Security Control Assessor

Amyx, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Plans (PPO & H

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

401(k) with matching

PTO

Holidays

Professional Development Reimbursement

Job summary

Amyx, Inc. is seeking a Security Control Assessor-Advanced to support the Cybersecurity Division/NGA Defender in the St. Louis, MO area. The role conducts independent assessments of management, operational, and technical security controls to determine overall effectiveness as defined by NIST 800-37.

Responsibilities include planning authorization reviews, reviewing risk, documenting deviations, and developing risk mitigation plans. On-site work and active clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Active TS/SCI clearance to begin work; CI Polygraph may be required.
• 8140 Certification: CCISO, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, GSLC or GSNA.
• On-site work requirement as per customer and contract.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct security authorization reviews and assurance case development.
• Review documents to ensure risk levels are acceptable for each app, system, and network.
• Verify security postures, document deviations, and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop security compliance processes and audits for external services.
• Establish acceptable limits for software, network, or system.
• Manage Accreditation Packages (e.g., ISO/IEC 15026-2).
• Perform security reviews and identify gaps; develop risk mitigation plans.
• Conduct threat/vulnerability analyses during major changes.
• Contribute to RMF activities and related documentation.
• Update security documentation reflecting design features and controls.

Skills

Security controls

Risk assessment

Compliance

Security auditing

Education

Bachelor degree or higher in CS/Cyber Security/IT/Engineering

Tools

Nessus

AWS

Xacta

ServiceNow

Archer

Hyper-V

VMware vSphere

Citrix XenDesktop/Server

AWS EC2

Job description

Security Control Assessor

Job Location: US-MO-St. Louis

Overview

Amyx is seeking to hire a Security Control Assessor-Advanced to support our Cybersecurity Division/NGA Defender in the NCW St. Louis, MO area. Conducts independent comprehensive assessments of the management, operational, and technical security controls and control enhancements employed within or inherited by an information technology (IT) system to determine the overall effectiveness of the controls (as defined in NIST 800-37).

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct security authorization reviews and assurance case development for initial installation of systems and networks.
• Review authorization and assurance documents to confirm that the level of risk is within acceptable limits for each software application, system, and network.
• Verify that application software/network/system security postures are implemented as stated, document deviations, and recommend required actions to correct those deviations.
• Develop security compliance processes and/or audits for external services (e.g., cloud service providers, data centers).
• Establish acceptable limits for the software application, network, or system.
• Manage Accreditation Packages (e.g., ISO/IEC 15026-2).
• Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security risk management plan.
• Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture resulting in recommendations for inclusion in the risk mitigation strategy.
• Perform risk analysis (e.g., threat, vulnerability, and probability of occurrence) whenever an application or system undergoes a major change.
• Provide input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation (e.g., system life‑cycle support plans, concept of operations, operational procedures, and maintenance training materials).
• Verify and update security documentation reflecting the application/system security design features.
• Participate in Risk Governance process to provide security risks, mitigations, and input on other technical risk.
• Ensure that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc.
• Assure successful implementation and functionality of security requirements and appropriate information technology (IT) policies and procedures that are consistent with the organization's mission and goals.
• Define and document how the implementation of a new system or new interfaces between systems impacts the security posture of the current environment.
• Ensure that security design and cybersecurity development activities are properly documented (providing a functional description of security implementation) and updated as necessary.
• Support necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure that system security configuration guidelines are followed, compliance monitoring occurs).
• Ensure that all acquisitions, procurements, and outsourcing efforts address information security requirements consistent with organization goals.
• Assess the effectiveness of security controls.
• Assess all the configuration management (change configuration/release management) processes.

Microsoft Office Suites; SharePoint; Nessus, AWS Tools, Xacta, ServiceNow, Archer, Microsoft Hyper‑V, VMWare vSphere, Citrix XenDesktop/Server, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, etc. Public key infrastructure, Oauth, OpenID, SAML, SPML

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Bachelor degree or higher from an accredited college or university (Recommend an accredited Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering degree; or a degree in a Mathematics or Engineering field.)
  • Clearance:
    • TS/SCI is required to begin working on the program
    • Must be able to obtain a CI Polygraph
  • 8140 Certification: CCISO or CISA or CISM or CISSP or CISSP-ISSEP or GSLC or GSNA
  • Must be able to work on site per customer and contractual requirements

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans (PPO & HSA options available)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Roth
• Qualified Transportation Expense with matching contributions
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Basic & Voluntary Life Insurance
• Wellness Program
• PTO
• 11 Holidays
• Professional Development Reimbursement

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Amyx is an Equal Opportunity employer. Amyx is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. Every qualified applicant receives focused consideration for employment and no one is discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Amyx complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Amyx is an E-Verify employer.

Physical Demands

Employee needs to be able to sit at a workstation for extended periods; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Most positions require ability to work on desktop or laptop computer for extended periods of time reading, reviewing/analyzing information, and providing recommendations, summaries and/or reports in written format. Must be able to effectively communicate with others verbally and in writing. Employee may be required to occasionally lift and/or move moderate amounts of weight, typically less than 20 pounds. Regular and predictable attendance is essential.