Affinity

4430 Information Assurance Security Engineer

Affinity • $90K — $120K *
Springfield, MO 65807In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 10-15 years of experience in data security administration
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
  • IAM Level II Certification (DoD 8570.1M) required before starting
  • Knowledge of ICD 503 principles
  • Familiarity with RMF processes for systems security
  • Experience with Cloud Infrastructure/AWS solutions

Responsibilities

  • Act as the representative of the ISSM to ensure compliance with security protocols
  • Support operation, maintenance, and disposal of information systems as per security directives
  • Generate and implement security training for system users
  • Enforce IA policies and procedures per A&A documentation
  • Initiate protective measures for discovered incidents or vulnerabilities
  • Perform advanced configuration and maintenance of network security equipment
  • Conduct forensic analysis for issue isolation and response

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a multi-agency information sharing environment
  • Engage in special projects and advanced security challenges
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security from project inception
  • Access to continuous training and professional development
  • Work within a dynamic, fast-paced team-oriented context
Full Job Description
4430 Information Assurance Security Engineer
4430 | Top Secret

Job Description:

OVERVIEW:

We're looking for an Information Assurance Security Engineer to provide expert technical services across all aspects of Information Security. This individual will be responsible for writing information security policy drafts, reviewing Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), coordinating and managing Certification & Accreditation (C&A) activities, advising on system design and architecture, and designing and evaluating information security systems. The role also supports multi-agency information sharing, incident response, audit reviews, Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), and day-to-day security consulting.

GENERAL DUTIES:

Information Assurance & Compliance

  • Act as the representative of the Information System Security Manager (ISSM), ensuring compliance with information security procedures
  • Support efforts to operate, maintain, and dispose of information system materials in accordance with security directives, policies, practices, and Systems Security Plans (SSPs)
  • Generate and implement required security training to ensure user awareness prior to system access
  • Ensure IA hardware and software complies with security configuration guides
  • Implement and enforce IA policies and procedures as defined by A&A documentation
  • Ensure users are aware of their IA responsibilities
  • Initiate protective and corrective measures when incidents or vulnerabilities are discovered

Security Engineering & Operations

  • Perform Operations & Sustainment (O&S) functions for the NCE network security infrastructure, including firewalls, web gateways, mail gateways, IDS, load balancers, performance monitoring tools, and management systems
  • Perform maintenance and advanced configuration of security equipment to protect the network from emerging cyber threats
  • Conduct forensic traffic and log analysis to isolate issues or respond to analyst alerts
  • Respond to escalated troubleshooting requests
  • Maintain and administer network infrastructure standards, documentation, and fault tolerance
  • Present monitoring, test results, and reports as required
  • Perform and support integration testing
  • Participate in special projects as required

Vulnerability Management

  • Review Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms) and conduct technical decomposition, categorization, remediation, and lien resolution
  • Execute remediation processes to implement technical solutions addressing vulnerability findings identified through ACAS security scans

Technical Environment

  • Experience with Cloud Infrastructure/AWS-based technology
  • Experience using security tools such as:
    • ACAS
    • HBSS
    • Carbon Black
    • Tanium
    • RedSeal
    • EMET
  • Experience installing, hardening, deploying, documenting, and troubleshooting network perimeter security technologies
  • Experience scripting on Unix and/or RHEL
  • Experience with Microsoft macros and PowerShell scripting
  • Basic understanding of Windows Enterprise Active Directory architecture and VMware virtualization
  • Proficiency with network routing and VLAN technologies

Collaboration

  • Work with developers, system engineers, project managers, and users to identify system protection requirements and ensure security is built into systems from the beginning
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented environment


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 10-15 years of related experience in data security administration
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)
  • IAM Level II Certification (DoD 8570.1M) required prior to start
  • Knowledge of and experience with ICD 503
  • Understanding of the customer's RMF process and how systems security requirements are met
  • Experience with Cloud Infrastructure/AWS-based solutions


DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • CISSP certification or equivalent (CAP, GSLC, CISM)
  • System administration experience
  • Network engineering experience
  • System design and development experience

Security Engineering Responsibilities

  • Define, plan, design, and evaluate information security systems
  • Assess system architecture and hardware limitations
  • Define system specifications, input/output processes, and hardware/software compatibility requirements
  • Perform complex information security engineering tasks ranging from security component design to enterprise architecture
  • Supervise the work of other engineers performing information security tasks


CLEARANCE:

  • Active Top Secret minimum clearance


Job Details

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About Affinity

Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automatically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportunities. Affinity uses artificial intelligence to analyze relationship strength and illuminate the best paths to warm introductions. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automatically updated database without any manual upkeep. Founded in 2014, Affinity is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Affinity has raised $120M to date and is backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, 8VC and MassMutual Ventures. It has over 2,700 customers in 70 countries, including venture capital firms such as Bain Capital Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, private equity firms such as SoftBank Group, investment bankers such as Woodside Capital Partners, financial services firms such as Fidelity Investments, real estate companies such as Tishman Speyer, insurers such as American Family Insurance and enterprises such as Nike, Qualcomm and Twilio. Affinity has been named in Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and editor's number one pick, the Data Breakthrough Award, BIG Innovation Award and others.
Learn more about Affinity
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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