Job Title: Specialist, Cyber Intelligence - ISSO

Job Code: 41888

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 Reg: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Join the frontline of cyber defense supporting classified government networks as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO). In this role, you will help safeguard mission-critical systems by supporting Assessment & Authorization activities, continuous monitoring, system hardening, configuration management, and security compliance under RMF, ICD 503, and NISPOM guidance. You will also investigate security incidents, identify and remediate control gaps, maintain a strong security posture across assigned systems, and deliver security training that strengthens awareness and resilience across the organization.

Essential Functions:

Maintain Assessment & Authorization (A&A) documentation of assigned systems
Perform security control assessments and execute Continuous Monitoring Plans
Work with IT and system administration organizations to develop device and system hardening guides following DISA STIGs and NIST guidelines
Responsible for the tracking and resolution of POA&Ms
Manage the incident response process for areas of responsibility
Develop new concepts, standards, and training material which make significant and impactful improvements to processes, systems, solutions, or products
Lead inventory and asset management discovery and tracking activities
Work with site leadership to improve the security posture of systems and the facility

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with Polygraph

Preferred Additional Skills:

Active full scope polygraph
Willingness to submit to a full scope polygraph investigation (current polygraph preferred)
DoD 8140.03 certification
Minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience to include experience with networking equipment; experience interpreting vulnerability scanning results; experience reviewing workstation, server, firewall, & IPS logs; experience with SIEM tools
Experience as an ISSO managing cybersecurity on classified systems under multiple agencies’ JSIG, NISPOM Ch8, ICD 503, and/or NIST 800-53 implementations
Experience developing, managing, and providing evidence to close POA&Ms associated with the A&A and project management processes
Experience with workstation and server operating systems, including but not limited to Microsoft and Linux offerings
Flexibility to adjust to chaning requirements, schedules, and priorities
Able to socialize ideas, make recommendations, and gain team consensus
Excellent time management and task prioritizatoin skills
Exceptional verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills, customer relationship building skills, analytical skills, and ability to lead/mentor teammates.
High level of personal motivation and initiative to learn and acquire new skills

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