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Principal Cybersecurity Systems Security Officer

Amtrak Washington, DC 🇺🇸 Remote

Washington, DC

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$113k - $147k/yr Full time Senior DevSecOps GRC

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Job Description

The Principal Cybersecurity Systems Security Officer at Amtrak provides cybersecurity governance and risk management for assigned systems and services, with a focus on maintaining acceptable risk levels and audit readiness. This position establishes security governance practices, improves control effectiveness, and ensures security is built into system design and day-to-day operations while coordinating cybersecurity staff and partners to reduce risk and support operational objectives.

Key responsibilities

Develop and maintain security documentation, including System Security Plans (SSPs), Security Design Reviews, Secure Design Directives (SDDs), risk assessments, exception requests, and remediation plans.
Act as the primary cybersecurity advisor for Agile Release Trains (ARTs), working with business, portfolio, product, architecture, and engineering stakeholders to embed security-by-design, DevSecOps practices, and risk management into Program Increment (PI) Planning and solution delivery.
Lead security architecture and design reviews to uncover security gaps, evaluate risks, and select mitigating and compensating controls.
Lead assessment and audit assurance readiness by setting evidence strategies, maintaining high-quality security documentation, coordinating reviews, and ensuring timely closure of findings and gaps.
Drive security assessment and authorization or attestation activities by keeping security plans, control implementations, and decision artifacts current, traceable, and defensible.
Operate and evolve continuous monitoring programs by defining security telemetry needs, reviewing control health, overseeing vulnerability and configuration management activities, and tracking residual risk trends.
Lead risk decision-making, including prioritizing remediation, adjudicating exceptions and compensating controls, and escalating material risks with impact statements and recommended actions.
Coordinate with engineering, architecture, and operations stakeholders to integrate security requirements into system design, change management, release readiness, and lifecycle sustainment processes.

Required qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or relevant experience.
7 years of relevant work experience, or 11+ years in lieu of degree.
ISC2 CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).

Preferred qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or relevant experience, plus 9 years of relevant work experience.
Industry-standard certifications such as CISM, CISA, CRISC, GCIH, GPEN, CEH, CHFI, Security+, CASP, OSCP, and others.

Tools, frameworks, and technologies

Agile Release Trains (ARTs), DevSecOps, Program Increment (PI) Planning
ISO/IEC 27001, NIST RMF, NIST CSF, CIS Controls
GRC tooling, OT/ICS, and DOT regulations

Location and work arrangement

Washington, DC, Philadelphia, PA, or Wilmington, DE (remote)
Work arrangement: 02-Remote Optional
Relocation offered: No
Travel requirements: 0 - 5%

Compensation

USD 113,200 - 146,664 per year.

Additional details

Minimum experience: 7 years
Requisition ID: 167049

Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401K with Employer Match
Generous Paid Time Off
Wellness Programs
Railroad Retirement Benefits
Paid Caregiving Days and Backup Care
Health Savings Account
Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Fertility and Family Building Benefits
No-cost Personal Health Advocate
Student Loan Assistance
Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance
Medical Plan Opt-out Credit
Tuition and Education Reimbursement
Paid Family Leave
Life Insurance
Rail Pass Privileges
Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
No-cost Financial Advisor Sessions
Commuter and Flexible Spending Accounts

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Build cross-functional alignment and lead complex cross-functional programs.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including translating technical findings and regulatory requirements.
Demonstrated experience performing security architecture reviews, risk assessments, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and security control evaluations across applications, infrastructure, networks, and cloud environments.
Demonstrated success building or scaling an ISSO/ISSM operating model across multiple products, platforms, or business units.
Expert knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk management, and control frameworks, including mapping requirements to implemented controls and measurable evidence.
Design and operate continuous monitoring programs, including security telemetry, vulnerability management, configuration baselines, exception handling, and metrics.
Lead audit and assurance activities, including preparing control narratives, evidence packages, and stakeholder responses under tight deadlines.
Experience implementing or operating an ISO/IEC 27001-aligned information security management system (ISMS) and supporting external audits and attestations.
Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including NIST RMF, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and other applicable industry and regulatory frameworks.
Knowledge of OT/ICS cybersecurity principles, including cyber-to-physical risk, safety impacts, and operational constraints that affect control selection and implementation.
Experience with GRC tooling (controls library management, evidence workflows, risk registers) and security KPI/KRI design.
Experience coordinating third-party risk and contract security requirements for cloud/SaaS and managed service providers.

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