Information Assurance Specialist

Job Title: Information Assurance Specialist
Job Location: Washington D.C
Job Type: Fulltime Perm

The Position:
Our client is seeking an Information Assurance Specialist to work with our cybersecurity group in Washington D.C.

Responsibilities:
• The Information Assurance Specialist shall be trained in the use of and have experience using RSA Archer or CSAM or other Assessment and Authorization (A&A) tool. The Information Assurance Specialist will use A&A Tool to populate system security documentation related to the management, operational, and technical controls in place or planned for systems/applications.
• The Information Assurance Specialist shall remediate or facilitate the remediation of plans of action and milestones (POA&Ms) for all assigned systems/applications.
• Inputting security artifacts into the A&A risk management and compliance system
• Assist in completion of Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA) and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
• Assist in selecting, implementing, and auditing security controls, contingency plan, configuration management, etc. based on guidance documents such as NIST SP800-53rev4, NIST Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 199 etc.
• Perform security assessment and risk analysis including log auditing and vulnerability scanning
• The Information Assurance Specialist must be familiar with and have previous experience with the security authorization process including the review of system security documentation, i. e., system boundary definition, systems security plan, configuration management plan, contingency plan, and security agreements (e. g., MOUs, ISAs), etc.
• Review system documentation developed by the system owner and provide direction or assistance with document improvement. Maintain the Judiciary Information Security Framework, based on NIST SP 800-37 and 800-53.
• Provide support and implement the automated security documentation and remediation tracking tools.
• Attend all required Cybersecurity and Awareness training
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communications skills; organizational and analytical skills; the ability to express thoughts clearly; and the ability to collaborate in a team environment.

Required Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Engineering or related field with the following years of Experience:
              o Junior: 0-2 years.
              o Mid-level: 3-7 years.
              o Senior: 7+ years.
• Risk Management Framework (RMF) and experience with NIST SP 800 Publications.
• Demonstrable experience with software development life cycles, Agile/DevOps development environments, and Cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of Cloud technology.
• Demonstrable understanding of FISMA and NIST standards.

Preferred Experience/Education:
• Experience with Department of Treasury and/or its sub agencies.
• ISCM
• CDM
• FedRamp

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