IT Security Specialist

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Employer:

Magnus Management Group

Department:
National Weather Service, Pacific Region HQ

Clearance:
None

Location:

Honolulu, HI

Telecommute:
On-site

Position Type:
Full time, W-2 employee of Magnus Management Group (40 hrs. a week)

Contract length: 5 years

Place of Performance National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Pacific Region Headquarters 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176 Honolulu, HI 96818

Hawaii location, where work will be performed, is on Ford Island which is part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.

All contractor personnel must possess the following technical skills:

• Knowledge of US Federal (e.g., DOC, NOAA, NWS, etc.) IT security policies and implementation standards, and comprehensive understanding of NIST guidance to include, but not limited to, NIST Special Publications and Federal Information Processing Standards
• Knowledge of NWS IT systems or comparable systems (such as Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Linux)
• Proficiency in applying IT security concepts, methodologies, principles, procedures and using industry‑standard IT security tools (such as Cybersecurity Asset Management and Tenable Security Center)
• Proficiency with enterprise architecture and IT security methodologies, concepts, procedures, principles, and tools
• Proficiency in contingency planning and backup and recovery best practices and application of NIST guidance in this area
• A comprehensive understanding of encryption techniques, tools, and best practices to protect organizational data
• Technical proficiency with IT security concepts, tools, applications and the implementation of all aforementioned terms

At a minimum one (1) certification listed below or proof that an applicable employee(s) is significantly along (at a minimum of one (1)-year) in the process of attaining at least one of the following professional certifications required by DOC IT Security Baseline Policy (DOC ITSBP) Version 1.0, Annex C-1:
Information System Security Training for Significant Roles for an Information System Security Officer:

• CompTIA A +
• CompTIA Network +
• CompTIA Security +
• GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• GIAC Security Expert (GSE)
• GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP)
• GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)
• ISC2 Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)
• ISC2 System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
• ISC2 Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• ISACA Certified in Risk and Information System Control (CRISC)
• Security Certified Program Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP)
• Security Certified Program Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA)
• Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP)
• Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA)

The experience required for this position must include Federal Government projects/contracts that covered the following:

• Advising on IT security requirement solution options inclusive of developing documentation and/or white papers
• Leading the development of the solution migration and implementation plans on IT security requirement solutions
• Creating IT security policies and procedures