Information Assurance Engineer
6314 Remote/Teleworker US
More About the Role:
Leidos is seeking an Information Assurance (IA) Engineer Senior to support cybersecurity authorization related efforts for SMIT. SMIT is the largest IT services program for the Navy and Marine Corps. Under the Service Management, Integration, and Transport (SMIT) program, the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) and Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN), including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport. Ultimately, the Leidos team will support the Navy and Marine Corps in unifying its shore-based networks and data management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network.
What You'll Get to Do:
The IA Engineer will perform cybersecurity authorization services, including acting as a main point of contact for cybersecurity authorization related aspects to the assigned information systems, ensuring systems are maintained per security policies and procedures and maintaining compliance and ongoing reporting to management.
Responsibilities include:
•Serve as a primary information system security engineer (ISSE) for Authorization to Operate (ATO) packages under the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
•Assist in the development and review of ATO submissions and coordinate all updates and corrections to assessment and authorization (A&A) artifacts.
•Evaluate software and hardware during pre-acquisition phases to determine its ability to meet minimum security requirements based on NIST SP 800-53 Rev4 security controls.
•Author, review, coordinate and submit cybersecurity authorization required artifacts to eMASS (including change requests) to achieve milestones such as Interim Authority to Test (IATT) and ATO in accordance with the project schedule.
•Support conducting cybersecurity authorization activities to comply with all current Cybersecurity and IA manuals, instructions, and guides within the DoDI 8500.01, DON 5239, and Marine Corps ECSM’s.
•Continuously monitor system resources through automated scanning and implement automated reporting feeds to support cybersecurity authorizations.
•Verify patch compliance using the approved technical solution (i.e., Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)), Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) compliance dashboards, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoints.
•Coordinate with local administrators to troubleshoot and elevate patching issues in a timely manner in order to meet patch compliance timelines.
•Assist with the implementation of security procedures, and verify information system security requirements, including coordinating the execution, review, and disposition of Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) checklists for systems, applications, developed code and other components.
•Independently develop and maintain system security documentation, including drafting, reviewing, editing and recommending guidance for Standard Operating Procedures …
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RestrictionsRemote/Teleworker US
Benefits/PerksCollaboration Fast-paced environment Innovation
Tasks- Collaboration
- Data Management
- Develop
- Develop security documentation
- Documentation
- Implement
- Incident management
- Planning
- Reporting
- Risk Management
- Security compliance
- Security monitoring
- Site visits
- Test
- Testing
- Troubleshooting
ACAS Acquisition Analytical Analytics Architecture Attention to detail Automated reporting Cloud Collaboration Communication Compliance Computer Computer Science Cybersecurity Cybersecurity services Data Data Management Data Transport Defense-in-depth Documentation DOD DoD 8570 DODI 8500.01 DON 5239 Drafting Editing Education EMASS Engineering Execution FISMA Hardware Implementation Incident Management Information Assurance Information security Integration ITIL IT services Leadership Microsoft Defender Monitoring Network Network Engineering Network Operations NIST NIST SP 800-53 Operations Organization Reporting Risk Management Risk Management Framework RMF Security Security Compliance Security Controls Security Documentation Security Engineering Security Monitoring Security Operations Security policies Self-Starter Service Desk Service Management Software Standard Operating Procedures STIG Support Teams Testing Troubleshooting Vulnerability Management Vulnerability Scanning Writing
Experience5 years
EducationAS Business Computer Science EE Engineering Information Security Information Systems IT Network Engineering Related Field Science Security
CertificationsDoD 8570 DoD Secret Clearance ITIL NIST Secret clearance SP Top Secret clearance