Job Title
Information Assurance Engineer Associate
Job Description
This position will be based at Suitland, MD
Responsibilities:
• Become an expert in Federal Regulations and guidelines such as NIST 800-37, 53, 60, 130, and CNSSi 1253 & 1254
• Become an expert in the implementation and deployment of Xacta 360 and Xacta IO
• Become familiar with existing processes and operations to continuously maintain support for the Xacta solution
• Become familiar with new capabilities and advocate for their usage and adoption where appropriate
• Provide consistent and effective feedback to team members, client stakeholders, and end users alike
• With some oversight and guidance, identify, troubleshoot, diagnose, and provide recommendations to remediate issues within the Xacta application set
• Provide new, or update existing operational solutions to complex problems as it pertains to Xacta systems administration
• Become familiar with business process engineering best practices while developing the customers implementation of the Risk Management Framework
• Apply domain knowledge and experience to identify and implement efficiencies in the administration of an Enterprise application
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
This position requires a current TS Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility
Must have some knowledge with system security support IAW ICD 503 / Risk management Framework (RMF). Candidates must also have the following experience and knowledge:
• 2 years of general Information Technology, Systems and/or Security Engineering is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Technology or related field is required. 5 additional years of general experience in IT, IA, Cybersecurity can be substituted for a degree.
• Experience in system/application administration to include issue customer relationship management, Tier 1 & Tier 2 support activities.
• Significant experience with documenting and communicating technical solutions that will be disseminated to a technical user base.
• Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with technical engineers, and end users alike is required.
• DoD 8570/8410 compliance is preferred.
• Experience in security operations/incident response concepts and implementation and vulnerability management.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels are required.
• A professional attitude regarding attention to detail and customer service and excellent organizational skills are required.
The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements to access sensitive information, which requires US citizenship.
Job Type
Full-Time
Location
Washington, DC 20395 US (Primary)
