Description
Leidos' Defense Senior Research and Analysis Division is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst-ISSO to work in its Leidos Defense Sensors office in Huntsville, AL. This role involves providing solutions to ensure compliance with the DoD RMF Framework for systems in development while maintaining continued functionality.
The ideal candidate will oversee, evaluate, and support documentation and assessment processes to meet government cybersecurity standards. They will support external test and risk reduction events, implement STIGs for systems, and assist system owners in addressing items on a POA&M. The candidate will be required to support multiple tasks in parallel, productively contribute to and lead team engagements, and communicate effectively with management, coworkers, and customers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Utilizing best practices and methods for monitoring, auditing, and measuring risk, compliance, and assurance efforts
- Ensuring risk, compliance, and assurance efforts conform to DoD security, resilience, and dependability requirements at the software application, system, and network levels
- Documenting preliminary or residual security risks for system operation and managing and finalizing Accreditation Packages
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 8 years of experience; three years of applicable experience can serve as a substitute for a degree
- Foundational understanding of cybersecurity with the ability to develop and maintain a Risk Management Framework authorization package
- Familiarity with DoD STIG requirements, RMF, IAVM's, and cybersecurity assessment tools such as ACAS, Nessus, SCC, STIG Viewer
- Experience administrating Linux and Windows operating systems
- Compliance with the experience, training, and certification requirements IAW DoD 8570.01 IAT level II or IAM level III
- US citizenship and a current Secret Clearance
- Residency in or willingness to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work in a highly-technical, team-oriented environment
- Strong desire to learn and constantly improve
- Experience mentoring and teaching Cybersecurity/IT methods and best practices to peers
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