Information System Security Officer

Overview

Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $4.5B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

We are seeking a Information System Security Officer to join our team at China Lake. In this role, you will lead the implementation and enforcement of information system security policies while conducting critical vulnerability assessments using DoD tools like ACAS, DISA STIGs, and SCAP. You will also manage continuous monitoring, collaborate on Authority to Operate (ATO) documentation, and perform risk analyses to protect vital satellite communication infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information system security policies, standards and methodologies.
• Conducting vulnerability assessments using automated benchmarks and tools such as Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker. 
• Implementing operating systems and network devices security configuration in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) approved Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Performing security control continuous monitoring, reviewing system security plans and associated artifacts, security audits, risk analysis and developing mitigation strategies for DoD information systems.
• Identifying Common Criteria and National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) certified technologies and the DISA Approved Products List (APL).
• Preparing certification letters and Memoranda of Agreement (MoA) with system owners for interface and networking implementations.
• Providing guidance on cross-functional cybersecurity efforts, ensuring alignment with organizational and program goals and milestones. 
• Collaborating on documentation for Information System Authority to Operate (ATO) decisions, including SSPs, SOPs, POA&Ms, and Knowledge Articles. 
• Conducting comprehensive risk assessments and vulnerability analyses to identify and mitigate potential threats to satellite communication infrastructures.

Qualifications

Education / Certifications:

• CompTIA Security + is required
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related area of study is required.  In lieu of a bachelor's degree, candidates must have 5 years of information system security officer / cybersecurity engineering experience in addition to a DoD approved baseline certification (i.e. CompTIA SecurityX, Cloud+, CCSP, etc.) as defined by DoDD 8140-M.
• This position requires an active Top Secret Clearance.

Preferred Experience:

• 5 years of experience with Information Assurance/Cybersecurity (IA/CS).
• 5 years of experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) DODI 8510.01.
• Experience with security controls and implementation delineated in Committee of National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 1253 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53, and the Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG).
• Able to perform vulnerability assessments using Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker, incorporating automated benchmarks.
• Ability to implement operating systems and network device security configuration in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) approved Security Technical Implementation Guides.
• Experience with performing security control continuous monitoring, security audits, risk analysis and developing mitigation strategies for DoD information systems.
• Ability to identify Common Criteria and National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) certified technologies and the DISA Approved Products List (APL).

At V2X, we are deeply committed to both equal employment opportunity, including protection for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, and fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We ensure all individuals are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, recognizing the strength that comes from a workforce rich in diverse experiences, perspectives, and skills. This commitment, aligned with our core Vision and Values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, allows us to leverage differences, encourage innovation, and expand our success in the global marketplace, ultimately enabling us to best serve our clients. #LI-SL1