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Information Systems Security Officer

Steampunk
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Jul 22, 2026

Qualifications  

  • Master's Degree and 3 years of cybersecurity and FISMA experience; OR 

    • Bachelor’s Degree in a non-IT field with a total of four (4) years of cybersecurity experience, including FISMA experience; 

    • No degree with a total of 8 years of cybersecurity experience, including FISMA experience. 

  • One of the following certifications (may be obtained within six (6) months of hire): 

    • Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) 

    • CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) 

    • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) 

    • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) 

    • Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) 

    • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) 

  • Knowledge and experience with the implementation of the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 family of publications (800-53 rev 4/5), particularly those associated with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) 

  • Experience with evaluating system, network, or infrastructure security controls against requirements such as FISMA, FIPS, and NIST guidelines 

  • Knowledge and experience with vulnerability scanning, assessment, and analysis 

  • Knowledge and experience with operating system (Windows and/or Linux) and networking (i.e., Local Area Networks [LAN] and Wide Area Networks [WAN]) 

  • Knowledge and experience with information security and assurance principles (e.g., Defense-in-depth) and associated supporting technologies 

  • Knowledge and experience with application security, database security, and operating system security 

  • Ability to assess and weigh current and evolving security threats in an operational environment 

  • Ability to apply basic knowledge of information assurance concepts, practices, and procedures 

  • Ability to interview system stakeholders to properly document security controls 

  • Participated in independent and self-assessments 

  • Ability to perform ISSO duties to at least one system 

Preferred Skills 

  • Current experience providing ISSO support to DHS 

  • Knowledge of DHS Information Security Policy Directives and Handbooks is preferred 

  • Familiarity with Jira and Confluence 

 

Job ID

7432

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