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Job Description:

Aquila Technology is seeking a ISSO Specialist to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations. The ISSO Specialist will be responsible for working with a team of ISSO Specialist that will support a critical cyber security team.

Job Responsibility:

  • Assist and Support necessary compliance activities
  • 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
  • Promote awareness of security issues among management
  • Track audit findings and recommendations
  • 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
  • Assist the Program Managers and the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) in the development and maintenance of System Security Plans (SSP) and associated artifacts
  • 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

Requirements:

  • Must be a U.S Citizen- Authorized to Work in the US
  • Must be able to obtain an Active Top Secret/SCI eligibility Clearance (Green Cards / Visas DO NOT qualify)
  • Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance
  • Must be within 100 miles from Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Certification: Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security)
  • 4 years – System Auditing
  • 4 years – Regulatory & Compliance
  • 4 years – Government Policy/Regulations
  • 4 years – STIGs/SCAP
  • 4 years – Assessing Security Controls (CS105.16)
  • 4 years – Assessment and Authorization
  • 4 years – Authorizing Systems (CS106.16)
  • 4 years – Categorization of the System (CS102.16)
  • 4 years – Continuous Monitoring (CS200.16)
  • 4 years – Implementation of Controls (CS104.16)
  • 4 years – Monitoring Security Controls (CS107.16)
  • 4 years – NIST 800-53
  • 4 years – NIST SP 800-37
  • 4 years – Risk Management Framework (RMF)
  • 4 years – Selecting Security Controls (CS103.16)

Nice to have:

  • Security Plus is the minimum 8570 certification requirement
  • HBSS
  • NIST 800-171
  • BS degree is preferred but not required
What we offer:
  • PTO – 15 days (vacation/sick)
  • 10 paid holidays – 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) – 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
  • 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
  • 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
  • Tuition & Training Reimbursement – 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
  • 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting
  • Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%
  • Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses
  • Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 06, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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