IV&V Technical Report Assessor CyberESI Consulting Group

Level Up Careers; Maryland; Vor Ort; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A consulting group specializing in cybersecurity is seeking a Technical Report Assessor to support the NIST validation program. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of cybersecurity experience. The Technical Report Assessor will review laboratory-generated reports, provide guidance to vendors, and communicate feedback on testing procedures. The position offers an opportunity to work with prestigious organizations like NIST, enhancing your resume while contributing to critical standards in technology.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 8 years cybersecurity experience in a related field.
• Expertise in reviewing technical materials and writing reports.
• Experience supporting federal government agencies is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide operational support to the NIST validation program.
• Review laboratory-generated product test reports.
• Provide guidance to labs and vendors, updating written documents.

Kenntnisse

Cybersecurity experience

Technical reporting

Communication with organizations

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Value to You:

This role is perfect for early-mid career professionals – 8 years of experience required beyond your Bachelor’s degree. Build your resume by supporting the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – one of the most esteemed IT standards organizations on the entire planet. Learn an entire technical industry by working with both NIST and private sector technical laboratories to validate products.

Description of Project Task/Duties:

CyberESI Consulting Group specializes in security engineering. We are seeking a Technical Report Assessor to work in support of NIST. The Technical Report Assessor determines if reports from private sector technical laboratories meet NIST test requirements. Based on their assessment, the Technical Report Assessor communicates with private sector technical laboratories to provide feedback and recommendations for improving test procedures.

Duties:

The Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Technical Report Assessor will provide operational support to the NIST validation program including task such as:

• reviewing laboratory-generated product test reports
• providing guidance to labs and vendors, and updating written documents for each of the validation programs
• commenting and coordinating on report comments

Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science/systems, information systems/technology, engineering/engineering technology, software engineering/programming, management, natural sciences, social sciences, mathematics, or business/finance.
• Minimum Experience: At least eight years cybersecurity experience.

Preferred Knowledge:

• NIST publication types such as:
  • NIST Interagency Reports (NIST IR)
  • Special Publication (SP)
  • Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
  • Derived Test Requirements (DTR)
• Key concepts related to the National Voluntary Laboratory Testing Program (NVLAP) such as:
  • test laboratories
  • protection profiles
  • validation
  • certification
• Key cryptography concepts such as:
  • encryption
  • cryptography
  • cryptographic modules
  • digital certificates
  • key management
  • public key infrastructure

Preferred Experience:

• Past and current roles that:
  • involve review of written technical materials
  • require significant communication with other organizations
  • support federal government agencies