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# Junior Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

- **Company:** Applied Information Sciences, Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $68,000 - $104,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Information Security Management, Network Diagrams, Comptia Pentest+ CE, Software Vulnerability Management, Operating System Security, Service Stack
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9311393/junior-information-system-security-officer-isso

## About the Role

Candidates must meet one of the following education/experience combinations:

 * Bachelor's degree + 0 years of experience
 * Associate degree + 2 years of experience
 * No degree + 4 years of experience

Certification Requirements

 * One of the following certifications is required to be 8140 compliant:
 + CySA+, PenTest+, GSEC, CAP, GCIA, GCIH, or Cloud+

Security Clearance

 * Top Secret clearance required, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI access when required by the assigned division/position.

## Description

At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Associate Security Engineer.

 * Core Knowledge & Skills: Understands foundational security concepts, network principles, OS security, cloud threat protection, and compliance standards. Performs basic troubleshooting and monitoring under guidance.
 * Work & Complexity: Handles routine security tasks, monitors systems, configures basic settings, and maintains incident logs with supervision.
 * Quality & Independence: Follows procedures, ensures accuracy, documents incidents, and reliably executes assigned tasks with limited decision latitude.
 * Teamwork & Communication: Supports senior engineers, collaborates on team projects, communicates status, and responds to feedback.
 * Consulting & Engagement: Provides technical assistance, shares best practices, suggests process improvements, and interacts with vendors on simple issues., The Junior Information System Security Officer (ISSO) supports information system security activities for assigned systems throughout the Security Assessment and Authorization (SAA) lifecycle. Working as part of the System Security Risk Management Team, this position assists with security documentation, system scoping, security control implementation, authorization activities, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring., * Assist with documentation, testing, and ongoing review of information system security controls.
 * Support accurate scoping and inventory of system components and technology stacks.
 * Assist with documenting the implementation of assigned security controls.
 * Support Security Assessment and Authorization and Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities.
 * Assist with the preparation and maintenance of system authorization documentation and support systems in achieving and maintaining Authorization to Operate (ATO).
 * Support continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, patch reporting, and compliance activities.
 * Assist with maintaining RMF artifacts, POA&Ms, system boundary documentation, data flow diagrams, network diagrams, and hardware/software inventories.
 * Support appropriate retirement, cancellation, or decommissioning of systems.
 * Maintain accurate security documentation in support of annual and ad hoc federal audits and security directives.