Cybersecurity Specialist

Description

SAIC is hiring a
Cybersecurity Specialist
located in Pensacola, FL
. This position will be supporting Training & Education Management Systems for Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). The role will support our Programs of Record;
Corporate Enterprise Training Activity Resource Systems (CeTARS) for both schoolhouse & corporate, Navy & Joint MyEducation (MyED), Naval Education and Training Future Officer and Citizenship User System (NETFOCUS), Navy Inspector General Hotline Tracking System (NIGHTS), Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS), Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM), and Learning Assessment System (LAS). As a Cybersecurity Specialist, you’ll be responsible for maintaining systems' Authority to Operate by ensuring compliance and security posture, coordinating secure access for all systems and subsystems, and integrating robust security measures into the Dev Sec Ops  software development lifecycle to safeguard organizational assets.

The Cybersecurity Specialist will require:

• Maintaining All Systems Authority to Operate (ATO)
  • Request and monitor vulnerability scanning, incident response, and remediation of physical and cybersecurity systems using COTS/GOTS and custom tools.
  • Manage Continuous Monitoring Risk Scoring (CMRS) for classified and unclassified systems, ensuring compliance with DoW risk management, reporting tools (e.g., DCS, COAMS, CMRS, PPSM Registry, and eMASS), and DoD CIO/CISO portals (NIPR/SIPR).
  • Prepare comprehensive technical reports summarizing security assessments, mitigation activities, and remedial actions while supporting audits, scorecards, FISMA, and CSWF reporting.
  • Research and integrate cybersecurity tools, techniques, and technologies to strengthen enterprise security architecture and support ongoing military cyberspace operations.
• Coordinating All System and Subsystem Accesses
  • Collaborate with external customers, multidisciplinary teams, and vendors (e.g., Armis partnership for architecture implementation and issue resolution).
  • Lead incident investigations, coordinate with system owners to restore systems to secure baselines, and liaise with contracted vendors for incident control and resolution.
  • Monitor and analyze systems for abnormal events using COTS/GOTS tools, threat intelligence, and forensic applications to identify potential security incidents or malicious activities.
  • Actively participate in policy alignment initiatives, pre-CISO meetings, CCMD Cyber Scorecard Syncs, and other stakeholder engagements to ensure consistent compliance and operational effectiveness.
• Supporting the Security Portion of the Dev Sec Ops  Software Development Model
  • Research, evaluate, and recommend new security tools, techniques, and technologies to align enterprise security architecture with Dev Sec Ops  objectives.
  • Implement application and data migration strategies that prioritize simplicity, security compliance, scalability, and alignment with short- and long-term operational needs.
  • Assist in selecting, deploying, and managing software, and cloud service providers, including assessing and authoring SLAs with vendors to align with security standards.
  • Support cyber metrics development, reporting, and maintenance for managed tools, ensuring accuracy and alignment with enterprise Dev Sec Ops  models and security controls.

Qualifications

Required experience, certification, and education: (IAW DoD 8140 for the 631 work role)

• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or any of the 40+ other accepted degrees identified  that are from an ABET accredited or NCAE-C designated institution.

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• SecurityX/CASP+, CCSP, Cloud+, CSC, GCLD, GCSA, GSEC, CISSP-ISSEP, or GFITSP-D

Required skills:

• Maintaining All Systems Authority to Operate (ATO)
  • Leverage expertise in cloud security architecture and enterprise security tools (e.g., firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEMs) to secure IT infrastructures through vulnerability scanning, incident response, and modernization efforts.
  • Develop and maintain highly technical cybersecurity documentation (e.g., assessment reports, solution designs) while adhering to NIST, NICE…