Cybersecurity Assessment And Authorization Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Wits Solutions Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting company in Washington D.C. seeks a Cybersecurity Assessment and Authorization Subject Matter Expert. This role requires a BS or BA, a Top Secret clearance, and significant experience in Risk Management Framework and NIST A&A processes. The expert will oversee cybersecurity policies and procedures, contributing to major DOD projects.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant DOD cybersecurity experience.
• Knowledge of security controls in NIST 800-53.
• Experience in assessing controls for large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a Subject Matter Expert regarding Assessment and Authorization of information systems.
• Performs the DOD cybersecurity process for system authorization.
• Briefs senior management on the RMF process and system vulnerabilities.

Skills

Risk Management Framework (RMF)

NIST A&A

Cybersecurity Policy

Emerging Technologies

Cybersecurity Assessment

Education

BS or BA

Job description

Cybersecurity Assessment And Authorization Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Cybersecurity Assessment And Authorization Subject Matter Expert (SME)

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Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified 8(a) company with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal, State, Local and commercial customers. At WITS, we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.

Job Description

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS MANDATORY

BS or BA

SECURITY CLEARANCE

TOP SECRET

Work Experience Mandatory

• Five (5) years of relevant Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST A&A experience DOD cybersecurity experience
• Experience in assessing security controls and conducting authorization reviews for large, complex organizations.
• Experienced in the general tenets supporting the overall DOD implementation of its authorization process, to include supporting cybersecurity policy, procedures, and processes.
• Knowledgeable in the cybersecurity of emerging technology areas such as Cloud and Industrial Control Systems (ICSs), warehouse execution systems and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructures
  
  

Roles And Responsibilities

Serves as a cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME) with regards to Assessment and Authorization (A&A) of information systems and all associated cybersecurity policies and procedures. Performs a DOD cybersecurity process while either authorizing an information system or serving as a SME for an information system undergoing authorization. Possess an understanding of how the security controlsidentified in the NIST 800-53 apply to the process of assessing and authorizing a large organization’s IT infrastructure such as DLA’s, in which there is a compilation of large and small enclaves, AIS applications and outsourced IT processes. Determines the applicable severity value for an identified vulnerability (e.g., non-compliant security control), and determines the possible ramifications on the system’s current or future authorization. Briefs senior management on the progress or results of an information system undergoing the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process

Work Experience Nice To Have

Federal Experience

“Equal Opportunity Employer Veteran/Disabled”

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Non-profit Organizations, and Government Administration

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