Information Systems Security Officer

Reasonable Accommodations

Fearless complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please email hr@fearless.tech to submit a formal request to Human Resources. 

Compensation

Our Compensation System is designed to reward remarkable work, grow your impact and support the whole “you” over the course of your career.

We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless — regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or negotiation skills — is given equal pay for equal work. 

Salary

• AL, FL, GA, TN Residents:  $100,817 (min) - $131,811(mid) - $161,307 (max)
• NC Residents: $103,935 (min) - $135,115 (mid) - $166,296 (max)
• DE, MD, PA, TX, VA Residents: $109,132 (min) - $141,871 (mid) - $174,610 (max)
• DC Residents: $122,643 (min) - $159,436 (mid) - $196,229 (max)
• CA & NY Residents:  $126,800 (min) - $164,299 (mid) - $202,881 (max)

Location

• In-person, hybrid, and remote options are available. Our office is located in Baltimore.

Employment Type

Full-time

Fearless is looking for a Information Systems Security Officer to add to our diverse team of 250+ employees (and counting!).

What you’ll be doing

The Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) defines and implements an organization’s or system’s security procedures to protect information and prevent unauthorized access. They champion security thinking and inspire teams and organizations to improve their security practices. The ISSO brings deep knowledge in system security and a collaborative mindset to set up clients to efficiently protect sensitive information and maintain trust with their stakeholders and users.

Responsibilities and Contributions 

Organizational and Leadership Role 

• Partners with clients to understand their security processes, policies, and culture.
• Champions the digital transformation of security for the company and clients.
• Grows capability in the company to research and investigate possible security breaches and incidents.

Functional Role 

• Designs security architectures that implements relevant security controls as required
  by laws, regulations, and client policies.
• Produces documentation for ATO certification and accreditation of the system, such
  as System Security Plans, and any tenant applications in accordance with NIST
  requirements.
• Develops detailed security standards and operating procedures that support
  organizational security policy.
• Delivers privacy compliance documentation after analyzing privacy impacts of a
  system.
• Performs vulnerability/risk assessments to recommend improvements that enhance
  the protection of information and prevent unauthorized access.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Competencies  

Must-Have Skills

• BS/MS/MEng in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technology-related degree.
• Ability to acquire Public Trust Clearance.
• 8 years of relatable experience or greater.
• Deep professional knowledge of federal security standards (FISMA, NIST 800-53), incident response, vulnerability assessment, IAM, and security monitoring tools (GuardDuty, Security Hub). 
• Ability to implement a Zero Trust architecture and ensure comprehensive data protection in alignment with FISMA, NIST 800-53, and SEC-specific security mandates. 
• Ability to conduct Privacy Impact Assessments, monitor security protocols, and enforce role-based access to safeguard sensitive data
• Demonstrated work experience with POAM (Plan of Action Milestone).
• Demonstrated work experience navigating security teams to achieve continuous ATO (Authority to operate).
• Demonstrated work experience auditing and advising work teams.

Highly Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience working with government or large industry clients.

So, what’s next?

Over the years, we’ve honed our interview process to help ensure that every team member we hire is the right fit for us and that we’re the right fit for them. If we think you’re a good fit, we’ll get in touch and start scheduling your interviews! Depending on the role's/project's requirements, the interview process may include some differences. At the minimum

• Introductory Interview: This is where you and your recruiter will build rapport, explore your career and educational background, discuss salary expectations, role requirements, and set expectations for the interview process, specific to the position of interest. 
• Technical Interview (Skills Fit): This is where we get into the nitty gritty of the project. During the Technical Interview, you’ll be interviewed by the technical team to dig more into your background and technical capabilities. 
• Business Interview: At this point, you’ve made it to the final frontier! The Business Interview is when you’ll meet with Fearless leadership to dot the i’s, cross the t’s, and determine whether or not we’ll be moving forward with the hiring process.

About Fearless Digital

Fearless Digital builds software with a soul. As a division inside Fearless, we're part of its digital services integrator model to unlock the power of organizations, people and tech. Our division designs, engineers, and delivers digital solutions to solve problems and drive impact. Using iterative development cycles, we minimize risk for our customers and efficiently deliver intuitive and responsive technology. In this way, we help set the stage for tech to work better for people. That's not our only goal, though. We also strive to create a purple culture that makes our team members excited to come to work every day. We take a holistic approach to our people’s well-being, and our culture and benefits are designed to support our people in working the way they like best. We encourage our people to pursue their passions, both in and out of the office. With flexible schedules, continuing education support, and a family-friendly work environment, we’ve created a culture that allows our team to thrive professionally and personally.

Fearless believes in equal opportunity employment. We won’t discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, military status, or sexual orientation. As a company and as individuals, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for our team, our family members, our clients, our subcontractors, and our vendors.

Fearless Digital Benefits 

Benefits Eligibility:

• Full-time team members are eligible for benefits upon beginning employment at Fearless
• Part-time team members are only eligible for 8.75 days of safe & sick leave
• Interns and 1099 team members are not eligible for Fearless benefits

Our people make us who we are. We believe that every member of the Fearless team has something to share, and we value the unique viewpoint you’ll bring to our community. But we value your community, too, so we offer fulfilling work that stays in balance with the rest of life. Because everyone has different needs, desires, and goals, our benefits offer the choices and flexibility that our team members need to live well and succeed. Here are a few highlights of our benefits package, for full-time team members, exclusively:

• Life-friendly schedules
• Family-friendly workplace
• We cover 100% of your premium for our medical HSA plan + the deductible portion of HSA contributions, 80% of your premium for our HMO or PPO plans, and offer competitive dependent coverage. We cover 100% of dental and vision premiums for you and your dependents and offer medical and dependent care FSA options. We also offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and legal planning and support insurance.
• Tech, education / training, and wellness allowances
• Safe Harbor 401(k) plan with employer contributions (current match = 4%) and immediate vesting
• Referral bonus: Bring your friends! If someone you refer is hired, you’ll get a bonus of $6–12k!
• Total Pet Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Up 12 weeks of FMLA paid at 100%
• PTO is provided to team members as a lump sum allowance, not an accrual. PTO is prorated based on your start date (see table below) on a quarterly basis (with tenure-based increases), 8.75 days of sick leave, 11 federal holidays, their birthday (8 hours), up to 15 days for jury duty, and up to 3 days (24 hours) of bereavement leave per eligible instance.

Start Date	PTO Allocation	Allocation Timing
Jan 1 - March 31	100%	January
April 1 - June 30	75%	April
July 1 - Sept 30	50%	July
Oct 1 - Dec 31	25%	October