Job Title: Senior Information Assurance (IA) Engineer

Location: Ft Meade MD - Onsite Role 

Clearance required by project: Active Secret or Top Secret

Certification: CompTIA SEC+ CE

Role Description:    

·  Coordinate Risk Management Framework (RMF) packages for DISA's unclassified and classified networks. 

·  Perform system certification and accreditation planning and testing and  liaison activities and support secure systems operations   

   and  maintenance. 

·  Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the  program life cycle; validate system security requirements  

   definition and  analysis; establish system security designs; implement security designs  in hardware, 

   software, data, and procedures. 

·  Review and update Security packages such as System Security Plan (SSP),  Risk Assessment Report (RAR), Plan of Action and 

   Milestone (POAM),  Contingency Plan, and Business Continuity Plan (BCP). 

·  Provide mitigation recommendations/ security architecture reviews to Government decision makers. 

·  Documentation changes need to baseline software 

·  Work with Tier 3 subject matter experts to close out any open items. 

· Assist in making sure DISA STIGS are applied to networks, network devices and information systems where applicable. 

Required Experience/Qualifications:  

·  Minimum 8 years working experience with RMF process at. 

·  Current 8570 Level II certified (any of the following certifications:  CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP, CAP, 

   CASP+ CE,  CISM, CISSP (or Associate), GSLC, CCISO 

·  Firm working knowledge of Security Architectures. 

·  Excellent communication skills and the ability to brief project leads on project tasks 

·  Experience in eMASS. 

Preferred Experience/Qualifications:  

· DoD Experience a plus 

· Experience using Host Based Security Solutions (HBSS) or Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)