Information Assurance/Security Engineer

AnaVation

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Top Secret security clearance, CI poly eligible
  • Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or 4 years of relevant experience)
  • 8570 compliance (IAT Level 2) certification such as CompTIA Security +
  • 6 years of hands-on experience in information assurance or ATO process for Classified DoD or IC environments
  • Experience with security controls in CentOS/RHEL Linux, Cisco Networks, and VDI/virtual server hosting environments
  • Strong documentation skills in security plans, tests, and reports
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with a proactive approach to technical challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Support the government's Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process to maintain ATO and ATC for applications and services
  • Design, develop, and document security controls and security testing throughout system lifecycles
  • Provide security engineering design inputs and reviews as part of technical and change requests
  • Configure and validate secure systems and perform tests to identify security weaknesses
  • Maintain XACTA security records for the supported systems
  • Monitor security reporting and manage the plan of actions and milestones (POA&Ms)
  • Collaborate across teams to implement security best practices in various projects.

Benefits

  • Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for employees and their dependents
  • 100% company-paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
  • 100% company-paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • 100% company-paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401k plan with generous match and immediate 100% vesting
  • Generous paid leave and holiday package
  • Tuition and training reimbursement
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
Full Job Description
Description of Task to be Performed:

The Information Assurance/SecurityEngineer will provide security engineering and information assurance support to the Government's Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) and Authority to Connect (ATC) for mission applications and services.

Designs, develops, monitors and documents security controls, security testing, security reporting, and plan of actions and milestones (POA&Ms) throughout systems and application lifecycles in support of mission systems.

Provides security engineering design inputs, security design reviews, and security best practices as part of technical and change requests.

Configures and validates secure systems, physical controls, and tests security products and systems to detect security weaknesses.

Maintains XACTA security records for supported systems.

Required Qualifications:

  • Clearance: Top Secret security clearance, CI poly eligible
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or similar technical field (additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for degree)
  • Certification: Requires 8570 compliance (IAT Level 2) such as CompTIA Security +
  • Experience:
  • Ideal candidates have 6 years of hands-on experience and expertise in one or more of the following:
  • Support for information assurance and/or ATO process for Classified DoD or IC environments.
  • Experience documenting and assessing security controls in CentOS/RHELLinux Systems, Cisco Networks, VDI and/or Virtual server hosting environments.
  • Experience supporting, securing and delivering hardware and software updates and enhancements through security assessment and authorization, and production readiness reviews.
  • Demonstrated documentation writing for security plans, tests, and reports.
  • Must demonstrate strong teamwork, communication (both verbal and written), and presentation skills.
  • Must demonstrate strong initiative to accept new technical challenges in complex security engineering assignments.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Desired Education: Master's Degree
  • Desired Certifications:
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification(s)
  • Desired Experience with one or more of the following:
  • DoD or Intelligence Community (IC) IT and Application service delivery
  • Full lifecycle A&A process for classified infrastructure and application service delivery
  • ATO process management through XACTA
  • Agile software development
  • supporting NiFi data flows
  • supporting Apache Tomcat webservices
  • Cross domain solutions


Benefits
  • Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
  • 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
  • 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
  • Competitive Pay
  • Generous paid leave and holiday package
  • Tuition and training reimbursement
  • Life and AD&D Insurance

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