Information Systems Security Professional (ISSP)

Quick Facts

• Role: Information Systems Security Professional (ISSP) / Information Technology Specialist (InfoSec)

• Focus: Information assurance oversight and cybersecurity RMF activities at cleared contractor sites

• Work: Assigned region; full-time (overtime occasionally)

Description

You will serve as an ISSP within your assigned region, providing security oversight for cleared contractor information systems under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP). You will perform cybersecurity activities such as RMF-based assess-and-authorize work, evaluate and validate security plans and controls, and recommend authorization risk decisions. You will also communicate NISP and RMF implementation guidance and security information to industry security professionals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct security control assessments and perform assess-and-authorize activities using RMF

• Provide security oversight of cleared contractor systems within NISP

• Analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate security plans and security controls; provide authorization risk recommendations

• Document security assessments and advise/assist for assigned information systems

• Interface with industry security professionals to assess implemented controls

• Recommend security control requirements, configurations for information systems/networks, and risk mitigation strategies

• Serve as a spokesperson at meetings to convey NISP and RMF implementation guidance and cybersecurity information

Requirements

• US citizen

• Must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in the announcement

• Certified within six months of appointment date (if not already certified) per DoD 8570.01-M for IAM Level III and IAT Level II

• Selective Service registration for eligible males born after 12/31/1959

• Pass drug testing (initial and random thereafter)

• Ability to operate a passenger-type motor vehicle

• May be subject to random counterintelligence-scope polygraph examinations

• Specialized experience equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to GS/GG-12

Benefits

A comprehensive U.S. government benefits package is available; eligibility depends on the position type.