloud-native services to protect the system's security posture

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline
  • 8+ years of related experience
  • Demonstrated strong technical skills and analytic abilities
  • Experience with security in cloud environments and performing complex technical tasks
  • Knowledge of risk management methodologies and experience analyzing test results
  • Technical experience with system configuration, development, and design
  • Experience with Linux and virtual platforms
  • Documented working experience with public and private information security groups
  • Ability to communicate vulnerability results and risk posture to senior executives

Benefits:

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Paid vacation and holidays

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • CompTIA Security+
  • CISSP
  • CISM
  • CEH
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
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