RMF Cybersecurity Analyst - TS​/SCI CI Poly

Overview

RMF Cybersecurity Analyst - TS/SCI with CI Poly. Support Government activities as part of the RMF process to ensure IT engineering solutions meet security standards, adhere to applicable guidelines, and document evidence for Authority to Operate (ATO).

• Act as an appointed Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for IC cyber systems being developed by the engineering team.
• Report, document, and brief the status of systems under development to ensure successful and timely progression through the DIA RMF to the satisfaction of the ISSM and senior government leadership.
• Provide clear justification describing satisfaction of applicable security control implementations as specified by the IC, AO, or NIST 800-53, rev. 4 rev. 5.
• Author System Security Plans (SSP).
• Author System Security Test Plans (SSTP).
• Conduct self-assessments of all systems under development.
• Analyze security controls and the impact changes would introduce to the environment.
• Prepare for and assist with formal risk assessments conducted by the AO's designated Security Control Assessors (SCA) as a member of the security assessment test team.
• Ensure remediation of any findings assigned to engineering as documented in the Security Assessment Report (SAR) and its Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M).
• Document and defend reasoning when waivers are sought or non-standard remediation solutions are requested for specific security controls.
• Assist with the transition of systems granted an ATO to the Operations branch and the assignment of an operations ISSO.
• Research remediation options for vulnerabilities identified for systems under development or already in production under an ATO.

• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  High School with 10+ years, Associate's Degree with 8+ years, Bachelor's with 6+ years, Master's with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years of experience.
• Minimum of 3 years IC (SCI) RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) experience and ability to describe differences between collateral and SCI authorization requirements as they apply to DoD and IC guidelines.
• Ability to articulate the intent of all NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Minimum 1 year hands-on experience with Xacta application.
• Excellent oral and technical writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a counter-intelligence polygraph.

Essential Network Security (ENS) Solutions, LLC is a service-disabled veteran-owned IT consulting and management firm that supports DoD and IC with services across ICAM, software development, cyber and network security, system engineering, IT support, and related fields.

• Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, 100% paid by ENS
• 401k Contribution from Day 1
• PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• Long & Short Term Disability Insurance
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance
• Workers' Compensation
• Relocation Assistance

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Other
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

Reston, VA;
Arlington, VA;
Washington, DC;
Rockville, MD location ranges and salary estimates are provided as examples.