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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In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and for all other states is:
$150,000.00 - $170,000.00
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: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
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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Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Maxar Intelligence is a leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights. Operating the most advanced commercial Earth observation constellation on orbit, we use the power of very high-resolution satellite imagery—including from our partners—and software technology to deliver mission success on Earth and in space.
We continue to invest in our industry-leading Earth imaging constellation to provide secure, near real-time access to the highest-resolution commercial satellite imagery. Our exquisite imagery archive includes 20+ years of data, and we’re also integrating third-party remote sensing datasets to complement our foundation. To create the future, we’re using petabytes of data, new software and AI/ML technologies to develop products and solutions that can deliver faster, more actionable insights in 2D and 3D and unlock the potential of a multi-sensor world.
Our secure, AI-powered products and services give our customers a strategic advantage, delivering ground truth in near real-time to keep nations safe, improve navigation, protect our planet, speed up disaster response and more.
Why Work With Us
Maxar Intelligence is a place for problem solvers, changemakers and go-getters—where people are working together to deliver on an ambitious vision for the geospatial industry to transform the way our customers see the world, and in doing so, see themselves differently.
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