Junior ISSO
- Full-time
- Clearance Required: US Citizen
Company Description
A Sea of Choices – One Solution
There are almost as many Cybersecurity firms as there are organizations in need of their guidance. The big names boast decades of experience and a global reputation; the smaller names promise personalized work experience with lean operations.
We know there are a lot of firms vying for you. So why choose MindPoint Group?
MindPoint Group – The Cybersecurity Security Job You’ve Been Looking For
At MindPoint Group, we specialize in one thing: Cybersecurity. In fact, our singular focus and reputation as cybersecurity specialists have earned us roles as trusted advisors to key government decision-makers where we help shape Cybersecurity policy, engineer innovative security solutions, and support security operations.
At MindPoint Group, we hire only the most driven, most qualified Cybersecurity professionals, and we equip them with the tools and resources they need to deliver success. We are profoundly invested in selecting the right people to join our team and are equally driven to retain them for the long term. And so, when we find the right fit, we make it work. We offer challenging, growth-oriented assignments. Our collaborative culture unites our staff. And we reward employees with a competitive and exceptional benefits package.
Company Mission
MindPoint Group is deeply committed to our mission to become a trusted partner by consistently delivering proven, on point services to our clients. We strive to provide an organizational culture that fosters innovation, technical excellence, dedication to repeatable processes, and attention to detail. We believe that by empowering our employees to excel and providing them with the means to do so, MindPoint Group will consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.
Job Description
MindPoint Group is seeking a motived Junior ISSO who will take on the following duties.
Position Description:
- Develop and update security authorization packages in accordance with the client’s requirement and compliant with NIST. Core documents that the candidate will be responsible for are the System Security Plan, Risk Assessment Report, Security Assessment Report, Contingency Plan, Plan of Actions and Milestones, Configuration Management Plan, etc.
- Develop and maintain the Plan of Action and Milestones and support remediation activities.
- Develop and maintain the Vulnerability Management reports.
- Maintaining an inventory of hardware and software for the information system.
- Develop, coordinate, test and train on Contingency Plans and Incident Response Plans.
- Perform risk analyses to determine cost-effective and essential safeguards.
- Support Incident Response and Contingency activities.
- Able to perform security control assessment in using NIST 800-53A guidance.
- Conduct Independent scans of the application, network, and database (where required).
Functional Responsibilities:
- Federal Government Information Assurance policies and regulations to include OMB requirements, and NIST 800 series.
- FIPS 140, 199, 200, 201; NIST SP 800-18, 37 Revision 1, 39, 53 Revisions 3 and 4, 53A Revision 1, 60 Volumes 1 and 2, 800-64 Revision 2, 137, 144, 147.
- Networks, network protocols, routers, and switches and how they interact with automated vulnerability assessment tools, open source vulnerability assessment tools and techniques used for evaluating security controls on Windows, Linux, and Unix operating systems, networking devices, databases and web servers.
- Vulnerability and risk assessment process
- Unix/Linux and Windows
Qualifications
- Minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience in functional responsibility
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
- Understanding and knowledge of FISMA and SA&A process
- Experience with vulnerability assessment management and tools
- Understanding and experience a compliance tool
Additional Information
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines
- Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled