Information Systems Security Manager - Basic (ISSM-Basic)

Job Descriptions:

Aviation & Missile Solutions, LLC. (AMS) is seeking a talented Information Systems Security Manager to join our diverse team, in Huntsville, AL., to create unique solutions for complex problems. AMS provides responsive, cost-effective engineering and scientific solutions ranging from air and missile defense technologies, command and control, radar systems, seekers, modeling & simulation, and prototype hardware development and testing.

Position Description:

The candidate will be supporting a Cyber Compliance Team providing ISSM-Basic support for tactical systems. The person will be a key member of a team performing Hardware and Software Cybersecurity analysis along with key functions supporting the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for data processing, test, and tactical systems. Candidate must be able to prioritize competing requirements for time and resources and be able to adjudicate resource requirements based on understanding of Government customer and mission needs.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide accurate technical evaluations of the equipment, software applications, full systems, or network and documenting the security posture, capabilities, and vulnerabilities against applicable NIST controls.

• Selecting and assessing security controls, timely completion of accreditation packages, formulating and implementing mitigations and maintaining the security posture of systems.

• Must have experience with eMASS and initiating, updating, and maintaining RMF packages.

• Identify, assess, make risk mitigation recommendations, and document system security threats/risks throughout a system’s lifecycle; validate system security requirements; formulate and maintain documentation and system certification and accreditation activities (planning, testing, assessing and coordinating).

• Ability to work with system developer to update, maintain, and track RMF and POA&M documentation.

• Documenting preliminary or residual security risks for system operation and manage and approve Authorization Packages.

• Monitoring and evaluating a system's compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) security, resilience, and dependability requirements including performing validation steps, comparing actual results with expected results, and analyzing the differences to identify impacts and risks at the software application, system, and network levels.

Work with teams to provide solutions and to ensure continued functionality of systems within DoD RMF Framework.

Required Experience:

Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizen

• Must possess and maintain a US Secret security clearance. Top Secret, SCI eligible, security clearance is a plus.

Required Skills / Experience:

• Meet DoDD 8140 ISSM-Basic certification, education, and experience compliance.

• Associates degree (Engineering, IT or Cyber-related field)

• Experience with implementing and evaluating DoD STIG requirements, NIST RMF, IAVMs and Cybersecurity assessment tools (ACAS, Nessus, SCC, STIG Viewer)

• Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process and NIST security controls

• Knowledge of information system architecture and standards as they apply to cyber security

• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-160, Systems Security Engineering

Preferred Skills / Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering, IT or Cyber-related field)

• Strong desire to contribute to overall team success

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Keyword: Information Systems Security Manager - Basic (ISSM-Basic)

From: Aviation & Missile Solutions