Cybersecurity System Assessment Engineer

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Company: Business Integra

Location: Vansant, VA 24656

Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for leading the Risk Management Engineering (RME) team in planning and preparation for security assessment and authorization (A&A) as part of the Departments Information Assurance policy and FISMA implementation efforts.
  • Ensures the branch follows the process for Notifications of Change, security audits and compliance, IT Review Board change requests and other required DOS IT system documentation.
  • Ensures compliance with DOS Standards and procedures - including all FAM's and FAH's on automated information systems requirements.
  • Provides extremely high-level subject matter proficiency for work described in the task.
  • Provides advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environment, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, training, and implementation advice on complex problems that require doctorate level knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.
  • Establish and satisfy information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
  • Determine enterprise information assurance and security standards.
  • Develop and implement information assurance/security standards and procedures.
  • Support customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies.
  • Recommend information assurance/security solutions to support customers' requirements.
  • Analyze and define security requirements for computer systems, which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers.

  • Direct the actions of RME personnel to coordinate, develop, and evaluate security programs for the organization.
  • Develops and conducts tests of systems to evaluate compliance with specifications and requirements by applying cybersecurity principles and methods for evaluating, verifying, and validating of technical, functional, and performance security characteristics (including interoperability) of systems or elements of systems incorporating information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT).
  • Studies the organization's current physical security andcomputer systems and procedures andrecommendsinformation systems solutions to help the organization operate more securely, efficiently, and effectively.
  • Brings business, IT, and OT together by understanding the needs and limitations of all.
  • Plans, prepares, and executes cybersecurity test of IT and OT systemsto evaluate results against specifications and requirements as well as analyzetest resultsand providing reports.
  • Responsible for the analysis, consultation,and reportingof thecybersecurityintegration, testing, operations, and maintenance of IT and OT systems security.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • A degree in the field of computer science or a related discipline is preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in related field is preferred.
  • Relevant experience in information assurance and security standards
  • Shall have a minimum of 5years' experienceusing Tenable Nessus, Wireshark, and Splunk.
  • Shall have a minimum of 7 years performing system engineering.
  • Shall have a Master'sdegree in computer science or equivalent experience (>10year technical cyber security assessments or penetration testing).

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