IT and Cyber Risk Auditor Principal

General Dynamics Information Technology; La Plata (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

Wellness packages

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking an experienced ISSE to monitor and enforce security controls across technical, operational, and management domains. You will develop and document security plans and contingency measures, and prepare artifacts for annual audits.

The ideal candidate will review vulnerability scans, manage POA&M activities, and perform security assessments such as STIG and FISMA, ensuring compliance with agency policies.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent, 8+ years of experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years with ICD 503 and NIST 800-53 policies.
• Ability to communicate clearly across teams and audiences.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and enforce security controls for technical, operational, and management support.
• Develop and document system security plans, contingency plans, and related artifacts.
• Prepare system artifacts for annual audits and review vulnerability scans.

Skills

ISSE

Security documentation

Vulnerability management

Security incident response

STIG/FISMA assessments

Education

BA/BS or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

Security Center

Telos XACTA

McAfee ePO

Job description

The candidate should be able to monitor and enforce security controls for technical, operational, and management support. The candidate will need to be vastly knowledgeable in developing and documenting system security plans, contingency plans, and other security related documents. This candidate will need to identify, create, track and remediate any system vulnerabilities. This candidate will be responsible for preparing system artifacts for annual system audits. This candidate should have an understanding of reviewing vulnerability scans. This candidate should have experience in completing multiple Authority to Operate (ATO) security packages. This candidate will need to be knowledgeable in plans of action and milestones (POA&M)s Management. This candidate must be able to establish system-level POA&M's and implement corrective actions to develop, implement, manage, and track actions as required by the program ISSM/CISO.

Government Eligibility Requirements:

• Candidate must be able to favorably pass government background investigation
• Candidate must have, at a minimum, a Top Secret clearance w/t polygraph.
• Maintain Certification in accordance with DoW Directive 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management requirements
• U.S. Citizenship eligibility requirements.

Team Responsibilities:

• BA/BS or equivalent, 8+ years of experience
• Minimum of 3-5 years specific experience with ICD 503 and NIST 800-53 policies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to state messages in a clear and concise manner over any form of communication.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and re-prioritize work in a fast paced environment
• Senior level of experience in engineering IT systems, as well as working knowledge of current technologies.
• Ability to learn an application environment in order to update or create supported security documentation.
• The candidate will perform all tasks related to perform a system Certification and Accreditation and assuring the system is compliant with all required security controls as defined by agency policies.
• The candidate will review system configurations to ensure they are in accordance with agency hardening guidelines.
• The candidate will review all proposed change requests related to system design / configuration and perform security impact analysis.
• The candidate will review monthly vulnerability scan reports and track and address weaknesses in POA&M's as needed.
• Perform security system event analysis, investigation, and validation
• Provide incident response to classification spills, malware infection, misconfiguration exposure, internal inappropriate behavior and technical issue
• Perform Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) assessments and annual reporting

Ideal Candidate: Candidates who are highly motivated, passionate in their IT security tradecraft, and looking to make a positive difference every day are best suited for this position. Candidates should possess a general level of understanding and basic level of experience across all team roles and responsibilities with a concentration of significant experience in at least 2-3 skill sets below.

Preferred Skill Sets:

• 2-3 years fulfilling Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)
• 2-3 years fulfilling Windows and/or Unix administrator role or support
• Experience using XACTA data base applications and the ICD 503, NIST 800-83 rev4 policy
• Experience with Splunk, Security Center, Telos XACTA, and MacAfee EPO

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