Information System Security Site Lead

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This Information System Security Site Lead position is responsible for all cybersecurity efforts at the Carlsbad, CA facility supporting development, maintenance, and oversight of the assigned classified and/or unclassified systems. Typical responsibilities of the role may include but are not limited to:

• Developing and maintaining the site’s cybersecurity program for assigned systems.

• Ensuring all applicable cybersecurity policy, plans and procedures are followed.

• Ensuring required cybersecurity controls are implemented and validated, to include continuous monitoring actions for assigned systems.

• Developing and maintaining cybersecurity related plans, procedures and guidance.

• Maintaining DOD Emass account as the Responsible Officer; to include performing custodian duties.

• Monitoring and recognizing non-compliance, suspicious and anomalous activity (i.e., threats), and effectively reporting such activity and associated risks to the appropriate parties.

• Ensuring plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during monitoring activity, audits, inspections, etc. and implementing, or overseeing, required corrective actions.

• Conducting role-based cybersecurity training for assigned users.

• Creating, collecting and retaining data to meet reporting requirements.

• Monitoring and correlating data (e.g., logs, events, activity, etc.) from a variety of sources (e.g. Nessus Pro, Windows Event logs.) to identify and mitigate threats, vulnerabilities and non-compliance.

• Investigating, analyzing and responding to cyber events, incidents and non-compliance, to include trend analysis, assembling detailed written reports and briefing the appropriate parties.

• Identifying, implementing, and enforcing overall security requirements for the proper handling and storage of Government data and electronic media.

• Conducting self-inspections and preparing for customer inspections.

• Communicating and interacting professionally during the enforcement of security policy and procedures.

Basic Qualifications:

• MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN due to government security clearance requirement.

• Final Transferable Secret security clearance; last Periodic Reinvestigation must be within the last five (5) years or enrollment in Continuous Vetting program

• Experience executing Security Hardening on based on approved DISA STIGs and SRGs

• Experience with standard cyber security tools and applications (e.g., Nessus Pro)

• Proven technical expertise and knowledge

• Ability to build effective customer and partner relationships

Desired Skills:

• Prior experience as an ISSO, ISSM or related DoD Cyber Workforce Role

• Possess a valid certification that meets or exceeds DoD 8570.01-M IAM II requirements. (e.g., CASP+ CE, CISM, CISSP (or Assc), GSLC, CCISO, HCISPP

• Prior RMF (Risk Management Framework) experience.

• Proven knowledge of DCSA Assessment and Authorization Process Manual (DAAPM), Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG), or Risk Management Framework (RMF) as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively interface with numerous cognizant security agencies, customers and senior leadership

• Knowledge of other security disciplines and how they impact and interact with information system security

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

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