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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