ConMon Cyber Systems Engineer (Continuous Monitoring)
Job Type
Full-time
Description

This position is contingent upon award.


Requires an active TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance prior to consideration.


The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) core and non-core support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts Core Capabilities are: IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.


The ConMon Cyber Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to:

  •  Support the Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) Program Lead in maturing the customer’s Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) program.
  •  Generate and lead ConMon process improvement activities
  •  Coordinate with the Cyber Data Science team to identify sources of information to better evaluate customers ConMon activities.
  •  Coordinate with Cyber Data Science team to create new views of customer’s ConMon posture
  •  Collect the necessary data, develop, and deliver reports to show customer’s progress of the enterprise wide ConMon program.
  •  Develop and deliver asset ConMon compliance views for categories such as mission, cross domain, and location, as required by the customer.
  •  Proactively identify and provide metrics and reporting data appropriate for stakeholders in each of the Tiers identified in the NIST SP 800-137
  •  Validates, for efficacy, ConMon control Bodies-of-Evidence (BOEs) entered in the ConMon tool
  •  Guides, mentors and instructs program Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) on methods to improve ConMon BOE entry language
  •  Assist Security Control Accessors (SCAs), FISMA and Inspector General (IG) Teams on examining ConMon BOEs for official reporting
  •  Proactively identify and provide metrics and reporting data appropriate for AO/DAOs to make sound risk decisions for continued authorization of systems
  •  Initiate and participate in studies to improve ConMon reporting metrics
  •  Recommend improvements on Enterprise Security Services (ESS) tool implementations
Requirements


  •  Active TS/SCI with CI Poly required
  •  Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification
  •  DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM
  •  Knowledge of and experience with RMF, particularly step 6 (Continuous Monitoring) policies
  •  Experience implementing ICD 503 RMF Process and NIST 800-53, 800-137, 800-37 and 800-53a technical controls, as well as developing and maintaining associated certification and accreditation documentation
  •  Excellent communications skills – both verbal and non-verbal
  •  Experience in one or more roles as SysAdmin, ISSM, ISSO, ISSE, DAO-R, SCA or ISO
  •  Office Automation Skills – MS Office, MS Project, Visio
  •  Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision

Desired:

  •  Experience briefing senior customer personnel
  •  Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
  •  Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  •  Familiarity with customer's IA processes
  •  Experience with ServiceNow and Splunk
  •  Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain