RMF Cybersecurity Analyst - TS/SCI with CI Poly

ENS Solutions, LLC; Sterling (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vit

401k Contribution from Day 1

PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays

Disability Insurance

Group Term Life Insurance

Tuition, Certification & Professional-

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

ENS Solutions, LLC is seeking a RMF Cybersecurity Analyst to support the Federal Government and Intelligence Community. You will act as ISSO for IC systems, author SSP/SSTP, and lead RMF A&A activities while addressing NIST 800-53 controls. A TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

The role involves risk assessments, remediation planning, and transitioning ATO-approved systems to operations. You will work with a team of engineers and security professionals in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-years IC (SCI) RMF A&A experience and ability to describe differences between collateral and SCI authorization requirements as they apply to DoD/IC.
• Ability to speak to the intent of all NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Minimum 1-year hands on experience with the Xacta application.
• Excellent oral and technical writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance with ability to obtain a polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Acting as an appointed ISSO for IC cyber systems being developed by engineering.
• Reporting, documenting, and briefing status of systems to ensure RMF progression.
• Justification of security control implementations per IC/AO/NIST guidance.
• Authoring System Security Plans (SSP) and System Security Test Plans (SSTP).
• Conducting self-assessments of systems under development.
• Analyzing security controls and impact of changes.
• Preparing for risk assessments with Security Control Assessors (SCA).
• Ensuring remediation of findings in SAR/POAM.
• Documenting waivers or non-standard remediation approaches.
• Assisting with transitioning ATO systems to operations ISSO.
• Researching remediation options for vulnerabilities.

Skills

RMF A&A experience

ISSO for IC systems

NIST 800-53 controls

Xacta

Technical writing

Oral communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate’s Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

High School

Tools

Xacta

Job description

Our work depends on a Risk Management Framework Cybersecurity Analyst joining our team to support Government activities. As a RMF Cybersecurity Analyst supporting the Federal Government and the Intelligence Community (IC), you will be entrusted with ensuring our IT engineering solutions meet the highest security standards, that they adhere to all applicable standards, guidelines, and mandates; and that all appropriate documentation necessary to make up a Body of Evidence (BoE) is provided to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and Authorizing Official (AO) to successfully justify the issuing an Authority to Operate (ATO).

• Acting as an appointed Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for IC cyber systems being developed by the engineering team.


• Reporting, documenting, and briefing the status of systems under development while assuring their successful and timely progression through the DIA Risk Management Framework (RMF) to the satisfaction of the appointed Information System Security Manager (ISSM), and/or senior govt leadership.


• Providing clear justification describing the satisfaction of all applicable security control implementation as specified by the IC, AO, or NIST-800-53, rev 4 rev 5.


• Authoring System Security Plans (SSP).


• Authoring System Security Test Plans (SSTP).


• Conducting self-assessments of all systems under development


• Analyzing security controls and the impact changes would introduce to the environment.


• Preparing for and assisting with formal risk assessments conducted by the AO’s designated Security Control Assessors (SCA) while acting as a member of the security assessment test team.


• Ensuring the remediation of any findings assigned to engineering as documented in the Security Assessment Report (SAR) and its Plan of Actions and Milestones (PO&AM).


• Documenting and defending reasoning when waivers are sought, or non-standard remediation solutions are requested for specific security controls.


• Assisting with the transition of systems granted an ATO to the Operations branch and the assignment of an operations ISSO.


• Researching remediation options for vulnerabilities identified for systems under development or already in production under an ATO.


• High School and 10+ years of experience / Associate’s Degree and 8+ years of experience/ Bachelors Degree and 6+ years of experience / Master’s degree and 4+ years of experience / PHD and 2+ years of experience.


• Minimum of 3-years IC (SCI) RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) experience and the ability to describe the differences between collateral and SCI authorization requirements as they apply to DoD and IC instructions and guidelines.


• Ability to speak to the intent of all NIST 800-53 security controls.


• Minimum 1-year hands on experience with the Xacta application.


• Excellent oral and technical writing skills.


• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team


• Must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a counter-intelligence polygraph.

Essential Network Security (ENS) Solutions, LLC is a service-disabled veteran owned, highly regarded IT consulting and management firm. ENS consults for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) providing innovative solutions in the core competency area of Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM), Software Development, Cyber and Network Security, System Engineering, Program/Project Management, IT support, Solutions, and Services that yield enduring results. Our strong technical and management experts have been able to maintain a standard of excellence in their relationships while delivering innovative, scalable and collaborative infrastructure to our clients.

Why ENS?

• Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, 100% paid for by ENS


• 401k Contribution from Day 1


• PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays


• Long & Short Term Disability Insurance


• Group Term Life Insurance


• Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance


• Workers’ Compensation


• Relocation Assistance