Join us at Urenco USA (UUSA), where we're leading the way in nuclear energy innovation. Our state-of-the-art facility located in Eunice, NM, is the only large-scale commercial uranium enrichment facility in North America. We are actively looking for individuals who are ready to work collaboratively on-site in Eunice, NM, and we're pleased to offer relocation support to help make this opportunity accessible to talented individuals like you. Come be a part of the future of clean energy.
Summary of Responsibilities
This position is responsible for supporting all Security activities and programs for Urenco USA. Works in the area of Compliance. Interfaces with employees and managers at all levels of the organization and externally with governmental agencies. Adheres to the foundational behaviors, company values and Urenco behaviors. The ISSO is an individual associated with an information system who is responsible to the ISSM, information owner, and system owner for ensuring the appropriate cyber security posture is maintained for the information system. Multiple information systems may be assigned to a single ISSO. The functional role of ISSO must be fulfilled by an individual who: (a) has a working knowledge of system functions, cyber security policies, and technical cyber security
protection measures; (b) has the detailed knowledge and expertise
required to manage the security aspects of the information system and is generally assigned responsibility for the day to day security operations of the system; and (c) is appointed in writing by the Information System Security Manager (ISSM).
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalency.
- 3 years of direct work experience in a regulatory security field (i.e. DOE, DOS, DOD, etc)
- Prior experience working with Microsoft Active Directory and/or administering group policy access rights
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- 5 Years of direct work experience in the Cyber or Information field.
- Experience regulatory security field (i.e. DOE, DOS, DOD, etc.).
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to handling information and knowledge of NIST Management Framework
- Certification in IT Security (i.e., CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+)
Job Details
- Work Location: Urenco USA, Eunice, NM
- Work Schedule: Professional work schedule/ with minimal night/ weekend support. Some nights and weekend work may be required. Employees are also subject to call-outs as needed.
- Travel Required: 10% of the time or less as required
- Security Clearance Requirement: CAA Access and Q level security clearance.
- Emergency Response Requirements: Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duty may be required; including being on-call (24/7) during your designated team duty week.
- Work Environment: Radiological exposure expectations of < 100 mrem/yr. General Office, Plant Production Areas. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets etc.
Primary Functions
- Supports the ISSM for the planning and implementation of UUSA’s security of information systems for classified network, including the support of operational work plans and ensuring compliance with NRC/DOD/DOE requirements.
- Responsible for the development and maintaining a comprehensive cyber security program to safeguard UUSA’s data, systems and networks (classified and unclassified).
- Implements and enforces security policies and procedures to ensure the protection of sensitive information and assets.
- Monitors and analyses security logs and reports to identify and respond to potential security incidents.
- Analyses vulnerabilities and risks and ensure consistency and compliance with NRC/DOD/DOE and institutional requirements, achieved in partnership with the URENCO IT organization.
- Responds to, and investigates cyber security issues under the supervision of the ISSM.
- Advises the ISSM and Security Manager of potential cyber security risks and appropriate mitigation techniques for UUSA activities and programs.
- Supports the site by processing needed procedure revisions, performing interdisciplinary reviews, photograph reviews, and visitor requests processing.
- Completes Corrective Action Program investigations and Actions, supports scheduling and status meetings.
- Establishes, documents, implements, and monitors the cyber security program and related procedures for UUSA and ensure compliance with requirements.
- As requested by the ISSM, respond to cyber security incidents, investigate, and provide recommendations to incident mitigation.
- Stays current with the latest information security trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure continuous improvement of UUSA’s cyber security posture.
- Educates and trains employees on best practices on cyber security, data privacy, and incident response.
- Adheres to the Foundational Behaviors, company values and URENCO Behaviors.
- Ensures that each user accesses only that data, control information, software, hardware, and firmware for which he or she has authorized access and a need to know and assumes only those roles and privileges for which he or she is authorized.
- Ensures the implementation of cyber protection controls and procedures that are documented in, or referenced by, the system security plan for each information system for which he/she is the ISSO.
- Ensures that all users have requisite security clearances, authorization, and need to ,know and are aware of their security responsibilities before granting access to the information system.
- Ensures that each information system user acknowledges, in writing or electronically using DOE approved digital signature technologies, his/her responsibility (code of conduct) for the security of information systems and information.
- Maintains a record copy of the Access Authorization (A&A) package for each information system for which he/she is the ISSO.
- Ensures that the cognizant ISSM is notified when an information system is no longer needed or when changes are planned that might affect the accreditation of the information system.
- Participates in ISSM self assessment and training programs
- Communicates individual incident and potential incident reports to the ISSM and initiates ISSM approved protective or corrective actions.
- Ensures that unauthorized personnel are not granted use of or access to the information system.
- Provides written notification to the cognizant information owners prior to granting any foreign national access to the information system.
*Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits
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Please note that we continually evaluate our plans and make adjustments as necessary to meet market and business requirements.
Compensation starting at: $ 104288 - $ 115876 / year and up dependent on candidate.
Urenco USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Urenco USA encourages minorities, females, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply. Urenco USA supports a drug free environment.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/or to perform essential job functions, please contact UUSA HR at
[email protected].
Urenco USA | A trusted leader in meeting the world’s demand for sustainable energy.
Urenco USA (UUSA) is part of an international company that operates on the cutting-edge of the nuclear energy industry, utilizing the world’s most advanced, energy-efficient, and cost-effective method to enrich uranium. As the only enrichment facility in North America, UUSA helps provide clean, sustainable energy while operating under a framework of high environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance standards. Our world-class facility is located in the middle of the EnergyPlex. We strive to promote the production of nuclear energy to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy while remaining dedicated to safety and investing in community outreach.
If you are already an employee of Urenco USA and are interested in applying for another job within the company, please apply and upload a completed
Internal Candidate Application form (HR-2-3000-15-F-2), and your resume to the internal career portal .
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