System Security Engineer

Job Family:

Travel Required:

Clearance Required:

What You Will Do:

. Process Improvement

• Develop a framework to streamline the SA&A process.
• Strategies should include reducing meetings automating tasks leveraging existing information and conceptualizing dashboards for further automation.

2. SA&A Schedule

• Create a timetable for all SA&A activities specifying deadlines for annual assessments contingency plan tests incident response tests and other compliance tasks.

3. Privacy

• Ensure all CIT systems comply with policies.
• Focus on minimizing risks to PII/PHI/Sensitive data maintaining robust Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and staying current with privacy laws and regulations.
• Advise senior management on privacy and data protection best practices.

4. Process Maturity

• Document and maintain the SA&A lifecycle workflow integrating security into the system development lifecycle per NIST SP 800-37.
• Guide system owners on completing SA&A artifacts including SOPs and plans to comply with NIST SP 800-53.

5. Roles & Responsibilities

• Identify key roles (AO CISO System Owner etc.) and develop a matrix of cybersecurity responsibilities for each FISMA system.

6. Review

• Conduct security control assessments through an independent (firewalled) team.
• Perform interviews test controls develop Security Assessment Reports (SARs) and create Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs).

7. Quality: ATO Review

• Assess Authority to Operate (ATO) packages for accuracy and completeness.
• Implement rigorous quality standards and provide technical support for ATO package completion.
• Manage schedules and dependencies to ensure all controls are complete accurate and valid.

8. Documentation

• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for SA&A ensuring compliance with NIST SP 800-53 and periodic reviews for updates.
• Create and maintain enterprise templates for ATO documentation.

What You Will Need:

• Onsite - required 1-2 days at client (Bethesda MD)
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD PUBLIC TRUST; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred
• Minimum of THREE (3) years of experience in Risk Management Framework / Security Assessment and Authorization.
• RMF Experience in developing complete ATO packages for systems; including SSP FIPS 199 E-Authentication PTA/PIA Incident Response Plan Contingency Plan and Configuration Management Plan.
• Experience in developing and conducting IR table-top tests and CP functional tests.
• Experience with NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-37.
• Experience with cloud systems and SaaS products and understanding of the FedRAMP requirements.
• At least one of the following Certifications:
  • CISA
  • CISSP
  • CompTIA Security CE Certified Professional
  • CompTIA Network CE Certified Professional
  • Certified Cloud Certificates (AWS Azure and/or Google)
• Experience with assessing 2 of the platforms/systems noted:
• ICAM Solution (Active Directory SailPoint and CyberArk experience is preferred).
• Network firewalls IDS/IPS switches Routers VPN
• Cloud Hosting (AWS Azure Google)
• On-premise Hosting (Windows and Linux platforms)
• Microsoft 365 Tenant
• Third Party SaaS Platforms
• High Performance Computing Systems

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience with the DOJs CSAM GRC platform.
• Experience as software developer capable of building dashboards within suites like Microsoft Power BI and Power App. Capable of configuring APIs with security tools into dashboards (such as Tenable Splunk and GRC Platforms including CSAM).
• Experience with conducting vulnerability scans and remediation findings.
• Experience with security monitoring tools (e.g. Splunk Tenable BigFix Microsoft Purview Symantec DLP Sentinel CloudWatch Security Center).
• 1 years of experience as IT system administrator or engineer. Experience can include:
  • System maintenance in configuration and patching for On-premise servers and databases.
  • Deployed and managed cloud hosted environments configured and refined network connections and security monitoring integrations.
  • Integrated third-party SaaS products with cloud environment or collaboration Tenants like Microsoft 365.
  • Maintained network components from firewalls IDS/IPS to VPN solution.
  • Developed and deployed web application software.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Assistance and ID theft protection etc.)

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

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