Audit Support Services

Freedom Technology Solutions Groups is looking to add an Information Assurance - Audit Support Services Specialist to our team in St. Louis, MO. Reporting directly to the Chief for Cyber Readiness, the ideal candidate will provide audit support that manages NGA’s preparation for, execution of, and response to external cyber audits such as Command Cyber Operational Readiness Inspection (CCORI), Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI), Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), and Federal Information Systems Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM) audits.

This includes, but is not limited to, aggregating documents and artifacts, securing the facilities and infrastructure necessary to house auditors and meetings, developing presentations, briefs, and other products as needed to brief stakeholders on audit readiness status, coordinating audit activities across the NGA enterprise, and conducting routine internal audit assessments to ensure a continuous level of audit readiness. Candidates performing audit support services shall have or obtain within six months of start a certification that is compliant with DoD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01-M 1040 IAT Level II and CSSP Auditor.

• Ensure the Cybersecurity Operation Cell (CSOC) is prepared to successfully pass inspections and audits at all times; this includes but is not limited to identifying the audit criteria for CCRI/CCORI, FISMA, FISCAM, and CSSP audits.
• Review regulations, directives, guidance, grading criteria, regulations, and other documents and products as required to identify applicable cybersecurity standards and inspection criteria.
• Perform self-assessments of CSOC services to identify deficiencies, gaps, or other issues and provide remediation recommendations to the Chief of Cyber Readiness.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other Contracts, Government entities, and activities to identify and remediate any findings outside the direct control of TCS staff.
• As required, provide status briefings and reports to the Government on the status of findings and remediation status.
• Regularly attend meetings held both internally and community-wide.
• Develop, update, and maintain dashboards, charts, documents, reports, and other products as required to accurately depict NGA’s audit readiness.
• Provide input to the Weekly CSOC Status Report.
• Coordinate and collaborate with any internal or external stakeholders (government and contractor) as needed or directed by the government in support of this service.

• Considerable experience preparing organizations for CCRI/CCORI, CSSP, and FISMA audits.
• Strong understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Working knowledge of DOD Cybersecurity Services Evaluator Scoring Metrics (ESM) V.10.
• Working knowledge of DoDIN Inspection Coordination Guides.
• Working knowledge of DoDIN Inspection Pre-Deployment Checklists.
• Working knowledge of the areas of CCORI to include, but not limited to, DCO-IDM effectiveness, Traditional Security STIG checks, Contributing Factors, and CND Directive scoring.
• A minimum of 6 years of demonstrated experience supporting an IC or DoD agency in an auditor role.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity compliance policy, governance, programs, processes, and metrics.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills with the ability to write clear and concise assessment reports.
• Demonstrated experience providing briefings to an executive audience.
• Willingness to obtain CSSP Auditor certification within 6 months of joining the team.
• An active security clearance.
• ISACA CISA Certified.

• Flexible work environment.
• A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals.
• Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies.
• Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits.
• A work‑life balance you can count on.
• Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime.
• Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more.
• Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days.
• Competitive salary offerings.
• Paid training and tuition reimbursement.
• Fully paid life and disability.
• Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours).

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.

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