ISSO 4 - Annapolis Junction, MD

Overview

Your Future at M.C. Dean

We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world's most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained-enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better.

We are seeking a Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a dynamic team of system engineers and administrators responsible for design, implementation, operations & maintenance, and cybersecurity for large complex resilient hardware and virtualized infrastructure.

Responsibilities

As the ISSO you will provide support for a program, organization, system, or enclave's information assurance program.

Main responsibilities include:

• Provide support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Maintain operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.
• Assist with the management of security aspects of the information system and performs day-to-day security operations of the system.
• Assist in the evaluation of security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
• Provide support to the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining the appropriate operational IA posture for a system, program, or enclave.
• Perform vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation.
• Provide configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware.
• Manage changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes.
• Support security authorization activities in compliance with NIST-based Intelligence Community and DoD accreditation processes.
• Develop and maintain documentation for C&A in accordance with ODNI and DoD policies.
• Prepare and review documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs).
• Maintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, intelligent hubs, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades.
• Administer the user identification and authentication mechanism of the Information System (IS).
• Support planning and coordination of the IT security programs and policies.
• Manage and control changes to the system and assesses the security impact of those changes.
• Obtain C&A for Information Systems under their purview.
• Serve as the Approval Authority for Information Systems under their control.

Qualifications

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; active DoD TS/SCI w/ polygraph clearance is required

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred; Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity Discipline preferred, with 7+ years of applicable experience
• High School Diploma or GED is required with 12+ years of applicable experience, including but not limited to:
• 10+ years of progressive experience as an ISSO on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Experience is to include at least two (2) of the following areas:
  • knowledge of current security tools
  • hardware/software security implementation
  • communication protocols
  • encryption techniques/tools
• DoD 8570 IAM Level-II certification or higher.

What we offer:

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
• An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Pay Range: $113,440 - $170,160

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.