The Role
Conduct cybersecurity assessments, residual risk analysis, and Risk Management Framework documentation for Department of War IT systems. Recommend secure architectures, administer mixed network environments, perform vulnerability testing, support military tactical and non-tactical systems, and contribute to cybersecurity reporting. The role is fully on-site and requires eligibility for a Secret security clearance.
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Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
Responsibilities- Participate in Cybersecurity assessments to include conducting residual risk analysis and compiling Risk Management Framework for DoW IT artifacts.
- Research and recommend cybersecurity architectures and procedures, providing advanced systems administration and executing cybersecurity vulnerability testing in mixed network environments.
- Participate in technical meetings, providing cybersecurity services and systems administration for military tactical/non-tactical, Electronics Support Measures suites and relational database applications.
- Provide input to monthly cyber security analysis reports.
- This position is a 100% on-site role.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology field or 3 years of military IT experience.
- DoW 8570.1-M Cybersecurity Technician Level II or III certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+/Network+, or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and operating systems certification (e.g.). Microsoft Technology Professional, CompTIA Linux+ and Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA).
- Ability to obtain Secret level security clearance
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
At least 3+ years' experience in:
- Cybersecurity, Risk Management Framework, and/or Information Technology/networks.
- Using Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMass)
- Familiarity with information systems vulnerability scanning tools, e.g., DISA Security Technical
- Implementation Guides (STIG), Assured Compliance Assessment Reports Security Readiness Review (SRR) scripts, and implementation.
- MS Windows 10 and Server operating systems and UNIX/Linux, Solaris, VMware, Real-Time Operating Systems, routers, and embedded processor networking environments.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology or a related field, or three years of military IT experience
- DoD 8570.1-M Cybersecurity Technician Level II or III certification, such as CompTIA Security+, Network+, or CISSP
- Operating systems certification, such as Microsoft Technology Professional, CompTIA Linux+, or CCNA
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- At least three years of experience in cybersecurity, Risk Management Framework, and/or information technology or networks
- Experience using Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS)
- Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools, DISA STIGs, and Security Readiness Review scripts
- Experience with Windows 10 and Server, UNIX/Linux, Solaris, VMware, real-time operating systems, routers, and embedded processor networking environments
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The Company
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
