Job Description

DESCRIPTION/JOB SUMMARY

THE INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) SPECIALIST V will provide information security support for information systems and IT operations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field. May substitute equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Fifteen (15) or more years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Experience with DoD's RMF, DIACAP, NIST Certification & Accreditation.
• Must possess SECURITY + OR CISSP certification.
• Advanced understanding of software installation and configuration.
• Working knowledge of networks and network devices (switches, routers, firewalls, etc.).
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for work assignment on specified contract.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements.
• U. S. Citizenship required per government contract.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Some travel may be required, up to 10% of the time. The travel may be local or national and may be by car, rail, or air.

Essential Functions (responsibility of position)

INFORMATION ASSURANCE & SECURITY

• Develop and implement information assurance standards and procedures.
• Coordinate, develop and evaluate security programs for an organization.
• Recommend security solutions to support the information assurance guidelines and the customer requirements.
• Perform vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
• Analyze information assurance-related technical problems and provides advanced engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
• Perform analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures.
• Design, develop, engineer, and implement solutions that meet security requirements.
• Provide integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.
• Ensure that all information systems are functional and secure.
• Identify, report, and resolve security violations.
• Establish and satisfy information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.