ISSO Specialist
 Equiliem | |
 United States, Massachusetts, Lexington | |
 Nov 27, 2024 | |
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* Assist and Support necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure that system security configuration guidelines are followed, compliance monitoring occurs).
* Continuously validate the organization against policies/guidelines/procedures/regulations/laws to ensure compliance. * Ensure that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc. * Promote awareness of security issues among management and ensure sound security principles are reflected in the organization's vision and goals. * Track audit findings and recommendations to ensure that appropriate mitigation actions are taken. * Recommend resource allocations required to securely operate and maintain an organization's cybersecurity requirements. * Provide technical documents, incident reports, findings from computer examinations, summaries, and other situational awareness information to key stake holders. Recognize a possible security violation and take appropriate action to report the incident, as required. * Assist the Program Managers and the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) in the development and maintenance of System Security Plans (SSP) and associated artifacts such as the Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M), Risk Assessment Report, and Continuous Monitoring Strategy. * Ensure systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with organization security policies and procedures. * Conduct network, system, and application vulnerability scanning, configuration assessment, and remediation. * Lead and align information technology (IT) security priorities with the security strategy. * Prepare for and participate in periodic organization compliance assessments. Interpret patterns of noncompliance to determine their impact on levels of risk and/or overall effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity program. Education and Certifications: -BS degree is preferred but not required -Security Plus is the minimum 8570 certification requirement. -A TS clearance with SCI eligibility is required. Candidate may be required to pass a CI polygraph. -Interview process will consist of a phone screen followed by an extensive zoom interview with the team members. #CJ | |