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Information System Security Officer; ISSO

Job in White Sands, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Listing for: Kratos Unmanned Systems
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-15
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Information Security, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 135000 USD Yearly USD 90000.00 135000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Information System Security Officer (ISSO)
Location: White Sands

5-D Systems, Inc. a KRATOS company, is seeking a highly motivated candidate to fill an ISSO position  WSMR ISSO will support an Army Project Office providing ISSO support to an Army Test Team. The ISSO will be a key member of a team performing Hardware and Software Cybersecurity analysis along with key functions supporting the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for data processing, test, and tactical systems.

Duties
  • Provide accurate technical evaluations of the equipment, software applications, full systems, or network and documenting the security posture, capabilities, and vulnerabilities against applicable NIST controls.
  • Selecting and assessing security controls, timely completion of accreditation packages, formulating and implementing mitigations and maintaining the security posture of systems.
  • Must have experience with eMASS and initiating, updating, and maintaining RMF packages.
  • Identify, assess, make risk mitigation recommendations, and document system security threats/risks throughout a system's lifecycle; validate system security requirements; formulate and maintain documentation and system certification and accreditation activities (planning, testing, assessing and coordinating).
  • Ability to work with system developer to update, maintain, and track RMF and POA&M documentation.
  • Documenting preliminary or residual security risks for system operation and manage and approve Authorization Packages.
  • Monitoring and evaluating a system’s compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) security, resilience, and dependability requirements including performing validation steps, comparing actual results with expected results, and analyzing the differences to identify impacts and risks at the software application, system, and network levels.
  • Work with teams to provide solutions and to ensure continued functionality of systems within DoD RMF Framework.
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree (engineering or another technical discipline) with 3+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Domain or Non-Degree with 8+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Domain
  • Experience with implementing and evaluating DoD STIG requirements, NIST RMF, IAVMs and Cybersecurity assessment tools (ACAS, Nessus, SCC, STIG Viewer)
  • Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process and NIST security controls
  • Knowledge of information system architecture and standards as they apply to cyber security
  • Knowledge of NIST SP 800-160, Systems Security Engineering
  • Minimum 8570 IAM I Certification (i.e. CAP, GSLC, Sec+ CE, etc.)
  • US Citizen
  • Active Secret Clearance or eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance
Other Qualifications
  • Ability to travel occasionally for work duties
  • Candidate must be a resident of White Sands, New Mexico or be willing to relocate to the White Sands, New Mexico area
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