Information Security Risk Specialist

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Cyber threats are everywhere, and the constantly evolving nature of these threats can make understanding them seem overwhelming to the global enterprise and government agencies. In all of this “cyber noise,” how can these organizations understand their risks and how to mitigate them? The answer is you. We need your knowledge as an information security risk specialist to help break down complex threats into manageable plans of action.

As an Information Security Risk Specialist on our team, you’ll assist technical leaders with discovering their cyber risks, understanding applicable policies, and developing a mitigation plan. You’ll get technical and personnel details from key stakeholders to assess the entire threat landscape. Then, you’ll help your team guide your client through a plan of action with presentations, white papers, and milestones and help to translate security concepts so they can make the best decisions to secure their critical infrastructure, and mission‑critical systems.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 2+ years of experience with program control and governance, system security lifecycle management, authorization, POA & Ms, vulnerability remediation, privacy, Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) support, and threat modeling
• 2+ years of experience preparing system accreditation documentation required by the Navy or DoD and assessing system vulnerability using approved DoD tools
• 2+ years of experience guiding a client through the entire Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Authority to Operate (ATO) process
• Knowledge of policy management support, change management, cybersecurity engineering, requirements, and cybersecurity tools development
• Knowledge of cybersecurity monitoring standards and enterprise security requirements or standards such as FIPS, NIST, Executive Orders, Notices, and Memoranda
• HS diploma or GED
• Industry certification such as CISSP or CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Top Secret clearance

Nice If You Have:

• Experience maintaining security configurations of production, development, and test systems by applying and configuring security controls
• Experience with STIGs
• Experience with Dev Sec Ops
• Experience with Cloud technologies
• Experience with operating systems, including Linux, UNIX, Ubuntu, or Red Hat
• Ability to apply cybersecurity engineering methods to solutions development lifecycle activities
• Ability to research emerging technology and apply findings to cutting‑edge problems
• Possession of excellent presentation and collaboration skills

Clearance :

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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