Cyber Information Assurance Analyst III​/Information Security

Cyber Information Assurance Analyst III / Information Security

Location: Pensacola, FL. No relocation assistance.

Position status: This is not a current opening; the organization is collecting resumes for a pending contract.

• Designs and conducts regular audits on computer systems to determine secure operation and protect data from threats.
• Assesses assigned systems to determine system security status and ensure compliance with security policies, procedures, and standards.
• Designs and recommends security policies and procedures.
• Prepares training materials and instructs computer security education and awareness training programs.
• Monitors, evaluates, and maintains complex security systems according to industry best practices and safeguards internal information systems and databases.
• Reviews system configurations to ensure compliance with security requirements and established standards.
• Investigates security violations and breaches and recommends solutions.
• Compiles reports on intrusions and provides analysis summaries to management.
• Reviews organization‑wide firewall logs.
• Provides reports to internal and external customers in response to queries and requests for computer security information.
• Consults on tasks, provides leadership and guidance for junior personnel.
• Recommends product upgrades, patches, and general security measures to secure and/or mitigate threats for various clients.

• Ability to pass a Government background check.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or data security experience; or equivalent four or more years experience in computer science, information systems management or data security may be substituted.
• Experience working with system/network security tools.
• Must possess an active CompTIA Security+ or CISSP certification or be able to obtain either certification within thirty days of employment.

• CompTIA Security+ Certification.
• CISSP Certification.

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No part of this Position Description or of any other shall be construed as an employment contract. Employment with GBSI is at will and constrained by both the laws of the State of Florida and those of the state wherein the employee performs services for the company.