Cyber Security Specialist

Jobtailor; Fort Wayne, New York (IN, NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior security engineer to provide analytical and technical security recommendations, define security requirements, and negotiate them with clients for DoD-related systems.

You will review policies and patch levels, ensure safe transitions to production, and lead incident response while coordinating with Enterprise Architect and IT teams to implement RMF-aligned controls. CISSP and TS w/SCI are required.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• Must possess and maintain a TS w/SCI eligibility.
• CISSP, or equivalent IAM II or DOD 8140 Level II certification
• High School Diploma
• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience, including 5 years directly supporting the DoD
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDD 8500.1 Information Assurance
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDD 8520.1 Protection of SCI
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoD 8570.01M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDI 8580.1 Information Assurance in the Defense Acquisition Process
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree
• Preferred: 10 years of relevant experience
• Preferred: Minimum of 3 years providing direct support to the DoD
• Preferred: Knowledge and experience with NIST 800-53 and DoD Risk Management Framework tools (eMASS/Xacta)

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical and technical security recommendations to team members, oversight boards, and clients
• Identify security requirements resulting from organizational needs or security issues
• Meet with clients and management to specify and negotiate application security requirements
• Review policies, procedures, and operating-system security patch levels
• Ensure safe transition of applications to production
• Develop, debug, test, and support the certification process
• Create, maintain, and document security baselines
• Evaluate and recommend secure remote configurations
• Participate in technical work groups to recommend security configurations and architecture
• Liaise with Enterprise Architect, WAN, LAN, and Enterprise Management Teams to communicate and architect security solutions
• Develop documentation supporting security systems operations, maintenance, and problem resolution
• Coordinate with IT staff to implement solutions meeting or exceeding customer expectations
• Provide risk analysis for vulnerabilities, incidents, and change requests
• Serve as technical lead during security incident response

Skills

Security Analysis

Risk Analysis

Security Configuration

Application Security

Security Baseline Development

Incident Response

Security Documentation

Remote Configuration Evaluation

Technical Recommendations

Security Patch Management

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NIST 800-53

EMASS

Xacta

Job description

• Provide analytical and technical security recommendations to team members, oversight boards, and clients
• Identify security requirements resulting from organizational needs or security issues
• Meet with clients and management to specify and negotiate application security requirements
• Review policies, procedures, and operating-system security patch levels
• Ensure safe transition of applications to production
• Develop, debug, test, and support the certification process
• Create, maintain, and document security baselines
• Evaluate and recommend secure remote configurations
• Participate in technical work groups to recommend security configurations and architecture
• Liaise with Enterprise Architect, WAN, LAN, and Enterprise Management Teams to communicate and architect security solutions
• Develop documentation supporting security systems operations, maintenance, and problem resolution
• Coordinate with IT staff to implement solutions meeting or exceeding customer expectations
• Provide risk analysis for vulnerabilities, incidents, and change requests
• Serve as technical lead during security incident response

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Must possess and maintain a TS w/SCI eligibility
• CISSP, or equivalent IAM II or DOD 8140 Level II certification
• High School Diploma
• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience, including 5 years directly supporting the DoD
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDD 8500.1 Information Assurance
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDD 8520.1 Protection of SCI
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoD 8570.01M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program
• Strong knowledge and experience applying DoDI 8580.1 Information Assurance in the Defense Acquisition Process
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree
• Preferred: 10 years of relevant experience
• Preferred: Minimum of 3 years providing direct support to the DoD
• Preferred: Knowledge and experience with NIST 800-53 and DoD Risk Management Framework tools (eMASS/Xacta)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in security analysis and technical recommendations, with a strong focus on DoD compliance and risk management frameworks. Proficient in developing security baselines, coordinating with IT teams, and leading incident response efforts.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• CISSP Certification
• DoDD 8500.1 Information Assurance
• DoDI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework
• DoD 8570.01M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program
• TS w/SCI Eligibility

Hard Skills

• Security Analysis
• Risk Analysis
• Security Configuration
• Application Security
• Security Baseline Development
• Incident Response
• Security Documentation
• Remote Configuration Evaluation
• Technical Recommendations
• Security Patch Management

Soft Skills

• Client Negotiation
• Team Collaboration
• Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• CISSP
• IAM II
• DOD 8140 Level II

Industry Keywords

• DoD Compliance
• Information Assurance
• Risk Management Framework
• Security Incident Response
• Defense Acquisition Process

Tools & Technologies

• NIST 800-53
• EMASS
• Xacta