IT Security Lab and Procurement Officer
IT Security Lab and Procurement Officer
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Title: IT Security Lab and Procurement Officer
Location: Johnson Space Center TX
Clearance: National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) with ability to obtain a Security Clearance
Citizenship Requirement: US
Req #: 3851
Salary: $73K
This is an ONSITE role.
Summary:Craig Technologies has an opening for an IT Security Lab and Procurement Officer
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IT Security Lab and Procurement Officer
Exploration Software for Crew Operations (ESCO)
Description
The IT Security Lab and Procurement Officer will work in a collaborative engineering team environment and will primarily be responsible for implementation of lab IT security policies and controls in support of the teams efforts to develop test and produce high quality integrated software loads for use onboard Orion and Gateway vehicles starting with the Artemis II Mission. They will also be responsible for supporting the buildout and maintenance of the Exploration Software for Crew Operations (ESCO) lab used to provide test beds for the development of crewuse devices for Artemis missions.
The ideal candidate must be extremely proactive organized handson passionate about IT security assertive and detailoriented. All members of the ESCO team must be passionate about the application of Information Technology (IT) to human spaceflight be a strong advocate for the crew user extremely collaborative and be willing to perform many different types of job duties as needed in order to accomplish the teams goals.
Duties (To Include but not limited to)
Manage Lab IT Device Configurations
Work with lead developers and systems architects to build and implement flight similar test switches networks and ground workstations
Load and reload test equipment as necessary to ensure tightly managed configuration data
Automate IT security processes to ensure minimal chance of human error
IT Security Admin (ISA)
Assist in the assessment tailoring and applicability of IT Security Controls from NIST 80053 Rev 5
Identify and document plans to meet IT security controls
Manage other team members in performing the critical patching of Lab resources
Provision and manage lab accounts according to NASA approval process
Perform periodic internal audits of lab compliance to controls
Generate proof and artifacts as necessary to demonstrate compliance
Operate lab scanning systems and assist IT Security Officer as necessary
Procurement
Build and maintain cost estimates for realized and anticipated future inventory needs including anticipation of lifecycle costs failure rates vendor support agreements etc.
Become the expert in procurement; build relationships maintain awareness of all available procurement sources: their schedules processes and organizational structures in order to facilitate efficient and costeffective procurement
Anticipate future needs of the team and build proposals to make them reality
Generate submit and actively track procurement requests in a variety of procurement systems.
Develop and present trade studies for technical/purchase decisions.
Inventory Management
Receive label and manage inventory per NASA property management principles to ensure that all equipment is properly labeled and identified and can be tracked efficiently
Create and manage effective labeling and organization systems that maintain awareness of item location configuration management as well as support team member usage
Support and enable yearly audits by NASA and Contractor inventory management
Lab Configuration
Perform handson build out or rebuilding of lab test beds as necessary to meet testing needs
Configure lab test beds to exact specifications based on configuration managed products to support testing
Anticipate and coordinate with user teams to ensure high quality test results
Maintain a safe orderly and clean lab environment that can be presented to program managers astronauts or other highprofile guests with little advanced notice
Documentation
Assist in the development of training and reference materials for both ESCO and external teams.
Accurately document test configurations and actions in CM system
Participate in the development/review of documents as necessary including Work Instructions (WIs) general team/internal documents procedures etc.
Team Duties
Meeting support Participate in meetings as a representative of the ESCO Team.
Present technical and cost information to team members external parties and/or management for informational and decisional purposes.
Required Experience / Skills
Education/Experience Required: Bachelors Degree in Information Technology Cybersecurity Computer Science MIS or technically related area or equivalent experience.
Must process strong communication skills both written and oral.
Must possess excellent presentation skills.
Must process strong organizational and time management skills.
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a dynamic environment.
Practical user knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Outlook Word OneNote Excel and PowerPoint
Experience in configuring and/or administrating Microsoft Client and Server Operating Systems in a Lab environment.
Practical experience in configuration and management of Cisco switches
Advanced knowledge of networking principles including virtual LANs port tagging and access control
Experience in implementation of a variety of IT Security controls as documented in NIST 80053 from physical controls such as procurement sources to access controls
Project management (ability to identify needed tasks durations and resources to accomplish a project then monitor through the schedule)
Hands on Knowledge in configuring virtualized computer environments such as Linux KVM or VMWare
Must be willing/able to teach/mentor as necessary.
Minimum 2 years of experience in performing similar duties.
Desired Experience/Skills
Familiarity with cloud storage systems such as Box.
Familiarity with DevOps tools such as GitLab.
Microsoft or Cisco certifications desired
IT Security certifications (CISSP etc. desired
Experience with Agile Project Methodology.
Travel
Position may involve some travel.
Exploration Software for Crew Operations (ESCO)
Description
The IT Security Lab and Procurement Officer will work in a collaborative engineering team environment and will primarily be responsible for implementation of lab IT security policies and controls in support of the teams efforts to develop test and produce high quality integrated software loads for use onboard Orion and Gateway vehicles starting with the Artemis II Mission. They will also be responsible for supporting the buildout and maintenance of the Exploration Software for Crew Operations (ESCO) lab used to provide test beds for the development of crewuse devices for Artemis missions.
The ideal candidate must be extremely proactive organized handson passionate about IT security assertive and detailoriented. All members of the ESCO team must be passionate about the application of Information Technology (IT) to human spaceflight be a strong advocate for the crew user extremely collaborative and be willing to perform many different types of job duties as needed in order to accomplish the teams goals.
Duties (To Include but not limited to)
Manage Lab IT Device Configurations
Work with lead developers and systems architects to build and implement flight similar test switches networks and ground workstations
Load and reload test equipment as necessary to ensure tightly managed configuration data
Automate IT security processes to ensure minimal chance of human error
IT Security Admin (ISA)
Assist in the assessment tailoring and applicability of IT Security Controls from NIST 80053 Rev 5
Identify and document plans to meet IT security controls
Manage other team members in performing the critical patching of Lab resources
Provision and manage lab accounts according to NASA approval process
Perform periodic internal audits of lab compliance to controls
Generate proof and artifacts as necessary to demonstrate compliance
Operate lab scanning systems and assist IT Security Officer as necessary
Procurement
Build and maintain cost estimates for realized and anticipated future inventory needs including anticipation of lifecycle costs failure rates vendor support agreements etc.
Become the expert in procurement; build relationships maintain awareness of all available procurement sources: their schedules processes and organizational structures in order to facilitate efficient and costeffective procurement
Anticipate future needs of the team and build proposals to make them reality
Generate submit and actively track procurement requests in a variety of procurement systems.
Develop and present trade studies for technical/purchase decisions.
Inventory Management
Receive label and manage inventory per NASA property management principles to ensure that all equipment is properly labeled and identified and can be tracked efficiently
Create and manage effective labeling and organization systems that maintain awareness of item location configuration management as well as support team member usage
Support and enable yearly audits by NASA and Contractor inventory management
Lab Configuration
Perform handson build out or rebuilding of lab test beds as necessary to meet testing needs
Configure lab test beds to exact specifications based on configuration managed products to support testing
Anticipate and coordinate with user teams to ensure high quality test results
Maintain a safe orderly and clean lab environment that can be presented to program managers astronauts or other highprofile guests with little advanced notice
Documentation
Assist in the development of training and reference materials for both ESCO and external teams.
Accurately document test configurations and actions in CM system
Participate in the development/review of documents as necessary including Work Instructions (WIs) general team/internal documents procedures etc.
Team Duties
Meeting support Participate in meetings as a representative of the ESCO Team.
Present technical and cost information to team members external parties and/or management for informational and decisional purposes.
Required Experience / Skills
Education/Experience Required: Bachelors Degree in Information Technology Cybersecurity Computer Science MIS or technically related area or equivalent experience.
Must process strong communication skills both written and oral.
Must possess excellent presentation skills.
Must process strong organizational and time management skills.
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a dynamic environment.
Practical user knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Outlook Word OneNote Excel and PowerPoint
Experience in configuring and/or administrating Microsoft Client and Server Operating Systems in a Lab environment.
Practical experience in configuration and management of Cisco switches
Advanced knowledge of networking principles including virtual LANs port tagging and access control
Experience in implementation of a variety of IT Security controls as documented in NIST 80053 from physical controls such as procurement sources to access controls
Project management (ability to identify needed tasks durations and resources to accomplish a project then monitor through the schedule)
Hands on Knowledge in configuring virtualized computer environments such as Linux KVM or VMWare
Must be willing/able to teach/mentor as necessary.
Minimum 2 years of experience in performing similar duties.
Desired Experience/Skills
Familiarity with cloud storage systems such as Box.
Familiarity with DevOps tools such as GitLab.
Microsoft or Cisco certifications desired
IT Security certifications (CISSP etc. desired
Experience with Agile Project Methodology.
Travel
Position may involve some travel.
Craig Technologies is an EEO Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability genetics or any other nonjobrelated protected status. All candidates selected will be subject to a security background investigation and must meet all eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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