Cyber Specialist

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Cyber Mission Specialist
Cyber threats are constant, adaptive, and often ambiguous, and you know battles are won in the grey. As a Cyber Mission Specialist and information system security officer (ISSO) at Booz Allen, you’ll apply your information system security expertise to keep mission systems ready, resilient, and authorized to operate. We’re looking for an experienced ISSO who can turn complex risk into actionable plans, align security controls to mission needs, and brief leadership with clarity and confidence.

In this role, you’ll be counted on to evaluate potential weaknesses, design and implement mitigations, and orchestrate continuous monitoring that protects critical systems. You’ll leverage cyber operations tooling and data pipelines, including vulnerability scanners, STIG checkers, and SIEMs, to aggregate threat and compliance feeds, then translate findings into decision‑ready briefings for senior leaders aligned to client or mission areas.

This is your opportunity to use research and analysis to assess dynamic adversary TTPs, convert them into implementable control requirements, and guide system owners through RMF artifacts and milestones from categorization through authorization and continuous monitoring. You’ll work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with engineers and stakeholders across directorates influencing critical cyber missions and ensuring sustained ATO.

What You’ll Work On:

Partner with system owners to implement and document NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 controls.

Lead RMF execution, including developing and maintaining SSP, POA & M, Security Assessment Reports, and Continuous Monitoring.

Coordinate vulnerability and configuration management.

You Have:

5+ years of experience in cybersecurity

3+ years of experience executing the Risk Management Framework

Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 control families and assessment procedures

Ability to articulate security requirements and risks to technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Ability to convert findings into clear POA & Ms and briefings

Secret clearance

HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

Experience leading small teams through assessment and authorization and continuous monitoring cycles

Experience identifying gaps in security posture and proposing solutions

Ability to drive cross‑functional risk decisions, balance mission delivery with compliance, and mentor junior analysts on control implementation quality

TS / SCI clearance

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field

Security+, CISSP, CAP, CCSP, GSLC, or GSEC Certification

Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Secret clearance is required.

Compensation:
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