Senior Information Assurance & Security Engineer (ATO/ATC)

Nava; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous medical coverage for employee

Dental and vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

401k with match

Paid leave and holidays

Tuition and training reimbursement

Job summary

AnaVation seeks an Information Assurance/Security Engineer to provide security engineering and IA support for the Government’s A&A process, maintaining ATO/ATC for mission applications. You will design, monitor, and document security controls, tests, and plans of actions and milestones across system lifecycles.

The role requires Top Secret clearance (CI poly eligible), a BS in a technical field, and 8570 IAT Level 2 certification. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, engineering, or similar technical field (additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for degree)
• Top Secret clearance with CI poly eligibility
• 8570 IAT Level 2 certification (e.g., Security+)
• 6 years of hands-on experience in info assurance/ATO for DoD/IC environments
• Experience documenting and assessing security controls in Linux, networks, and virtualization environments
• Strong documentation skills for security plans, tests, and reports
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide security engineering and IA support to the A&A process to maintain ATO/ATC for mission apps and services
• Design, develop, monitor, and document security controls, testing, reports, and POA&Ms across system lifecycles
• Provide security design inputs, reviews, and best practices for changes and requests
• Configure and validate secure systems and test security products to identify weaknesses
• Maintain XACTA security records for supported systems

Skills

Top Secret clearance

IAT Level 2 (8570)

Security+

Security controls documentation

Security testing

ATC/ATO processes

Teamwork & communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

XACTA

CentOS/RHEL Linux

Cisco Networks

VDI/Virtual server hosting

Apache Tomcat / NiFi

Job description

AnaVation seeks an Information Assurance/Security Engineer to provide security engineering and IA support for the Government’s A&A process, maintaining ATO/ATC for mission applications. You will design, monitor, and document security controls, tests, and plans of actions and milestones across system lifecycles.

The role requires Top Secret clearance (CI poly eligible), a BS in a technical field, and 8570 IAT Level 2 certification. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential.