Job description
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: TS, WITH SCI ELIGIBILITY
***POSITION REQUIRES US CITIZENSHIP***
Program Description: TS, WITH SCI ELIGIBILITY
The program provides support in the areas of Cybersecurity and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a federal customer. The contract’s support functions are: IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.
Position Description:
The Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) provides support to the customer in the area of Cybersecurity. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Participate as the primary security engineering representative for the design, development, implementation, and/or integration of IA architectures, secure networking, systems, computing, enclave environments and components to meet government customer requirements to establish secure baseline-controlled configuration items (CCI)
- Provide analytical and technical security recommendations to the customer
- Lead the identification of projects’ security requirement
- Translate security requirements into specific technical actions for IT staff
- Participate in network design reviews and security testing for the customer’s networks
- Coordinate with system development teams to ensure network security standards are followed and implemented correctly
- Identify additional security requirements, based on RMF or as the result of security issues that put the customer’s systems at risk
- Review and analyze new system (hardware and software) and provide recommendations concerning system security
- Evaluate proposed security architectures and designs and provide input as to the adequacy of those security designs to meet required security compliance objectives
- Develop and maintain processes and procedures to identify, track and mitigate system vulnerabilities
- Review Security Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs), System Security Plans (SSPs) and other IA documentation for completeness
- Provide Certification & Accreditation and RMF guidance to system owners to ensure accreditation success
Qualifications:
Required:
- Current U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification
- 5+ years of experience in security engineering
- DoD 8570 Level III certification in IAT or IAM (i.e. CISSP, CASP, CISM, GSLC)
- Experience in security systems engineering involving various computer hardware and software operation systems and application solutions in both stand-alone and LAN/WAN configurations
- Experience with security features and/or vulnerability of various operating systems as defined by NIST, DISA (STIGs), and USCYBERCOM
- Experience with networks and systems security administration, operation systems security configuration and account management best practices
- Experience implementing the RMF Process and NIST 800-53 technical controls, as well as developing and maintaining associated certification and accreditation documentation
Desired:
- Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision
- Experience briefing senior customer personnel
- Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure
- Familiarity with federal customer IA processes
- Experience with IA vulnerability testing and related network/system test tools (i.e. Retina, HBSS, EVSS, ACAS)
- Experience with XACTA a plus
- Experience with Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) tools (i.e. RiskVision, CSAM, RSA Archer)
- Familiarity with Cross Domain Systems (CDS)
- Experience supporting IC or DoD customers
Employee Benefits:
- Competitive salary for well qualified applicants
- 401(k) plan
- Annual performance bonus
- Certification and advanced degree attainment bonuses
- Student Loan / Tuition reimbursement
- Health Care Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- Up to four weeks of paid vacation
- 11 Federal Holidays, and 3 Floating Holidays
- Unlimited sick leave
- Team bonding events
Location:
This position requires onsite work. However, due to COVID-19, partially remote work is temporarily available.
RedTrace Technology is an EOE employer.
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