Senior Information System Security Officer; Fisma, NIST, CMS Mars-E, HIPAA​/ISACA Certification

Trigyn’s direct government client has a long‑term contract assignment for Senior Information System Security Officer in Columbia, SC. The particulars of the position are as follows.

Description:

The Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) will be responsible for leading Security, Risk, and Compliance activities in support of new and ongoing Cybersecurity efforts.

The Senior ISSO will direct the establishment, implementation, and/or enhancement of Information Systems Security and Compliance efforts based on Federal, State, and agency policy/standards, in accordance with Regulatory Guidance such as FISMA, NIST, CMS MARS‑E, HIPAA, etc.) under the direction. The Senior ISSO must be a strong oral and written communicator, eager to interact with staff, multiple business units, stakeholders and vendors.

Leadership experience with CMS MARS‑E, ARC‑AMPE, or other FISMA Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliant programs is strongly desired and will be given the highest weight. Experience should include well documented success in the development and maintenance of System Security Plans (SSPs), Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), Interconnection Security Agreements (ISAs), Computer Matching Agreements (CMAs), and related interviews and audit/assessment activities to complete and verify these and other RMF/Assessment and Authorization (A&A) tasks and artifacts.

• Experience with development and integration of RMF/A&A tasks and artifacts in RMF type roles such as ISSO, Information Security Architect, Security Control Assessor, etc., into the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is ideal.
• Experience in security as related to Cloud services and vendor management is considered desirable for this position.

Hands‑on experience with any or all the following technologies would be considered a desirable for this position:

• Archer (eGRC)
• Enterprise No
  
  SQL Database
• IBM System 390/zSeries
• Linux and Windows servers
• Network Firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Switching and Routing Infrastructure
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions
• Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions

• Perform detailed architectural reviews and risk analysis of security related requests in order to make sound decision‑making recommendations, such as Network Design and Information Flow, System and Data Access Models, Review Firewall Rule Requests (Ports, Protocols, and Services), Baseline Configuration Management Deviation Requests, Vulnerability Management.
• Champion the design, development, implementation, and/or ongoing maturation of security and compliance efforts.
• Audit and assess internal agency systems as well as business partner/service provider information system security controls.
• Utilize Microsoft Office software suite, System Center Service Manager (Ticketing system), Archer eGRC system, Bizagi, Atlassian and other products to document and report on information gathered during Audit and Assessment activities or other OCS efforts.
• Perform security and compliance reviews of Contracts, Business Associate Agreements, Data Usage/Sharing Agreements, and other types of documents and artifacts.
• Serve as primary point of contact for third‑party audits and/or assessments of agency and business partner systems.
• Collaborate with agency leadership, business partners, and other parties/ stakeholders to provide recommendations for security and compliance risk mitigation efforts.

• Must have a strong working knowledge of FISMA, NIST, CMS MARS‑E and HIPAA Security and Privacy.
• 5 years of experience in IT working with and/or auditing IBM System 390/zSeries, Windows, Linux, Databases (Relational and Non‑Relational), Networking Infrastructure, and Web‑based Applications.
• Prior experience working within a FISMA compliant program.
• Prior experience in working with any eGRC systems.
• Prior Health Information Technology experience.
• ISC(2), ISACA, SANS GIAC and/or other Information Security Certification is required.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Ability to collaborate and coordinate with multiple teams and vendors.
• Ability to…