About the role
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Overview:
Job Title: Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO)
Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain Tier 4 High-Risk Public Trust
Location: Washington, D.C.
(Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.)
Description:
C3EL is seeking a Senior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to provide on-site cybersecurity and Risk Management Framework (RMF) sustainment support in Washington, D.C., for a new contract. This role will serve as Operational Specialist for Splunk, ServiceNow, ConMon, vulnerability management, POA&M, and incident and change coordination, as well as being workstream lead and secondary backup for Lead ISSO duties.
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: • Provide on-site cybersecurity and RMF sustainment support. • Maintain traceability between ServiceNow remediation tickets and CSAM POA&M records. • Analyze findings, validate false positives, and prioritize remediation using CVSS, CISA KEV, exposure, exploitability, and mission impact. • Support notification, triage, CSAM context retrieval, Splunk verification, SitReps, RCA, corrective actions, and post-incident updates. • Support CAB/CCB/ERB reviews, security impact analysis, artifact updates, and post-change verification. • Track audit, penetration-test, and assessment findings through corrective action and evidence-supported closure. • Maintain incident-response plans and support tabletop or functional exercises. • Produce accurate, concise, and audit-ready Government cybersecurity documentation. • Support team coverage from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET (M-F) and participate in after-hours incident coverage as needed.
Minimum Qualifications: • U.S. Citizenship. • Eligibility to obtain a Tier 4 High-Risk Public Trust. • Minimum seven (7) years of cybersecurity. • Minimum five (5) years in federal ISSO, ConMon, vulnerability, security operations, or compliance work. • Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-37, 800-53, 800-53B, FIPS 199, FISMA, and applicable CISA/OMB guidance. • Familiarity with GRC, ITSM, SIEM, scanner, identity, endpoint, and cloud-security platforms. • Direct experience with Splunk searches, dashboards, ingestion verification, log coverage, and incident timeline support. • Direct experience with ServiceNow incidents, problems, changes, remediation tickets, and reporting. • Direct experience with Tenable Nessus, Qualys, ACAS, or comparable Government-approved scanners. • Experience with Defender, Intune, BigFix, or equivalent endpoint and configuration platforms.
Preferred Qualifications: • At least one current cybersecurity certification such as CISSP, CGRC, CISM, CRISC, Security+, SecurityX, CCSP, or GIAC.
Education: • Associate’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field. (Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.)
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