# Senior Information System Security Officer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Annapolis Junction, MD
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Defence & Intelligence

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## Description

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Information System Security Officer in our INTEL SECTOR: Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA).

The selected candidate will act as an ISSO for a large software development program which includes software maintenance and development, IT support, systems integration and life cycle support, enterprise application development, network engineering, and information systems security (ISS).

**Primary Roles and Responsibilities**

- Provide support for implementing and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.

- Assist in the evaluation of security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing multiple types of information.

- Assist with the Configuration Management for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.

- Analyze threats and develop and implement best practice methodologies for incident detection, reporting, and vulnerability remediation.

- Maintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, intelligent hubs, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades.

- Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing information.

- Maintain operational security posture for information systems.

- Provide support to the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational IA posture for a system/program/enclave.

- Develop and maintain documentation for Certification & Accreditation in accordance with specified policies.

- Develop and update system security plans and other IA documentation.

- Provide support for Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs) management.

- Provide CM for security-relevant information system software, hardware, and firmware.

- Develop system security policy and ensure compliance.

- Administer the user identification and authentication mechanisms of the Information System.

**Basic Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 12 years of relevant experience.

- TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.

- Must have at least 10 years of experience as ISSO working independently, and/or on teams maintaining secure information system operations in isolated, connected and standalone environments.

- Must have at least 5 years of experience using tools to support IAVA management.

- Must have at least 5 years of experience using tools to support the preparation, maintenance, and management of SSPs and other security related documentation.

- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with several of the following: current security tools; hardware/software security implementation; communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools.

**Benefits**

Leidos offers competitive benefits, including:

- Paid Time Off

- 11 paid Holidays

- 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting

- Flexible Schedules

- Discounted Stock Purchase Plans

- Technical Upskilling

- Education and Training Support

- Parental Paid Leave

## Skills

### Required
- Information System Security
- Configuration Management
- Threat Analysis
- Incident Detection
- Vulnerability Remediation
- Security Evaluations
- System Security Plans
- IAVA Management

### Nice to have
- DoD 8570 compliance with IAT Level II or higher
- DoD 8570 compliance with IAM Level II or higher

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