Security Control Assessor and System Certification Specialist, Senior

The Opportunity: Function as a Senior System Certification Specialist or Security Control Assessor as part of a team in the performance of Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities ensuring National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) management, operation, technical, and privacy security control implementation compliance for large, complex DoD information systems.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience providing security guidance and IS validation using NIST, RMF, DoD, and local security policies
• Experience planning and executing comprehensive cybersecurity test events, including identifying security controls, analyzing assessment procedures and identification, and using required tools such as the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) or Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)
• Experience providing configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware, and coordinating changes and modifications as an ISSO, ISSM, or Security Control Assessor
• Experience interfacing with information assurance managers, including preparing and reviewing documentation such as Systems Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports, Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages, and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms)

Benefits

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care