Information Assurance (IA) Manager

Abacus-Technolog; Illinois; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Abacus Technology Corporation is seeking an experienced information assurance professional to support the IAVM program for Federal clients. You will provide technical support, document actions, and coordinate with Government engineers on vulnerability management and network architecture across the enterprise.

Requirements include 8+ years in IA or cyber security, a related bachelor's degree, CISSP certification, and US citizenship with an active Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in information assurance or cyber security.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; CISSP certified.
• Experience with certification and accreditation processes; RMF.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and automated tools.
• Knowledge of intrusion prevention and network access control tools.
• Understanding of audit principles and security risk assessment.
• US citizenship with active Secret clearance.
• Familiarity with DIACAP, FISMA, NIST, and OMB standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the IAVM program with technical support and documentation for engineers.
• Process USCYBERCOM and USAF orders and related tasking documents.
• Provide configuration information for DISA VMS/CMRS and ACT monitoring tools.
• Manage IAVM responsibilities per cyber orders and guidelines.
• Support Authority to Connect (ATO) requirements with the Government ISSM.
• Perform weekly ACAS vulnerability scans and report results.
• Coordinate patches and updates to maintain network compliance.
• Assist with incident response tasks and log maintenance for IDS, Syslog, firewall, and DNS.

Skills

CISSP certified

RMF

Vulnerability scanning

Network security

Security monitoring

US citizenship

Clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

ACAS

DISA VMS/CMRS

Syslog server

Job description

Abacus Technology Corporation is a Federal government contractor and provider of enterprise information technology (IT) services and solutions. For nearly 40 years, we’ve developed effective partnerships with government and industry to tackle business challenges and pressures for Federal Defense, Civilian, and Intelligence customers. Abacus maintains core competencies in: IT Infrastructure Support, Network Operations and Maintenance, Communication Solutions, Systems Engineering and Integration, Cyber Security / Information Assurance, Application Development, Program Management, and Business Transformation.

Job Description

• Support the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) program by providing the Government Engineers with technical support to include order applicability, mitigation actions, and network architecture engineering and supporting documentation.
• Process USCYBERCOM and USAF issued orders via various formations that include Tasking Orders (TASKORDs), Operations Orders (OPORDs, Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs), Time Compliance Network Orders (TCNOs), Maintenance Tasking Orders (MTOs), Cyber Notice to Airman (NOTAMs) or Special Instructions (SPINs).
• Provide technical configuration information as necessary to support monitoring and updating the DISA web-based Vendor Management System (VMS) or Continuous Monitoring and Risk Scoring (CMRS) and USAF web-based AFNETOPS Compliance Tracker (ACT).
• Manage the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) program responsibilities in accordance with cyber orders.
• Provide technical support and documentation to the Government ISSM in support of acquiring and maintaining Authority to Connect (ATO) requirements.
• Perform weekly network vulnerability scans with approved AF tool (i.e. ACAS) and provide results in the Security Compliance Report.
• Direct implementations, track and provide status of implementation of patches, updates, etc. to maintain compliance of all hardware and software in the network.
• Perform first responder scans or other response tasks as necessary, Post-Notification Investigation and Network Defense (NetD) Incident Reports, ACAS vulnerability scans, and DISA VMS/CMRS configuration changes as requested from the Government Engineers, back-ups of the IDS Defense Center configuration and data, Syslog Server, firewall and DNS Logs to the Government ISSM.

Qualifications

8+ years experience in an information assurance or cyber security role. Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Must be CISSP certified. Experience with the certification and accreditation process. Experience with Risk Management Framework. Significant experience in vulnerability scanning and analysis, including the use of automated tools and vulnerability management systems. Knowledge of intrusion prevention and network access control tools/systems. Understanding of system audit principles and security risk assessment. Must have a solid understanding of network infrastructure and mission assurance. Familiar with Federal government and DOD standards for IA/security including DIACAP, FISMA, NIST, and OMB. Must have solid communications skills and be capable of working with all levels of an organization. Must be a US citizen and hold an active Secret clearance.

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Additional Information

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