Information System Security Officer - ISSO

BlueHalo, an AV company, is seeking a highly motivated Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to provide comprehensive cybersecurity support to the Army's Search Track Acquire Radiate Eliminate (STARE) Product Office. This role supports STARE's cybersecurity project staff, engineers, and customers, ensuring the security of Army Air and Missile Defense sensor systems. The position is located at Redstone Arsenal, AL.

Key Responsibilities

• • ISSO Support: Serve as an ISSO, reporting to the Organizational-ISSM (O-ISSM), managing and administering cybersecurity for FMS systems and supporting other Authority to Operate (ATO) packages as needed. This requires a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles applied to tactical networks and systems.
  • Cybersecurity Program Management: Lead the assessment of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Coordinate, plan, analyze, develop, implement, and enhance cybersecurity programs, policies, procedures, and tools.
  • FMS Cybersecurity Lead: Serve as the FMS cybersecurity lead, ensuring dissemination and adherence to cybersecurity policies, procedures, guidance, and training requirements. Enforce DoD, Army, and Joint Chief of Staff cybersecurity standards and procedures throughout the system lifecycle. Assist in developing solutions to complex problems.
  • Administrative Support: Provide timely administrative management support to the STARE Product Office, responding to cybersecurity tasks and requests, and managing internal cybersecurity work tasks.
  • Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with Program/Project Management Offices, STARE program staff, Foreign Nationals, and external organizations to ensure effective communication, development, and deployment of cybersecurity technologies, products, and systems.
  • Meeting Support: Assist in preparing briefing materials, supporting engineering and development meetings, coordinating security testing events, and supporting teleconferences and video teleconferences. Provide other administrative support as directed.
  • Coordination: Coordinate regularly with staff performing similar functions within the Program Executive Office, Missiles and Space (PEO MS) STARE Product Office.
  • Foreign Partner Collaboration: Coordinate with foreign partners and industry to support STARE Product Office Foreign Military Sales (FMS 

Required Skills:

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree or 5+ years of related work experience.
• DoDI 8570 IAM Level I certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CAP, CND).

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in DoD information technology and cybersecurity practices.
• 3+ years of experience in Authorization & Accreditation (A&A) package management.
• 1+ year of independent experience in all six steps of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle.
• 1+ year of experience with Army cybersecurity processes and procedures.
• Familiarity with industry cybersecurity policies and procedures (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, 800-37).
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team to accomplish short-notice, high-priority tasks.
• Experience applying problem-solving techniques to complex government problems related to adapting enterprise solutions to tactical systems and devices.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity processes, procedures, regulations, and governance.
• Experience adapting traditional cybersecurity requirements to non-standard projects and solutions.
• 1+ year of experience using security vulnerability and scanning tools (e.g., ACAS, STIG Viewer, Evaluate_STIG, SCAP).
• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) Certification.
• Understanding of Foreign Military Sales cybersecurity requirements.
• DISA Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) Certification.

Clearance Requirements:

Selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.