Information System Security Officer

The Challenge:

Everyone knows security needs to be "baked in" to a system architecture, but you actually know how to achieve that. You can identify and implement ways to harden systems and reduce their attack surfaces. Best of all, you know how touse your Cybersecurity skills to secure sensitive systems for the federal government. We're looking for an information system security officer(ISSO)who can create solutions for the federal government that will stand up to even the most advanced cyber threats.

As an ISSO, you'll work with systems engineers to design, develop, and recommend integrated security system solutions that will ensure proprietary and confidential data and systems are protected. We need to come up with the best solutions, so you'll coordinate and work with administrators and security personnel to identify and interpret policies, creating an effective plan of action that will enable excellence in systems security. You'll lead efforts to help customers overcome their most difficult challenges by ensuring secure practices like endpoint-based detection, identity and access management, advanced analytics, and more are properly employed and utilized. As a security expert, you'll identify new opportunities to use cybersecurity solutions to help your customers meet their toughest challenges. Become a member of our team as we improve the federal Cybersecurity landscape through ingenuity and the latest in Cybersecurity best practices.

Empower change withus.

You Have:

• Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to commit system Assessment and Authorization

• Experience with risk mitigation and selecting and designing appropriate security controls for implementation

• Experience in incident response

• Knowledge of the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST)and Federal Information Security Management Act(FISMA)requirements and reporting

• Ability to present and impart security concepts and concerns to all levels of corporate leadership and client personnel

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

• Bachelor's degree

• DoD 8570 IAM II Certification, including CAP, CASP+ CE, CISM, CISSP or Associate, GSLC, CCISO, or HCISPP Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with executing the analysis, design, and implementation of enterprise Cybersecurity solutions

• Experience with maintaining vulnerability scanning tool compliance and patch management, including ensuring IT staff pushes patches to all systems, maintaining compliance with directives, managing changes to the system, and assessing the security impact of the changes

• Experience with engineering and implementing security-based solutions to further automate and improve the security posture of systems and their supporting infrastructure

• Experience with applying security systems concepts, requirements, design development, implementation, and integration to information systems

• 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; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Build Your Career:

Rewarding work, fun challenges, and a ton of investment in our people-that's Booz Allen cyber. When you join Booz Allen, we'll help you develop the career you want.

• Competitions-From programming competitions at our PyNights (Python competition and learning events) to competing in CTFs, we've got plenty of chances for you to show off your skills.

• Paid Research-Have an innovative idea to explore or hypothesis to test? You can participate in challenges via our crowdsourcing platform, the Garage, and other programs to be awarded dedicated time and/or funding to advance your skills.

• Cyber University-CyberUhas more than 5000 instructor-led and self-paced cyber courses, a free online library that you can access from just about anywhere-including your phone-and certification exam prep guides that include practical assessments to prepare you for your exam.

• Academic Partnerships -In addition to our tuition reimbursement benefit, we've partnered with University of Maryland University College to offer two graduate certificate programs in cybersecurity-fully funded without a tuition cap.

• Maker/Hackerspaces-Race drones, print 3D gadgets, drink coffee from our Wi-Fi coffee maker, and get hands-on training on tools and tech from in-house experts in our dedicated maker and hackerspaces.

We're an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change - no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.