Lead Cyber Intelligence

Job Title: Lead, Cyber Intelligence (ISSM/ISSO) 

Job Code:  47560

Job Location:  Colorado Springs, CO

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off 

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking an Information Systems Security Manager / Information Systems Security Officer (ISSM/ISSO) to lead cybersecurity compliance and perform day-to-day security oversight for assigned information systems.

This combined role integrates the ISSM’s program leadership and governance responsibilities with the ISSO’s hands-on implementation, documentation, and continuous monitoring responsibilities.

This position is located in Colorado Springs, CO: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/colorado

Essential Functions:

• Developing, implement, and oversee cybersecurity or information assurance programs, including policies, procedures, and compliance activities.
• Conduct risk assessment, manage security controls, and ensure compliance with frameworks or regulations such as NIST, RMF, ISO 27001, or government security requirements.
• Lead or support incident response, vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, and coordination with technical teams to resolve security issues.
• Manage teams, advise leadership, and work across IT, engineering, compliance, and operations to enforce security requirements and support mission or business objectives.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• DoD 8570 IAM III certification (e.g. CISSP or CISM).
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Direct technology experience with ACAS, Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, Kubernetes, RHEL, and Splunk.
• Experience with cloud-based architecture and deployments, specifically AWS and OpenStack based. 
• Experience managing the cybersecurity and information assurance posture of classified DoD systems across the full system lifecycle
• Working knowledge of DoD, federal, and contractual cybersecurity requirements, including RMF, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, CNSSI, and related security controls
• Experience leading system authorization and accreditation efforts with Authorizing Officials, ISSOs, ISSMs, system owners, engineers, and program managers
• Experience implementing and validating security controls for classified and unclassified systems, networks, and enclaves
• Experience supporting continuous monitoring activities to maintain authorization readiness
• Experience interfacing with government customers, auditors, program leadership, security control assessors, and corporate cybersecurity organizations
• Experience supporting security inspections, audits, self-assessments, and customer reviews

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado is $110,500 - $205,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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