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Maxar is seeking an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to join our team in Reston, VA.

Life with Us:

Project:  We're supporting a well-established customer that works on a critical and high-visibility mission. The team is tremendously talented and we need to add a seasoned ISSO with a strong foundation in US Government IT experience to work on the growing number of customer requirements. Previous experience working on-site to support the DoD and the intelligence community is highly desirable. 

Career:  We’re very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has some amazing resources at its disposal specifically for this purpose. You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress.   

 
Day-to-Day with your Colleagues: 

• Coordinate with team’s ISSEs and/or Tech Leads to implement technical solutions during development. 

• Coordinate and lead office ATO processes acting as primary point of contact for customer and stakeholder engagements.

• Prepare and maintain information systems Accreditation and Authorization (A&A) packages (BoE - ConOps/Customer Test Plan, SSPs SCTM).

Minimum Requirements:   

• Must be a US citizen and have an active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph. 

• Bachelor’s degree (4 additional years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree). 

• Ability to communicate highly technical analyses at a level comprehensible to laymen and senior-level government representatives. 

• Expert knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

• Experience with utilizing compliance tools to track assessment and authorization activities (e.g. Xacta 360, Risk Vision, RSA Archer). 

• Experience with Linux (Red Hat). 

• Working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and associative standards and guidelines. 

• Comptia Security +.

• DoD 8570 certification. 

Desired Requirements:    

• Experience working within various system networks and classification levels. 

• Advanced degree in a technical discipline. 

• Experience working on-site at a government customer location.  

• Experience working in DOD/IC.  

• Experience with developing and maintaining configuration control documentation. 

• Experience implementing services to intelligence community standards like ICD 503, NIST Risk Management Framework, and cloud technologies.   

• CISSP Certification.

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The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area is:

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at:  

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

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