Cybersecurity IT Specialist

Position Overview:
Serves as a Cybersecurity IT Specialist with the primary responsibility for organizing, coordinating, scheduling changes, and identifying new requirements necessary to meet day-to-day, and future, cybersecurity mission objectives.

Requirements:

• Position requires a Secret security clearance

• Certification: The position requires DoDI 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II or Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II certification upon hire.
• The position requires Level III certification in Acquisition Career Field “Information Technology” or the incumbent must be able to obtain certification within 6 months of appointment.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical consultative/advisory services to the PM/Product Manager (PdM) to review proposed new systems, networks, and software designs for potential security risks.
• Participates in systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security policies.
• Provides cybersecurity systems engineering expertise on applications development projects to ensure the appropriate configuration of the operating environment.
• Supports development of program cybersecurity policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility in accordance with Army/DISA requirements to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data; for short and long term mission and goals of the PM.
• Expert knowledge of, and skill in applying NIST RMF to conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems and identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs.

• ARCHITECTURE:
  • Participates in network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security policies.
  • Provides Subject Matter expertise in cybersecurity architecture technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, Active directory, and networking in general.
• SOFTWARE:
  • Analyze technical information to determine the best application of cyber tactics, techniques and procedures; AND recommend changes for software development programs
  • Prepares and reviews software assurance requirements for inclusion in project technical specifications, statements of work, and contract provisions.
  • Evaluating maturity and performing risk assessments of software engineering processes in accordance with the program/project milestone entrance and exit criteria.

Specific Technologies:

OS: LINUX, WINDOWS.

Database: POSTGRES, SQL, MONGO.

Languages: Java, JavaScript, .NET, C#, PowerShell.

Cloud Technologies: AWS, Azure