Description
About the position
The Enterprise Cybersecurity (ECS) Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team is seeking an experienced Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to bridge the gap between high-level policy and technical execution. In this role, you will analyze and translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable enterprise guidance, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and technical standards. Leveraging a strong foundation in business process and change management, you will act as a key liaison to gather comprehensive business and security requirements, ensuring enterprise workflows are optimized and automated before being embedded into technical tools. A central focus of this role is identifying opportunities to streamline, automate, and optimize GRC processes to increase efficiency, reduce manual effort, and enhance compliance outcomes across the organization.\n\nYou will apply configuration management expertise to design, configure, and mature workflows within GRC tools—specifically ServiceNow—while actively facilitating technical integrations with external ticketing, reporting, and workflow systems. By taking a process-first approach, you will champion the automation of system security planning, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) tracking, and evidence collection across the enterprise, continuously seeking ways to optimize and digitize routine tasks. This position is ideal for an analytical, independent professional who can design end-to-end compliance architectures, align stakeholders, and drive consistent, scalable, and automated GRC execution across a rapidly evolving enterprise landscape. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.\n\nJoin us. The world can’t wait.
Responsibilities
Analyze and translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable enterprise guidance, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and technical standards.Gather comprehensive business and security requirements, ensuring enterprise workflows are optimized and automated before being embedded into technical tools.Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and optimize GRC processes to increase efficiency, reduce manual effort, and enhance compliance outcomes across the organization.Apply configuration management expertise to design, configure, and mature workflows within GRC tools, specifically ServiceNow.Facilitate technical integrations with external ticketing, reporting, and workflow systems.Champion the automation of system security planning, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) tracking, and evidence collection across the enterprise.Continuously seek ways to optimize and digitize routine tasks.Design end-to-end compliance architectures.Align stakeholders and drive consistent, scalable, and automated GRC execution across a rapidly evolving enterprise landscape.Reimagine and automate security controls alignment and assessment to create agile, risk-based solutions.Lead the integration of security control frameworks and risk management standards in non-federal environments, such as System and Organization Controls 2 Type II (SOC 2 Type II), International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission 27001 (ISO/IEC 27001), and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and industry-specific regulations, optimizing enterprise practices for compliance and audit readiness.Requirements
8+ years of experience in roles including Security Control Assessor (SCA), Validator, Information System Security Officer (ISSO), Information System Security Engineer (ISSE), or Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)Experience leading business process and change management initiatives, designing and modernizing workflows for authorization, POA&M tracking, and audit evidence collection to drive agility and reduce risk across the organizationExperience in configuring, optimizing, and automating Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms, such as ServiceNow, Archer, Xacta, eMASS) to enhance System Security Plan (SSP) development, risk assessment, and control mapping processesExperience translating complex security and policy requirements into innovative technical documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), implementation guidance, and enterprise standards, to support continuous process improvement and modernizationKnowledge of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 revision 4 and 5, NIST SP 800-60, NIST SP 800-171, related SPs, Risk Management Framework (RMF), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 199, FIPS 200, Federal Information Management Program (FedRAMP), and Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA)Ability to drive strategic transformation and modernization of processes in line with federal security program upliftsAbility to reimagine and automate security controls alignment and assessment to create agile, risk-based solutionsAbility to lead the integration of security control frameworks and risk management standards in non-federal environments, such as System and Organization Controls 2 Type II (SOC 2 Type II), International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission 27001 (ISO/IEC 27001), and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and industry-specific regulations, optimizing enterprise practices for compliance and audit readinessHS diploma or GEDU.S. citizenship is requiredNice-to-haves
Experience with API-based integrations between GRC platforms, ticketing systems, and reporting solutions to automate data flowsExperience leveraging GRC automation platforms, such as eMASS, ServiceNow, RSA Archer, CSAM, or Telos XactaAbility to engage and influence senior and executive leadershipAbility to use a strong analytical mindset to draw logical conclusions and drive issues to closureAbility to independently lead initiatives and identify pragmatic, scalable solutions to complex security challengesPossession of excellent communication skillsBachelor’s degreeCyber risk certifications, including CISSP, Certified Governance Risk and Compliance (CGRC), or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)Benefits
health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefitspaid leaveprofessional developmenttuition assistancework-life programsdependent carerecognition awards program