Cybersecurity Assess and Auth. Specialist

Information Technology Strategies, Inc.

$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • IT-II security clearance or equivalent NACLC required
  • 5+ years of relevant C&A experience
  • IAM Level III certification mandatory
  • Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST C&A
  • DOD cybersecurity experience essential
  • Experience with security control assessment for large organizations
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity in emerging technologies like Cloud and Industrial Control Systems

Responsibilities

  • Serve as cybersecurity SME for A&A of information systems
  • Execute DLA cybersecurity processes for system authorization
  • Assess and apply NIST 800-53 security controls to IT infrastructure
  • Analyze residual risks from identified vulnerabilities
  • Brief senior management on RMF process outcomes
  • Maintain compliance with cybersecurity policies and procedures
  • Support DOD's cybersecurity policy and procedures implementation

Benefits

  • Four Medical/Vision plans including HSA
  • Dental and Orthodontia coverage
  • Vision Materials benefits
  • Paid Life and Disability Insurance
  • 401K Retirement Program with employer contribution
  • Paid time off including holidays and sick leave
  • Semi-monthly pay cycle
Full Job Description
Summary:

  • Client Agency is Defense Logistics Agency
  • Serves as a cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME) with regards to Assessment and Authorization
  • (A&A) of information systems and all associated cybersecurity policies and procedures.
  • Executes DoW/DLA cybersecurity processes to authorize information systems, maintain authorization of information systems, or serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for systems undergoing the authorization process.
  • Possess an understanding of how security controls identified in the NIST 800-53 apply to the process of assessing and authorizing a large organization's IT infrastructure such as DLA, in which there is a compilation of large and small enclaves, Cloud Hosted Services, Operational Technology, AIS applications and outsourced IT processes.
  • Determines the residual risk of an identified vulnerability (e.g., non-compliant security control) and determines the possible ramifications on the system's current or future authorization.
  • Briefs senior management on the progress or results of an information system undergoing the Risk
  • Management Framework (RMF) process.


Requirements:

  • Must possess IT-II security clearance or have a current National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC). (Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies)
  • Five (5) years of relevant C&A experience.
  • Must have an IAM Level III certification.
  • Must have Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST C&A experience.
  • Must have DOD cybersecurity experience.
  • Experience in assessing security controls and conducting authorization reviews for large, complex organizations.
  • Experienced in the general tenets supporting the overall DOD implementation of its authorization process, to include supporting cybersecurity policy, procedures, and processes.
  • Knowledgeable in the cybersecurity of emerging technology areas such as Cloud and Industrial Control Systems (ICSs), warehouse execution systems and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructures.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.


Benefits We Offer:

  • Four Medical/Vision options including an HSA plan
  • Dental and Orthodontia plan
  • Vision Materials plan
  • Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
  • 401K Retirement Program with company contribution
  • Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
  • Semi-monthly pay cycle


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