[Hiring] Information System Security Officer @A.C. Coy

Role Description

Tier One Technologies is looking for an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support our US Government client. This remote contract-to-hire position can be originated in Falls Church, VA, Morrisville, NC or Eagan, MN. SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT.

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process.
• Provide strategic guidance to stakeholders, business units, and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor new A&A personnel and ensure consistent implementation of security authorization requirements and best practices.
• Conduct assessments of threats and vulnerabilities.
• Determine deviations from acceptable configurations or enterprise or local policy.
• Assess the level of risk and develop and/or recommend appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations.

Qualifications

• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If an individual's degree is not in the applicable field, then 4 additional years of related experience is required.
• 8+ years of overall cybersecurity-related experience.
• Ability to manage responsibility for security assessments of a variety of applications or domains, including cloud computing.
• Demonstrated proficiency in implementing security controls, conducting risk assessments, and documenting compliance measures based on NIST RMF and ISO standards.
• Experience in evaluating and supporting documentation, validation, and accreditation processes for IT systems.
• Proficiency in ensuring appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives.
• Ability to support development of actionable security blueprints, principles, models, designs, standards, and guidelines.
• Experience with network and vulnerability scanning tools and technologies.
• In-depth understanding of security architecture principles and best practices.
• Proficiency in utilizing Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools for managing A&A processes.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to build and maintain schedules and action plans.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams, business units, stakeholders, and IT professionals.
• Must be a US Citizen or have permanent residence status (Green Card).

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance.
• Must be able to pass a drug screening, criminal history, and credit checks.
• Must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded.