Cyber Security​/Information Assurance Engineer

# Cyber Security/Information Assurance EngineerCACI  
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Location:

Chantilly, VA, USSalary:
$103,800 – $218,100

Clearance:
TS/SCI + Poly## Quality of life

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* Flexible PTO
* Learning budget

Job Title:

Cyber Security/Information Assurance Engineer Job Category:
Information Technology Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%
Type of Travel:
Local *
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* The Opportunity:

The Cyber Security/Information Assurance Engineer/Technician will function as a Security Control Assessor (SCA) following National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 and or 800-53A Revision 4 guidance and or procedures to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls employed within or inherited by complex and diverse information systems to determine the overall effectiveness of the control implementation.

The goal is to determine the extent to which the assigned security controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the regulatory and or statutory security requirements for National Security Systems.

Responsibilities:

The candidate will perform the following tasks and or participate in the following activities as part of their role as a SCA:

Evaluate Government customer systems against NIST SP 800 53/53A R4, 30, 37 and 39, RMF and other security standards and publications as well as Government customer defined security guidelines and regulations. Utilizing the customer assessment tracking system, Xacta-360. Function as an independent and unbiased advocate who provides evidence to validate the trustworthiness of the system for the designated Authorizing Official (AO).Conduct

hands-on security control testing, analyze Body of Evidence (BoE) documentation and test results, document risk and recommend countermeasures.

Provide an assessment of the severity of weakens or deficiencies discovered in the information system and its environment of operation and recommend corrective actions to address identified vulnerabilities.

Conduct hands-on security testing leveraging commercial tools and custom developed scripts and procedures.

Execute vulnerability/compliance assessment tools and evaluate results for systems undergoing security assessment.

Participate in joint test teams with other customer organizations and or Government Agencies to complete security assessment and adjudication.

Coordinate with other program elements conducting security testing.

Actively participate in or lead technical exchange meetings and application review boards, documenting actions items/results of these events.

Brief management, as needed, on the status of action items and/or results of activities.

Prepare security assessment reports containing the results and findings form the assigned security control assessments.

Provide documentation to the customer which describes all identified system risks, planned test procedures taken and test results.

Provide enhancement capabilities and SOPs to assessment operations for execution and implementation.

Maintain accountability to ensure integrity and confidentiality of the process.

Responsible for implementing and applying technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, devices, programs, and data from malicious attack, damage, or unauthorized access.

Investigates network device and information security incidents to determine extent of compromise to national security information and automated information systems.

Qualifications:

Required:

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Systems Engineering2 to 5 years of hands-on experience in information security, network security, or systems engineering.

Knowledge of firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), and endpoint protection.

Proficiency in Linux, Windows, TCP/IP, and network architecture.

Understanding of risk assessments, security frameworks, vulnerability management, and incident response.

Desired:

Familiarity with conducting security assessments in support of accreditation and/or authorization (A&A) decisions.

Experience writing scripts or code using Python, C , Java, Bash, or Power Shell for automation and log analysis.

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