Job Description

Ready for a change? Something exciting with a growing company? 

La Jolla Logic is looking for a SENIOR CYBER SECURITY COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST who has experiencing implementing security compliance on enterprise networks. The Compliance Specialist will meet, test, assess, and report on customer enterprise IT systems. The primary responsibility of the specialist will be assisting customer organizations in obtaining independent third party certifications of their enterprise systems relative to the Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) model.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct CMMC assessments and gap analysis on customers’ IT systems.
• Evaluate and find the most efficient way to protect the system, networks, software, data, and information systems against any potential attacks.
•  Provide technical assistance in developing, coordinating, and processing risk assessments.
•  This includes creating, inspecting, reviewing policies and procedures, identifying shortfalls, making recommendations, and writing assessment reports.
•  Review system/system related initiatives for architectural sufficiency and identify any issues to the security manager.
•  Implement vulnerability testing, threat analyses, and security checks.
•  Give professional guidance to security teams.
•  Calculate accurate cost estimations and categorize integration issues for IT project teams.
•  Present NIST/CMMC requirements to business owners and security managers.
•  Write, analyze, and design system policies and procedures for enterprise systems.
•  Write, analyze, and capture network traffic over enterprise networks.
•  Research new threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities that may affect IT infrastructure, and ways to identify and protect against them.
•  Investigate potential cyber-attacks and intrusion attempts.
•  Provide risk consultation to requests for contractors, evaluations, and questionnaires.
•  Assist with proposal development, if necessary.
•  Perform other duties, as assigned.
• Ability to work PART-TIME WITH THE ABILITY TO BECOME FULL-TIME

EXPERIENCE:

•  Minimum of ten (10) years’ applicable experience.
•  Minimum of four (4) years’ customer-facing Cybersecurity advisory experience.
•  Must have experience performing NIST government compliance assessments (NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171).
•  Must have an understanding of incident response procedures.
•  Must have experience in working with customer organizations in evaluating their cybersecurity practices and providing support to improve their cybersecurity posture.

EDUCATION:

· Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS:

· Must meet DoD 8140/DoDD 8170.01 IAM Level II standards; IAM Level III standards preferred.

OTHER REQUIRED SKILLS:

•  Must be able to effectively communicate with customer and fulfill all duties and responsibilities as listed in the contract.
• Open to 25-50% Travel
•  Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite including, but not limited to: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
•  Must be able to present NIST/CMMC requirements to business owners and security managers.
•  Must be able to customize and analyze vulnerability reports.
•  Experience with patching systems, limited incident response, firewall reports, Access Control Lists (ACL’s), and running vulnerability software.
•  U.S. citizenship is required.

La Jolla Logic (LJL) is an advanced technology and information system security solutions firm founded in 2011 in San Diego, CA. LJL's mission is to pioneer innovative, high-quality specialty technology and engineering services to customers in the federal government and commercial marketplace.

We are a Woman-Owned Small Business and recipient of numerous awards, to include the SBA’s 2019 WOSB of the Year and 2018 District Director’s Technology Sector Award. LJL has a reputation for performance to the highest standard, specializing in high-end cybersecurity engineering solutions, to include Machine Learning Technology, Artificial Intelligence R&D, Secure Enterprise Architecture Design, Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), DoD Cloud Architecture development and deployment (AWS, Azure), Structured Data Models and Inference Engine Technology, System Security Engineering and System Accreditations (RMF & DIACAP), Advanced Technology Concept Development and Feasibility Assessments, Information Systems Security Manager/Officer (ISSM/ISSO) Services, and Compliance Services (such as NIST 800-171 and CMMC).

Find out more at www.lajollalogic.com