Cyber Security Analyst III (ISSE)

Job Description

Salary Statement
Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $103,550.00/Yr. - USD $172,450.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Description

As a Carry-on Special Technologies Engineering and Integration (STEI) Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE), this position is responsible for supporting the Information System Owner to complete security assessment, continuous monitoring, and configuration management responsibilities.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Developing and updating assessment and authorization documentation (Body of Evidence) for management and continuous monitoring of information systems

Performing ongoing compliance assessments using tools, such as Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Secure Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), and McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise, while reviewing, documenting, and maintaining all results

Verifying patches and virus definitions to the systems using existing automated tools

Adhering to pre-defined configuration management and change management policies and procedures for authorizing software prior to its implementation on systems

Performing security audits to track multiple events including any signs of inappropriate or unusual activity, intrusion events, data transfers, etc.

Performing security assessments of NCS Family of Systems in accordance with NIST, Navy, NSA and NAVINTEL IA guidance

Working with system engineers to take corrective action to resolve identified problems

Performing Site Based Security Assessments (SBSAs) of systems and recommending authorization to the Designated Authorizing Official (DAO) as a certified trusted agent

Reporting security incidents in accordance with the command incident response plan

Ensuring systems are operated, used, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with all applicable security policies and practices

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Requirements

Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance w/CI Poly (or willing to sit for CI Poly)

Must be able to be appointed ISSE for NCS systems within 6-months of employment

Experience in validation of POA&Ms, ACAC/Nessus, Jfrog Xray, SCAP, DISA STIGs and general RMF artifacts

Experience in applying STIG and security control hardening along with reverse engineering potential systematic operational functionality breaks with potential compensating risk management approaches

2-5 years of cybersecurity experience

Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes

Have developed communication skills and the ability to express thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely

Must be a team player, dedicated to program support, capable of multitasking and working several complex and diverse tasks with simultaneous or near simultaneous deadlines

Be a self-starter who is accountable and requires minimal direction and supervision

Be open to new and innovative ideas

Desired Skills

Proficiency in a scripting language such as JavaScript, PHP, Python, Bash, Powershell, etc.

Proven experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Podmon, Kubernettes)

Familiarity with the CI/CD tools such as BitBucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, and JFrog Xray

Experience developing custom automation scripts, specifically within a containerized CI/CD pipeline

Experience with Amazon EKS or other container orchestration platforms

Knowledge of data flows and the ability to work up readable network topology and data flow diagrams

Experience with the following systems/platforms/tools: XACTA, XACTA 360 (preferred), eMASS, HBSS, ACAS, Nessus, SPLUNK

Experience with NAVINTEL IA and NSA Enterprise Services, like Continuous Monitoring

Knowledge of the following web servers: Apache Web Server, Apache Tomcat, Red Hat JBOSS, nginx, MS IIS

Knowledge of VMWare ESXi

Knowledge of configuration of the following SQL databases: MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, MySQL, Elasticsearch

Extensive training or experience with Windows and UNIX based Information Systems standards with a working knowledge of networking devices

Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL with CI POLY ELIGIBILITY

Travel Requirements

10% travel

About Us

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

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