Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA VA Falls Church - 3170 Fairview Park Drive (VAC466)
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ175034

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Job Family:
Cyber Security

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Continuous Monitoring, Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS), NIST Standards, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), RMF
Certifications:
CompTIA - Security+ - CompTIA
Experience:
6 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Guard Enterprise Cyber Operations Support (GECOS) - Sr. Information System Security Officer (ISSO): THIS POSITION ALLOWS FOR UP TO 2 DAYS REMOTE WORK A WEEK.

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day.

GDIT has an opening for a Sr. ISSO position supporting the Army National Guard (ARNG) in Falls Church, VA. This is an IT Service Management contract in support of the operation, modernization, expansion, and further evolution of the ARNG's global Information Technology (IT) services including networking, compute, storage, infrastructure, applications, hosting, and program management services.

The GECOS program supports the ARNG enterprise IT infrastructure, its Wide Area Network (WAN), authentication and directory services, cybersecurity, application hosting, and associated services. GECOS uses ITIL best practices framework as the basis for IT Service Management (ITSM) model.

How the Sr. ISSO will make an impact:

• Validate security controls and documents in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) eMASS package, to include: the SSP, SAR, PIA, Categorization Form, Implementation Plan, Network Topology, HW/SW Listing, and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Direct Accreditation and Recertification activities for multiple EMASS ATO records networks and assist Service Owners with managing schedule to completion (ATO)
• Interfaces with client to understand their security needs and oversees the development and implementation of procedures to accommodate them.
• Maintain up-to-date statuses on all assigned systems and communicate status to the Government leads.
• Develop and maintain security plans and security testing plans.
• Be responsible and accountable for all task and reporting deadlines.
• Continuously improve risk models; metrics; reports; processes; and activities
• Produce actionable; risk-based reports on security assessment results.
• Manage, train, and mentor more junior team members.
• Create and maintain cybersecurity policies and standards.
• Ensure that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies, and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards.
• Correspond with Government customer and system administrators to communicate any unacceptable risks identified and correct deficient RMF POA&M to meet Army and DoD standards.
• Maintain complete records of communications, submit written status reports as required, perform peer-review as directed, and attend weekly meetings.
• Coordinate with the Security Control Assessor (SCA) to perform analysis of the overall risk level the system poses to enterprise networks and data.
• Assist with vulnerability remediation when necessary
• Ensure that the user community understands and adheres to necessary procedures to maintain security.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Provides guidance in the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures and other similar documentation.
• Upload vulnerability scans conducted on networks; systems and applications utilizing ACAS into eMASS.
• Conducts reviews of ATCTS privilege users against 8140 requirements ensuring security of information systems assets and the protection of systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.

What you'll need to be successful:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work experience.
• Meet DoD 8570 IAM I certification requirements (CCNA-SecurityCySA+ **GICSPGSECSecurity+, CECNDSSCP, CAPCNDCloud+, GSLCSecurity+ CEHCISPP, Comp TIA Security+ CE, Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of information security management experience; preferably in the DoD environments
• Experience managing vulnerability mitigation and information security process in an enterprise environment
• Experience with RMF process and POA&M tracking and resolution.
• Experience with NIST publications, DoD 8500 series, AR 25-2, AR 380-5, AR 380-40, FIPS.
• Experience with the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS).
• DoD ISSO experience a must
• DoD Secret Required

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of Windows client/server; VMWare; networking; VTC/ VoIP; web/application servers; databases; and network architectures
• Ability to learn complex computing environments quickly; memorization skills desired
• Ability to produce and disseminate reports for vulnerability assessments and compliance reporting

• Location: On Customer Site with up to 2 days telework. Requires on-site support up to 45 days, if performance is good, telework can be considered part time, but no more than 2 day a week. Could change to full time on site on direction by management or government.

The likely salary range for this position is $116,979 - $155,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA VA Falls Church

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

PI240745706

Back To Search Results GDIT supports and secures some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country.