Senior Information Systems Security Officer

17 hours ago


Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States Leidos Full time
Job Summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Officer to join our team. As a key member of our security team, you will be responsible for managing the authorizations and risks related to the processing, storage, and transmission of information for one or more programs within the Analysis Sustainment portfolio.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency, and performance of strategic projects, program goals, and business processes.
  • Manage system security plans and related configuration records in customer Service+ (ServiceNow), XACTA-360 platform, and Leidos-CIO security tools.
  • Drive necessary security changes through steering groups and control (review) boards to meet Risk Management milestones.
  • Provide guidance and engage the program lab team to implement secure software and hardware processes, apply government security standards, and commercial best security practices.
  • Resolves highly complex security problems by applying technical knowledge, conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation of requirements.
  • Communicate with Leidos and NGA leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of significant importance to the organization/project.
  • Apply in-depth understanding of information security technical principles, theories, concepts, and their application across a range of programs.
  • Develop and maintain security documentation per NGA/IC/DoD-DISA/NIST/Industry standards and policies.
  • Initiate and coordinate all Assessment and Authorization (A&A) and renewal activities working with the NGA Designated Authorization Officials (DAO or DAOR).
  • Address any Information Assurance or Cybersecurity notices, orders, tasking, or directives as required following the NGA operations vulnerability and patch management processes.
  • Measure effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture and Zero Trust policy implementations against known vulnerabilities.
  • Perform security audits and assessments, including creating, tracking, and assisting in remediation of Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).
  • Coordinate with System Administrators and others to remediate all vulnerabilities and report results.
  • Track open vulnerabilities and obtain and document approvals while managing POA&M status.
  • Update Security CONOPS and Information Technology Disaster Recovery (ITDR) plans for each Security Plan.
  • Manage security profiles and implementation for systems and services scheduled for Assessment and Authorization (A&A).
Requirements
  • US citizenship is required per contract.
  • Currently possess an active TS-SCI clearance with ability to obtain a Polygraph.
  • BS degree and 8 to 12 years of prior relevant experience to operate within the scope of responsibilities.
  • NGA experience desired.
  • Experience that demonstrates an understanding and application of the ICD-503 and NIST risk management framework.
  • Experience desired with the following systems/platforms/tools: XACTA; XACTA 360 (preferred); HBSS; ACAS; Nessus, SPLUNK.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Has 3+ years of experience operating, analyzing, and resolving vulnerability scan results using tools such as Nessus, Tenable Security Center, or a comparable commercial or GOTs product.
  • Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification or ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification.
  • Intelligence Community experience preferred.


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