# Information System Security Manager (ISSM)

**Company**: GDIT
**Location**: Colorado Springs, CO
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $144,245 - $195,155
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Information System Security Manager (ISSM) will serve as a principal advisor on all matters, technical and otherwise, involving the security of information systems under their purview. The position will provide "day-to-day" support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead, cultivate and maintain productive working relationships with other DoD agencies managers, data stewards, and senior leadership to foster productive and positive cyber security profile

- Participate in the strategic planning and implementation of the Cyber Security Program

- Provide expert input to the formulation of cyber security policies based upon the Risk Management Framework (RMF) with emphasize on Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG) authorization process

- Advise customer on Risk Management Framework (RMF) assessment and authorization issues

- Develop and implement a security assessment plan

- Perform risk assessments and make recommendations to DoD agency customers

- Advise government program managers on security testing methodologies and processes

- Evaluate authorization documentation and provide written recommendations for authorization to government PM's

- Develop and maintain a formal Information Systems Security Program

- Ensure that all IAOs, network administrators, and other cyber security personnel receive the necessary technical and security training to carry out their duties

- Develop, review, endorse, and recommend action by the AO or DAO of system assessment documentation

- Ensure approved procedures are in place for clearing, sanitizing, and destroying various types of hardware and media

- Develop and execute security assessment plans that include verification that the features and assurances required for each protection level functioning

- Institute and implement a Configuration Control Board (CCB) charter

- Maintain a and/or applicable repository for all system authorization documentation and modifications

- Develop policies and procedures for responding to security incidents, to include investigating and reporting security violations and incidents

- Ensure proper protection or corrective measures have been taken when an incident or vulnerability has been discovered within a system

- Ensure that data ownership and responsibilities are established for each authorization boundary, to include accountability, access rights, and special handling requirements

- Ensure development and implementation of an information security education, training, and awareness program, to include attending, monitoring, and presenting local cyber security training

- Evaluate threats and vulnerabilities to ascertain whether additional safeguards are needed

- Assess changes in the system, its environment, and operational needs that could affect the authorization

- Ensure that authorization is accomplished a valid Authorization determination has been given for all authorization boundaries under your purview

- Review AIS assessment plans

- Coordinate with PSO or cognizant security official on approval of external information systems (e.g., guest systems, interconnected system with another organization)

- Conduct periodic assessments of the security posture of the authorization boundaries

- Ensure configuration management (CM) for security-relevant changes to software, hardware, and firmware and that they are properly documented

- Ensure periodic testing is conducted to evaluate the security posture of IS by employing various intrusion/attack detection and monitoring tools (shared responsibility with ISSOs)

- Ensure that system recovery and reconstitution processes developed and monitored to ensure that the authorization boundary can be recovered based on its availability level determination

- Ensure all authorization documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals

- Ensure that system security requirements are addressed during all phases of the system life cycle

- Establish and develop a self-inspection program within the organization

- Periodically review system security to accommodate changes to policy or technology

- Coordinate all technical security issues outside of area of expertise or responsibility with ISSE

- Provide expert research and analysis in support of expanding programs and area of responsibility as it pertains to cyber security and information technology activities

- Develop Assured File Transfers (AFT) on accordance with the JSIG

- Provide leadership, mentoring, and quality assurance for Cyber Security and Information Technology team members

**Requirements:**

- 10+ years related experience

- 2+ years SAP experience required

- Prior performance in roles such as ISSO or ISSM

- Master's degree or equivalent experience (6 years)

- IAT Lvl III or IAM Lvl III - within 6 months of the date of hire.

- Current - TS/SCI

- Willing to obtain - TS/SCI with CI poly

**Benefits:**

- 401K with company match

- Comprehensive health and wellness packages

- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

- Rest and recharge with additional paid vacation and holidays

## Skills

### Required
- Information Security
- Information Security Management
- Information System Security
- Risk Management Framework
- Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide

### Nice to have
- SAP
- ISSO
- ISSM
- IAT Lvl III
- IAM Lvl III

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