Information Assurance Specialist

Planettechnologies; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is seeking an Information Assurance Specialist to join our growing team in Washington, DC. You will apply security engineering practices, help harden systems, and support Azure DevOps initiatives with Scrum principles to deliver secure, valuable outcomes.

You will conduct risk assessments, advise on baseline controls, and develop SOPs, leveraging CIS Benchmarks and NIST 800-53.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field.
• 3–5 years of network engineering and/or system administration experience.
• Experience with Azure and Azure DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of NIST 800-53 and ITIL certification.
• Baseline security certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CEH).

Responsibilities

• Researches, writes, edits, and produces security data, guidelines, and policy.
• Perform information security risk assessments across platforms and applications.
• Lead security team engagements and develop standard operating procedures.
• Align with the Cybersecurity Information Assurance organization vision and strategy.
• Provide remediation recommendations to stakeholders and management.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Scrum facilitation

NIST 800-53

Security assessments

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Windows

Unix

Job description

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as an Information Assurance Specialist. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country.

The Information Assurance Specialist utilizes knowledge of Federal sector security processes, hardening of systems, and is essential to the team in managing projects in Azure DevOps, applying Scrum principles and practices to remove impediments and deliver value and foster a collaborative environment.

• Researches, organizes, writes, edits, trains, and produces technical data, guidelines, templates, and policy to support Security Engineering.
• Perform information security risk assessments across a variety of platforms and applications submitted through the Change Management process.
• Guide users in determining and integrating baseline security requirements, advise on viability of alternative approaches and conduct and evaluate feasibility studies.
• Propose remediation/mitigating controls and recommendations to stakeholders and management to minimize risk.
• Address security concerns or issues with proposed software and hardware projects to ensure “baked-in” security considerations in project proposals.
• Lead security team engagements to build and mature processes to produce written Standard Operating Procedures with a focus on improvement to Information Assurance processes, methodologies, and communication methods.
• Support iterative review of security assessment results and work with stakeholders across organizations to provide structure around risk management and internal controls.
• Experience with CIS Benchmarks and DISA STIGs to provide system hardening guidance.
• Maintain a Master Library of Security Benchmarks for relevant systems as a reference for essential baseline security requirements, compliance and continuous monitoring capabilities.
• Provide status updates and follow-up on active open Security Engineering tickets.
• Align with and support the execution of the Cybersecurity Information Assurance organization vision and strategy.
• Development of security guidance, policies, and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in related field and 3-5 years of relevant work experience with network engineering and/or system administration background (Unix/Linux/Windows)
• Previous experience with cloud providers like Azure and using Agile tools for day-to-day tasking preferably Azure Dev Ops.
• Experience with leading daily scrums, sprint planning and facilitating the scrum process (Scrum Certification preferred)
• Sound cyber security knowledge foundation, to include understanding of Computer and network technology fundamentals.
• Strong familiarity with NIST Security Controls (NIST 800-53) and ITIL Certification
• Experience with ServiceNow
• Experience with security tools in an enterprise environment to include installation, configuration, usage, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrate security expertise with multiple Windows and Unix-based operating systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and the ability to effectively communicate solutions.
• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Strong understanding of how computer systems and networks are secured and in compliance with government and industry regulations.
• Ability to independently collect, review, and evaluate IT product data to identify and characterize security threat sources of concern and provide recommendations to Government leadership.
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences through excellent written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to establish effective relationships with internal partners and teams.
• Must possess a valid baseline security certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CEH, or DoD equivalent)
• Ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance

Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.

Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Select positions at Planet Technologies have Federal Agency Clearance Requirements and may require up to a 10-year background investigation and/or US Citizenship (clearable).

Salaries for Information Assurance Specialists at Planet Technologies range from $110,000 and $200,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.

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