ISSO Security Analyst, Junior

About the Role

As a security analyst on our team, you’ll use your experience to work with our government client's Information System Owners (ISO), Information System Security Officers (ISSO), site managers, and other system stakeholders to:

• Coordinate and drive the completion of Risk Management Framework (RMF) steps 0-6 ATO activities and requirements.
• Identify and mitigate risks, and escalate project risks to leadership.
• Understand and apply authorization policies and processes.
• Provide information system security expertise.
• Ensure the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for information systems throughout the system’s lifecycle from product acquisition and installation through decommission.
• Complete and maintain very detailed security documentation.
• Coordinate to execute ATO support duties that document security details related to system installations, a variety of IT systems, networks, hardware, and software in a variety of complex and simple installation sites.
• Work with your client to translate security concepts into actionable implementable solution recommendations to help the client make informed security decisions from all aspects of IT deployments ensuring full commissioning is completed through deployment into production and decommissioning.

This is your opportunity to act as an information security and RMF subject matter expert while broadening your skills in cybersecurity.

Key Responsibilities

• Support all RMF steps, including security categorizations, creating and updating security artifacts and FISMA security documents, control implementation details, and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M).
• Create plans and approaches for executing product installation securely in accordance with agency authorization policy requirements for system major changes and development lifecycles while identifying potential risks and working with system stakeholders to create mitigation strategies to reduce or eliminate risks.
• Analyze authorization documents and associated artifacts against authorization requirements to identify gaps, establish a schedule to address outstanding authorization requirements, and coordinate directly with system stakeholders to address identified gaps in accordance with required deadlines.
• Independently lead client-facing meetings and present complex ATO topics to the client.
• Organize, manage, and maintain large amounts of discrete data with various expiration dates across multiple systems simultaneously.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Knowledge of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-53 security controls, RMF, and system authorizations and security compliance standards and processes.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Have:

• Experience with Continuous Authorization and Monitoring (CAM).
• Experience supporting ATOs for specialized devices.
• Ability to engage with varying levels of staff and leadership.
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

The projected compensation range for this position is $53,000.00 to $108,000.00 (annualized USD).