Cybersecurity Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in developing, implementing, and maintaining robust cybersecurity solutions to meet system-wide information security requirements.
• Support certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation by reviewing content for completeness and compliance and applying system security engineering expertise across areas such as system security design, risk management, cross-domain solutions, encryption, and intrusion detection.
• Perform system installation, configuration maintenance, account management, patching, signature maintenance, and troubleshooting for Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Network Defense (CND) systems.
• Establish and satisfy information security requirements based on user needs, policies, regulations, and resource demands, while providing leadership and guidance to junior staff.
• Coordinate with senior representatives from customer organizations to address program goals, milestones, resources, and risks.
• Apply subject matter expertise to both common user information systems and specialized security systems, including classified networks.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity principles (confidentiality, integrity, availability, non-repudiation, and access control) and perform incident handling, security testing, auditing, and contingency planning.
• Provide work oversight to ensure accuracy, adherence to deadlines, and the successful management of multiple tasks.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience:
  
  5–6 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity or information systems security.
• Clearance:
  Active TS clearance (SCI eligibility preferred).