Enterprise - Information Systems Security Officer - Splunk, SRTM, NIST Annapolis Junction, MD MD - FAS

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience is $185,000 - $230,000.

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving
, open communication
, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas.

Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

We are seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) who provides support for a program, organization, system or enclave’s information assurance program. Provides support for proposing, coordinating, implementing and enforcing information systems security policies, standards and methodologies. Maintains operational security posture for an information system or program to ensure information systems security policies, standards and procedures are established and followed. Assists with the management of security aspects of the information system and performs day-to-day security operations of the system.

Evaluate security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information. Performs vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support certification and accreditation. Provides configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware and firmware. Manages changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes. Prepares and reviews documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages and System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs).

Supports security authorization activities in compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework (NIST RMF).

• Supports information security
• Helps create and enforce security policies and procedures, manage daily security operations, and maintains the system’s security posture
• Assesses security risks and solutions for critical information, manages security settings for software, hardware, and firmware, and reviews the security impact of system changes
• Prepares and reviews required security documents, including SSPs, risk assessments, C&A packages, and SRTMs
• Supports system authorization under the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Uses Splunk to monitor security events, analyze logs, and support incident response

A current Top-Secret/SCIwith polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional experience as an ISSO may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Required skills:

• Five (5) years experience as an ISSO on programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Experience is to include at least one (1) of the following areas:
• Knowledge of current security tools
• Hardware/software security implementation
• Communication protocols
• Encryption techniques/tools
• Splunk
• NIST RMF
• DoD 8570 compliance with IAT Level I or higher

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience is $185,000 - $230,000.

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