System Engineer - Navy Validator Job San Diego area,California USA,Engineering

Summary:

Vector Planning & Services (VPSI) presents an exciting opportunity for a systems engineer with experience in IA certification and accreditation.

Primary Responsibilities:

Providing leadership, team coordination, and subject matter expertise in preparing and validating Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages. This includes DIACAP or RMF accreditation package and artifact generation, planning and executing security test and evaluation (ST&E), analyzing test results, drafting Risk Assessment Reports (RAR), C&A Plans, Plan of Actions and Milestones (POAM's), crafting mitigation statements, eMASS entry, and any other documents that are required as part of the NIST 800-53 and 800-37 Information Assurance (IA) Control and Risk Assessments
Review security requirements, products, configurations and IA architectures for compliance with DoD policies
Perform penetration testing, analyzing systems for STIG compliance
Develop and execute security test plans and assessing the IA risk of IT systems.
Participate in collaboration meetings; act as a trusted agent to program managers and IA practitioners and track critical IA processes
Maintain and update Technical Standards, checklists, guidelines, and instructions based on new DoD/DON/industry policies and instructions.
Coordinate with government engineers to oversee, maintain, develop, and implement technical standards within the Human Factor Domain.
Provide security related advice and assistance to system engineers and program managers on security related matters and develop security related procedures, policies, and technical recommendations, as required
Provide System Engineering support with acquisition programs of record, including in-depth review of engineering documentation.
Review how programs plan to ensure human capability is factored into total system performance in the software acquisition process and the systems engineering lifecycle of all NAVWAR systems.
Conduct independent assessments at technical program elements (e.g., systems engineering technical reviews, milestone decision reviews, certification events, and independent reviews) and develop Risk, Issue and Opportunity (RIO) assessments.
Review Manpower Personnel Training & Education requirements in conjunction with program requirements.

Qualifications/Skills/

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience in assessing a network and/or systems using IA automated tools such as Nessus, SCAP, and any applicable Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) in accordance with DISA requirements
Knowledge of DoD 8510.01 and the Department of Navy DIACAP Handbook and experience developing Certification and Accreditation (C&A) documentation
Knowledge of the Department of Navy (DoN) RMF Process Guide.
In depth knowledge and experience with the NIST 800 series
Must be familiar with EMASS and C&A package entry
Familiarity with ACAS, VRAM, HBSS and WSUS

Education and

Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field