Regional Cyber Security Officer Analyst

Peraton is currently seeking a Regional Cyber Security Officer (RCSO) to become part of Peratons Department of State (DOS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative effective and secure business processes.

Location: Beltsville MD with support in Northern VA and Washington D.C. Candidate must be local to Beltsville MD.

*This role will require 50 travel both CONUS and OCONUS.

Role:

The Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) Directorate of Cyber and Technology Security (DS/CTS) provides quality and timely cybersecurity assessment (CSA) support and assistance to posts worldwide. RCSOs are cyber security consultants and experts whose core function is to support and implement the cyber security policies of the Department of State.

RCSOs secure the Departments critical information infrastructure by ensuring that classified and unclassified networks are installed maintained operated and secured in accordance with the current Department and U.S. Government regulations. The CSA goals are to objectively determine conformance with regulations; provide post a cohesive and detailed computer and systems security improvement plan; as well as document the constructive results.

In this role you will:

• Assist RCSOs remotely and onsite in performing security assessments of classified unclassified networked telephone building management and other networked systems at assigned posts.
• Prior to and during cybersecurity assessments monitor assigned posts compliance with established operating procedures for data access controls storage transmission and destruction of data.
• Provide technical assistance to RCSOs in support of criminal counterintelligence and countermeasures cybersecurity investigations.
• Provide administrative assistance for RCSO technology requests.
• Provide analytical support in reviewing RCSO generated reports for completion timeliness accuracy and followon coordination of corrective actions.
• Maintain security tools RCSO Source assessment checklists and related servers to include research testing and secure configuration of new hardware/software to meet constantly evolving cyber assessment needs.
• Provide remote and onsite scanning and data analysis for Posts systems and DOS programs in support of the RCSO Assessment process at overseas and domestic facilities.
• Assist coordination of RCSO travel local operating fund budget and equipment budget based on a fouryear refresh of hardware and software.
• Position requires up to 50 travel both CONUS and OCONUS.
• Provide RCSO education planning and coordination of courses and specialized training to meet established program training goals.
• Conduct onsiteplanning organization and administration support for the RCSO InService Briefing (held periodically at both domestic and overseas locations).
• Support specialized projects and other duties as assigned.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and minimum of 5 years related experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Experience in network and system administration tools development and assessing cyber hygiene.
• Experience maintaining security tools and assessment checklists to include research testing and secure configuration of new hardware/software to meet constantly evolving cyber assessment needs.
• Must be able to support up to 50 travel both CONUS and OCONUS.
• Possess or obtain at least 1 of the following certifications before start date:
  • CISSPISSAP CISSPISSEP CISSP Security CE CySA PPDA Agile IC SNOW App Dev
• U.S. citizenship.
• Active Secret clearance is required.
  • In addition you must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with any of the following tools:
• NMap
• Splunk
• Tanium
• Powershell

Peraton is a nextgeneration national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.