EA ISSO​/SCA

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration.

As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We have an exciting opportunity for a EA ISSO/ SCA Support to join the JETSII Contract!

The selected candidate for this role will perform Information System Security Officer (ISSO) functions and duties as called out in the RISCS Operation Guide and all the NASA IT Security Handbooks.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) performing the following:

• Serve as the IT security person on the division’s Computer Labs Configuration Control Board or participate in the CCB-like approval flow where applicable
• Create, coordinate/ensure implementation, regularly review, update, and close (by the assigned date) all Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms)
  Monitor scheduled deliverables against established plans
• Ensure findings in the SAR are addressed and closed through remediation or risk acceptance
• Security coordinator for all labs, and all IT equipment in the Division
• Review all IT Security documentation and update as required
• Coordinate the maintenance of contingency plans, and initiate contingency plan self-testing and training
• IT Security Incident participation/coordination, including for lost/missing/stolen items
• Initiate Division SOC incident tickets where appropriate
• Ensure the Asset Inventory Management system is kept accurate and complete
• Perform/participate in Security Impact Analyses as necessary, including ad hoc assessments for IT procurements
• Update and maintain the RISCS system for the organizations’ systems. Maintain frequent communication with the appropriate Information ISOs and offices/divisions to ensure awareness of all IT Security related activities and issues
• Support all OCSO data and information requests in a timely and thorough manner. Including fully participating in weekly ISSO tag-ups.
• Achieve ATO for Divisions
• Apprise ISOs regarding IT Security issues and Division status
• Communicate IT Security Incidents, including SOC incidents, immediately to Division ISOs
• Communicate to Division users any planned or unplanned IT outages due to IT Security activities, IT Security policy additions or changes, or required IT Security related user actions
• Generate ISAs as required
• Identify and resolve Antiquated IT Systems (AIS)
• Coordinate remediation of scanned vulnerabilities
• Coordinate security assessments to include in-briefs, tours, interviews, system testing, and out-briefs
• Support Agency, Center, and Directorate data calls and actions
• Perform other duties as required

_This position has been posted at multiple levels.

Depending on the candidate’s experince, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised._

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a related area and normally possess 10 years of experience in the field or in a related area.

In addition to exciting career opportunities, we also ave:

• Excellent personal and professional career growth
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
• Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)
• Much, much more!

For more information on our partnership with NASA at Johnson Space Center (JSC), please visit

• Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.
• Must be acomplite a U.S. government background investigation.
• Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which the position is advertised.