Information Assurance Engineer

Job Title: Senior Information Assurance (IA) Engineer

Location: Ft Meade MD - Onsite Role

Clearance required by project: Active Secret or Top Secret

Certification: CompTIA SEC+ CE

Role Description:

* Coordinate Risk Management Framework (RMF) packages for DISA's unclassified and classified networks.

* Perform system certification and accreditation planning and testing and liaison activities and support secure systems operations

and maintenance.

* Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle; validate system security requirements

definition and analysis; establish system security designs; implement security designs in hardware,

software, data, and procedures.

* Review and update Security packages such as System Security Plan (SSP), Risk Assessment Report (RAR), Plan of Action and

Milestone (POAM), Contingency Plan, and Business Continuity Plan (BCP).

* Provide mitigation recommendations/ security architecture reviews to Government decision makers.

* Documentation changes need to baseline software

* Work with Tier 3 subject matter experts to close out any open items.

* Assist in making sure DISA STIGS are applied to networks, network devices and information systems where applicable.

Required Experience/Qualifications:

* Minimum 8 years working experience with RMF process at.

* Current 8570 Level II certified (any of the following certifications: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP, CAP,

CASP+ CE, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), GSLC, CCISO

* Firm working knowledge of Security Architectures.

* Excellent communication skills and the ability to brief project leads on project tasks

* Experience in eMASS.

Preferred Experience/Qualifications:

* DoD Experience a plus

* Experience using Host Based Security Solutions (HBSS) or Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)