Security Control Assessor

Peraton seeks a Cloud Security Control Assessor to support Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER). Location: Alexandria VA/Metro Park near Fort Belvoir VA.

Tasks include:

• Conduct assessments and facilitate risk mitigation planning
• Provide Assessment and Authorization (A&A) for the ARCYBER cloud infrastructure
• Execute a security control assessment plan and update the System Security Plan
• Review vulnerability scans and remediation
• Implement risk management programs by utilizing IC NIST FISMA and PII -- and document solutions
• Monitor the privacy landscape regarding all data (privacy protection classification and residency)
• Scan test and validate systems/networks/applications to obtain/maintain an ATO under IC/NISTguidelines

Required:

• Minimum experience of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. Will consider HS16 or Associates 14.
• Must have current IAM level III certification (such as CISM)
• Must have knowledge of enterprise solutions across multiple cloud operating environments (JWICS SIPRNET NIPRNET and commercial Internet)
• Must have eMASS ACAS and ISC2 Certified Cloud Computing Professional (CCSP) or CompTIA Cloud experience
• Must have knowledge in the following areas:
  • Knowledge of computer networking and/or cloud computing concepts and protocols and network security methodologies
  • Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities in a virtualized environment.
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles
  • Knowledge of national and international laws regulations policies and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity
  • Knowledge of risk management framework processes (e.g. methods for assessing and mitigating risk)
  • Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses
  • Knowledge of industry methods for evaluating implementing and disseminating Information Technology (IT) security assessment monitoring detection and remediation tools and procedures using standards-based concepts and capabilities
  • Knowledge of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools including opensource tools and their capabilities
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality integrity availability authentication non-repudiation)
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles used to manage risks related to the use processing storage and transmission of information or data in a cloud environment
  • Knowledge of IT and cloud computing security principles and methods (e.g. firewalls demilitarized zones encryption)
  • Knowledge of known vulnerabilities from alerts advisories errata and bulletins
  • Knowledge of network and/or cloud computing environment security architecture concepts including topology protocols components and principles (e.g. application of defense-in-depth)
  • Knowledge of organizations evaluation and validation requirements
  • Knowledge of penetration testing principles tools and techniques
  • Knowledge of relevant laws policies procedures or governance related to critical infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements
  • Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g. buffer overflow mobile code cross-site scripting Procedural Language/Structured Query Language PL/SQL and injections race conditions covert channel replay return oriented attacks malicious code)
  • Knowledge of the Security Assessment and Authorization process
  • Skill in determining how a security and/or cloud computing security system should work (including its resilience and dependability capabilities) and how changes in conditions operations or the environment will affect these outcomes
  • Skill in discerning the protection needs (i.e. security controls) of information systems and networks and those relating to cloud computing
  • Knowledge of IT supply chain security and risk management policies requirements and procedures
  • Knowledge of local specialized system requirements (e.g. critical infrastructure systems that may not use standard IT) for safety performance and reliability
  • Knowledge of new and emerging IT and cybersecurity technologies and/or those technologies specific to cloud computing
  • Knowledge of organizations enterprise and/or cloud computing information security architecture system
  • Knowledge of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) data security standards
• Active TS clearance with ability to obtain/maintain SCI
• U.S. Citizenship Required

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