ACC ITSS Information Assurance Engineer

Exeter Government Services, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Exeter Government Services, LLC is seeking a Senior Information Assurance Engineer to lead cybersecurity efforts in support of the US Army Contracting Command. The role will involve managing cybersecurity risks, providing strategic direction, and overseeing a talented cyber team in Huntsville, Alabama.

With a minimum of 8 years of experience and necessary certifications, candidates will work on ensuring compliance and enhancing operational capabilities within complex environments. Join us in making a significant impact on military operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in Cybersecurity or IT programs.
• Top Secret security clearance (SCI Eligible) required.
• DoD 8570.1M IAM Level III Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Exeter Cyber Team to enhance team knowledge and support the customer.
• Serve as the ISSO, managing cybersecurity risks.
• Perform continuous monitoring of system control processes.

Skills

Cybersecurity risk management

Leadership

Risk Management Framework (RMF)

Continuous Monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Engineering, or Technical Discipline

Tools

eMASS

Assured Compliance Assessment Solutions

Job description

ACC ITSS Information Assurance Engineer (Senior)

Location: Huntsville, AL

Required Clearance: Secret (Top Secret Eligibility)

Required Certification(s): DoD 8570.1M IAM-III

Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree in an IT, Engineering, or Technical discipline

Required Experience: 8+ years

Exeter Information Technology Services is seeking an IA Engineer Sr. to support our staffing efforts for the US Army Contracting Command (ACC) Chief Information Officer\G6 Headquarters (HQ), located at 4505 Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal (RSA), AL 35898-5000, provides contracting policy oversight to 100 different contracting offices and subordinate commands located world-wide. The ACC enterprise consists of over 6,200 military and civilian contracting professionals located at contracting offices across the contiguous United States (CONUS) and outside the contiguous United States (OCONUS). Information Technology (IT) services supports ACC’s global contracting mission to the warfighters through the full spectrum of military operations.

The HQ ACC’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and G6 staff provides critical mission support services designed to enable the workforce with applicable secure technology solutions that will reduce and ultimately eliminate manual business processing and generate resource cost savings and efficiencies for the ACC enterprise.

Primary Responsibilities

• Improve the effectiveness of command owned information system-related cybersecurity risks management and reporting (contained in highly diverse environments of complex and sophisticated cyber threats, with ever-increasing system vulnerabilities, and rapidly changing missions)
• Lead the Exeter Cyber Team providing priorities, direction and expertise to enhance the knowledge of the Team and support the Customer
• Serve as the System Information System Security Officer (ISSO)
• Possess an understanding of Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Previous experience in Assured Compliance Assessment Solutions, Security Control Assessor (SCA), Enterprise Mission Support Services (eMASS)
• Leverage the information/data findings and reports from the service provider, system owner, ISSM and the accreditation data repository; the regulatory guidelines in the cybersecurity regulatory documentation; and recent threat briefings; perform a detailed Risk Assessment Analysis that is not limited to:
• Update eMASS with the risk assessment information as applicable based on security classification levels
• Maintain the eMASS record of each command owned information system or software
• System-level artifacts (e.g. Continuous Monitoring Strategy (CONMON), Continuity of Operations Plan, Interconnection Agreements, Hardware and Software Lists) analysis of cybersecurity controls compliance
• Maintain System ISSM/ISSO established POA&Ms
• Maintain legacy system accreditation documentation
• Perform Continuous Monitoring of the system controls processes
• Review and provide ISSM, SO and SCA with recommendations on new/updated system Security Plan details: system, system boundaries, identification, controls identification and selection, subsystems details, and external services
• Provide leadership for the day to day operations of the Cyber Contractor team through continuous communication and oversite. Collaboration with Team Leaders, Government personnel and external customers to ensure service delivery for the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Top Secret security clearance (SCI Eligible)
• DoD 8570.1M IAM Level III Certification
• 8+ years of professional experience in Cybersecurity or IT programs
• Bachelor’s degree in an IT, engineering, or technical discipline (or equivalent work experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Cyber Operations Center experience in operational measures and management.
• NIST 800-53 and CNSSI 1253 knowledge and application experience

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.