Cyber Security Validator

GovFirst has as an exciting opportunity as a Cybersecurity Validator at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. This will be accomplished by utilizing applicable Federal, DoD, and Army publications and guidance to assist the Government with validating/assessing the regulatory controls.

Requirements

As a Cybersecurity Validator, you will assist the Cybersecurity Program Lead and Team Leads in providing Security Control Assessor-Validator support services to the 7th Signal Command-Theater located at Joint Base San Antonio, TX (106th Signal Brigade).

• Communicate with the Cybersecurity SCA-V Program Lead on any issues or concerns throughout the assessments
  
• Assesses DoD Information Systems against the RMF security controls (IAW) Department of Defense (DoD) Instructions 8500.01 and 8510.01, NIST SP 800-37, 800-53, and 800-53A, Army Regulation 25-1 and 25 2, US Army Best Business Practices (BBPs) and applicable NETCOM Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs).
  
• Effectively perform interviews of technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as well as non-technical management personnel to ascertain the security posture of an IT system
  
• Identify mitigating factors for identified risks and proposes additional mitigation strategies for identified vulnerabilities
  
• Evaluate a wide array of IT devices for Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance using ACAS/ Nessus, SCAP Compliance Checker, and manual checklist reviews. This includes Windows, Solaris, and Red Hat Linux servers and desktops, routers, switches, firewalls, IDS, etc.
  
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• Submit findings input into the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Services (eMASS) system or other Army approved tracking database
  

Required Skills:

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 75%, depending on site validation schedule.
  
• Experience with eMASS and a strong understanding of the CNSSI 1253 CCIs
  
• Experience with Security Content Default Protocols (SCAP) Compliance Checker (SCC), NESSUS (ACAS), Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) scanners (that is, tools utilized to meet DoD Security Configuration Compliance Validation
  
• At least one (1) year of Cybersecurity validations, assessment, and/or audits
  

• U.S. Citizen
  

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a similar field with at least five (5) years of related experience in the fields of security engineering, cyber security, or information assurance
  

• Current Information Assurance (IA) certification (required at performance start date): DoD 8570 IAM Level II (e.g., CAP, GSLC)andIAT-II (e.g., CompTIA Security+)
  
• Current Computing Environment (CE) certification (required at performance start date): MCITP, MCSE, MCP, CCNA-Security CEH, etc.
  

• Clearance (required at performance start date): active SECRET clearance with valid Tier 5 Background Investigation
  

NOTE:

• Chosen applicants will be required to pass pre-employment drug screening, credit review, and a criminal background check.
  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Females/Minority/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin