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title: 'Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) at Swift'
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# Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) at Swift

- **Company:** Swift
- **Location:** Laurel, MD
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group/am9icG9zdDrROXFuw1jL0bOh2iw6tnt8

## Job description

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join a growing team in Laurel, MD.

We are seeking an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to support secure government environments and maintain the operational security posture of assigned systems, programs, and enclaves. The ISSO will be responsible for implementing and enforcing information security policies, managing system security throughout the lifecycle, supporting authorization activities, and ensuring compliance with DoD and NIST RMF requirements.

Responsibilities:

- Maintain the operational security posture of assigned information systems and ensure compliance with established security policies, standards, and procedures
- Support and manage the security aspects of systems through day-to-day security operations
- Plan, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies
- Manage configuration changes to systems and assess the security impact of those changes
- Support Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities, including security authorization and accreditation efforts
- Prepare, review, and maintain security documentation including System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Security Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs), and authorization packages
- Conduct vulnerability and risk assessments and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies
- Evaluate security solutions to ensure compliance with requirements for processing classified information
- Support configuration management of security-related hardware, software, and firmware
- Collaborate with engineering and operational teams to resolve security findings and maintain compliance throughout the system lifecycle

Requirements:

- Ten (10) years of experience as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity
- Experience in at least two (2) of the following:- Current security tools
- Hardware/software security implementation
- Communication protocols
- Encryption techniques and tools
- Experience supporting system security, change management, RMF, security authorization, and configuration management activities
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university
- Four (4) additional years of ISSO experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
- DoD 8570/8140 IAM Level I (or higher) certification required
- Computer proficiency, including the ability to navigate a Windows environment, manage files and folders, use common workplace applications such as Microsoft Office, Teams, and email, effectively navigate web browsers, and troubleshoot routine issues independently.
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

## About Swift

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Swift Group provides national security technology and mission support by combining experienced field operatives with expert technologists.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding stage)
- **Headquarters**: Reston, VA, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: National security, defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, training and logistics.
- **Target customers**: U.S. Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community agencies (B2G).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “When national security leaders need something built quiet that hits loud, they turn to Swift.” — The company pairs field operators with technologists to solve complex national security challenges with speed, discretion, and precision.

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **HPC Research & Technical Advisement**: Specialized advisement for revolutionary high-performance computing systems supporting data-intensive missions.
- **Software Development & Data Solutions**: Rapid prototyping, agile development, and applied data science tailored to mission needs.
- **Cyber Enablement**: Network defense, offense, threat analysis, and resilience for enterprise and operational environments.
- **Operations**: Mission planning and execution support delivered shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams anywhere in the world.
- **Training & Mission Support**: Operator-led instruction and technical training across the full mission lifecycle.
- **Energetics**: Advanced research, advisory, and deployment of energetic materials to improve system performance and operational effect.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held).
- **Key Metric**: Over **126 open positions** currently listed on the careers page, signaling rapid growth.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Growt Signals**: Founded in 2019, now has multiple offices (Reston, Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, McLean, etc.) and supports customers across the U.S. and globally. High volume of active job postings.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Operator-led approach**: Combines real-world field experience with cutting-edge engineering, reducing the gap between mission needs and technical solutions.
- **Integration**: Unified teams of operators, engineers, and analysts work together, avoiding siloed tools.
- **Discretion and trust**: Emphasizes low-profile, off-the-record work, earning deep trust from national security clients.
- **Acountability**: Company culture of owning outcomes, with a flat, agile structure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Expanding capabilities in cyber, HPC, and data science while maintaining operator-driven agility. Continued support for sensitive, high-stakes missions across civilian, defense, and intelligence domains.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven, employee-focused, with a strong sense of purpose. Values include transparency, integrity, service, and innovation.
- **Work environment**: Low-profile, high-impact. Roles often require clearance and on-site presence at client locations (e.g., Chantilly, Annapolis Junction, Reston). Not fully remote; likely hybrid or on-site.
- **Bnefits**: Comprehensive healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time-off benefits.
- **Success stories**: Clear career progression from analyst to chief architect, with wide pay bands (e.g., $50k–$290k) indicating room for growth and specialization.

## Sources
1. [theswiftgroup.com/company](https://theswiftgroup.com/company/)
2. [theswiftgroup.com](https://theswiftgroup.com/)
3. [careers.theswiftgroup.com](https://careers.theswiftgroup.com/)
4. [jobs.gem.com](https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group)

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