Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

The Marlin Alliance Inc. is seeking an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to support a Philadelphia-area Department of Defense (DoD) client. Salary is commensurate with experience. *** Position is onsite in the greater Philadelphia PA area. Local candidates only please.

Established in 2002 The Marlin Alliance is seeking to hire highly skilled individuals to support mission critical projects within the Navy. We are looking for motivated individuals to lead and support digital transformation data science and analytics and automation projects for variety of Navy clients. Individuals must be able to function in a fast-paced work environment and able to adapt quickly to rapidly changing requirements and technologies. Using your comprehensive knowledge of various technologies you will design develop and implement solutions to support Navy mission owners in their digital transformation journey.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Configure vulnerability scanning tools and conduct scanning activities
• Recommend prioritization of remediation efforts; correlate vulnerabilities
• Conduct technical vulnerability assessments and recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures
• Analyze vulnerability remediation efforts and identify gaps and/or failures
• Assist with patching activities related to automated failures
• Implement automated risk assessments and scoring capabilities
• Analyze threat information and assess potential systems impact
• Prepare and distribute technical vulnerability analyses
• Identify and recommend IT security implications of new technologies
• Monitor IT security tools and perform event correlation across data sets; identify anomalies and recommend appropriate countermeasures
• Operate and test the installed suite of CDM sensors; document state of functions findings and any gaps that should be addressed
• Monitor system configuration settings to provide detection of non-compliance issues
• Install configure and maintain CDM dashboards
• Develop policies procedures guidance and instructional material
• Provide additional risk management duties/responsibilities to support the implementation of CDM initiatives and a comprehensive ISCM program

Qualifications (Education Experience Skills)

• Bachelors degree in computer science information technology communications systems management or an equivalent science technology engineering & mathematics (STEM) degree from an accredited college or university
• Six (6) years of experience coordinating and enacting required security changes within various levels of an organization ensuring compliance with published policies; conducting cybersecurity vulnerability and threat analysis; and support cyber incident-response by isolating potentially effected assets initial investigation and data collection through status updates/reporting.
• Candidate must hold a government Secret security clearance

Job Classification:
Associate II
$100000 - $160000

Disclaimer:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge skills or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at-will relationship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.