Cybersecurity Assessment and Authorization Specialist

Security EngineerSecurity EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200Since 2002H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Professional Certificate5 yrs expEnglishCloudCyber Security

Job Description

Cybersecurity Assessment and Authorization Specialist

Information Technology Strategies, Inc

• 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. • Performs a DOD cybersecurity process while either authorizing an information system or serving as a SME for an information system undergoing authorization. • Possesses an understanding of how the 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’s. • Determines the applicable severity value for 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.

Job Requirements

  • Must possess IT-II security clearance or have a current National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC).
  • Five (5) years of relevant Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST Asses & Analyze (A&A) experience
  • 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.

Benefits

  • 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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