Info. System & Facility Security Officer - Military veterans preferred

Title: ? Information System Security / Facility Security Officer - ISSO/FSO 

Department: ?Cyber Solutions/Div 11 

Reports To: Senior Program Manager 

Revision date: 6/10/2025 

FLSA Status: Exempt?  

Location: Columbia, MD? ? ? ? ?  

Level: T2 

Rate of Pay: $130k-$178k  

Company Overview 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.?

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply. 

Position Summary: 

Comtech Systems, Inc. (CSI) is looking for a?Senior Information System Security Office / Facility Security Officer (ISSO/FSO)?to support information assurance and security activities supporting one of our government clients in Columbia, MD. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide programmatic consultation in support of information systems and networks, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, availability, authenticity, and non-repudiation of data being assembled, processed, transmitted, and stored.?
• Assess privacy governance methodology conditions and implement a program that can be applied to discrete privacy tasks or managing privacy and sensitive data at the enterprise level.??

• Manage and direct the implementation, testing, and validation of physical, technical, and administrative security requirements and assist in the design of a strong security operations program and an effective business continuity plan.??
• Evaluate programs against Privacy Act, HIPAA/HITECH, Federal and commercial regulations and guidance (e.g., NIST, FISMA, OMB).?
• May monitor, evaluate, and maintain systems and procedures to protect data systems and databases from unauthorized users.?
• Determine causes of security breaches and research, recommend, and implement changes to procedures to protect data from future violations.?
• Assist in educating users on security procedures.?
• Maintain one or more of the following professional certifications: CISM, CIPA, CISSP.

 
Qualifications:? 

• Career-level application of technical principles, theories, and concepts.?
• Experience working under only general direction to provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.?
• Capabilities reflect a strong foundation in Federal laws and regulations governing information security/privacy and information assurance and a working knowledge of the security standards and controls utilized by Federal civilian agencies, the DoD, and the Intelligence Community.??
• Experience working independently to determine and develop approaches to solutions.?
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain.

Education: 

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with 5 - 7 yrs of experience, or a Master's degree and 3 to 5 yrs of experience.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.