# PPSM Analyst

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Alexandria, VA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a PPSM Analyst with experience in information systems security, networking/infrastructure, ports, protocols, services, boundary protection, and technical risk analysis.

The analyst will maintain PPS Registry information; perform CAL and firewall compliance reviews; assess vulnerabilities and risks associated with ports, protocols, and services; process CLSA, FA, Non-Standard Boundary/Port, and Banned Services Exception requests; correlate PPSM registrations with eMASS authorization packages; process enterprise change requests; track PPSM actions through completion; and support PPSM TAG/CCB activities, customer coordination, metrics, and Government reporting.

**Primary Responsibilities**

- Maintain J6 PPS Registry entries and ensure POC information and registrations are properly correlated with applicable J6 eMASS authorization packages and evaluated as part of the RMF authorization process.

- Review initiatives requiring modifications to ports and protocols and verify that requested PPS are permitted in accordance with the DoD Category Assurance List (CAL).

- Assess and provide recommendations regarding the risk associated with new or modified firewall rules.

- Conduct technical reviews of new and existing PPSM requirements and provide assessments supporting boundary protection improvements.

- Monitor DoD PPSM Registry registrations for discrepancies and support discrepancy resolution.

- Process and track Component Local Service Assessments (CLSA), Further Action (FA) requests, Non-Standard Boundary/Port Exception requests, and Banned Services Exception requests.

- Track PPSM CLSA packages through final DISA program approval or denial.

- Assess vulnerabilities and implementation strategies associated with protocols, services, ports, and application data services.

- Support requirements analysis, configuration management design, and vulnerability assessment/implementation strategies supporting DISA Boundary Protection and the DISA CAL.

- Ensure Enterprise Information System ports, protocols, and services are registered in the PPSM central registry and appropriately categorized against the CAL.

- Ensure non-standard requests are not deployed prior to required authorization.

- Ensure Information Systems represented in eMASS are captured in the PPSM Registry.

- Monitor and process customer requests through the Government ITSM tool for enterprise change requests.

- Coordinate with customers and project teams to ensure both standard and non-standard PPS requirements are understood and properly documented.

- Conduct recurring PPS Registry validation reviews to ensure entries remain valid and accurate.

- Provide status reports to Government leadership identifying review results, risks, discrepancies, and changes.

- Attend monthly PPSM TAG and CCB meetings and provide recommendations supporting authorization decisions.

- Support customer meetings and recurring work-status reviews as directed by Government leadership.

**Basic Qualifications**

- Active DoD Secret clearance or higher - program can support up to TS/SCI

- DoD 8140: 652 Security Architect Intermediate (Includes: SecurityX, CISM, and multiple SANS certs)

- Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of prior experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree

- Demonstrated knowledge of the DoD Information Network and boundaries

- Demonstrated knowledge on requirements for processing internal and external PPSM requests to include Non-standard use for Authorizing Official (AO) and DoD PPSM approvals

- Demonstrate ability to conduct PPSM reviews and generate exception requests with appropriate risk assessment and recommended risk mitigations

- Demonstrate knowledge of DoD DMZ Whitelist registrations, Web Content Filtering and exception requirements

- Demonstrable skills in work ticket monitoring and prioritization

- Demonstrable skills in effective oral and written management, customer and team communication to include engagement

- Demonstrable skills In technical and workflow problem solving

- Demonstrable skills in exemplary customer service.

**Pay Range:** $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

## Skills

### Required
- DoD Information Network
- boundary protection
- technical risk analysis
- ports, protocols, and services
- PPSM Registry
- eMASS authorization packages
- CAL and firewall compliance
- risk assessment
- exception requests
- DoD DMZ Whitelist registrations
- Web Content Filtering
- work ticket monitoring
- customer communication
- technical problem solving

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