- Two (2) years of cybersecurity experience is required, including one (1) year of FISMA-related experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master's Degree in related IT field, or
- Bachelor’s Degree in a non-IT field with a total of four (4) years of cybersecurity experience, including three (3) years of FISMA experience;
- No degree with a total of six (6) years of cybersecurity experience, including five (5) years of 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
- Current experience providing ISSO support
- Knowledge of DHS Information Security Policy Directives and Handbooks
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence
Job ID
7507|afccd888-a891-4839-ab4c-9a087e302b1d
Security Clearance
Public Trust
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