Description of Task to be Performed:
AnaVation is seeking a Cybersecurity Liaison to support a cabinet-level client in Washington DC. The selected individual(s) will serve as trusted advisors to agency CIOs and CISOs, be experts in cybersecurity and information assurance, and represent the Department in matters of policy, audits, and enterprise security services. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills are required.
What you will be doing
- Translate and contextualize complex cybersecurity concepts and policies into understandable terms to help agency CIOs, CISOs, and non-technical stakeholders understand how they apply within their organization
- Coordinate security initiatives such as IT security audits and the practical application of new or updated policies and Federal mandates at the agency level
- Facilitate communication between Department OCIO and agencies to improve security posture
- Develop and implement security operating models and procedures tailored to organizational needs
- Oversee ISSO SA&A activities to ensure information agency systems become and remain accredited per required schedules (e.g., ATT/ATO); validate that JCAM entries are current and complete
- Advise agency personnel regarding Department-level requirements for new systems and decommissioning old systems
- Perform risk assessments; maintain information system documentation
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related; may be substituted with additional relevant experience
- Active CISSP or equivalent high-level cybersecurity certification (e.g., CISM, CEH, CASP)
- Minimum six (6) years of hands-on cybersecurity experience such as security engineering, security operations, cloud security, and/or as an ISSO/ISSE/ISSM
- Minimum four (4) years supporting a large Federal agency with FISMA, NIST 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP, SA&A, IT security audits, vulnerability and POA&M remediation, executive orders and directives, BODs, and OMB cyber memoranda
- Minimum two (2) years of hands-on experience with JCAM
- Minimum Active Secret clearance, with TS/SCI strongly preferred
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive working relationships with all stakeholders
- Expert-level command of the English language (oral and written), with experience interacting effectively at the CIO and CISO levels of large organizations
- Expert-level organizational skills and ability to keep a multitude of tasks and projects on track at all times and with minimal supervision
- Familiarity with cybersecurity tools such as vulnerability management, vulnerability scanning, endpoint management, data protection, SIEM, and GRC automation platforms
- This position is currently performed remotely but the work location is subject to change at the customer’s sole discretion. Candidates must be located in the DC-metro area and be willing to adapt to a hybrid or on site work location in Washington DC if required.
Minimum Qualifications (Education/Certifications, Experience, etc):
Clearance:
Other Required Skills & Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree
- Additional advanced cybersecurity-related certifications
- Hands-on, technical cybersecurity experience
- Experience leading or actively participating in FISMA, FISCAM, OIG, IRS security audits
- Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
- 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
- 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
- 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
- 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
- Competitive Pay
- Generous paid leave and holiday package
- Tuition and training reimbursement
- Life and AD&D Insurance
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What We Do
AnaVation is a trusted partner that delivers high-value, cost-effective solutions to solve our customers’ most complex technical and analytical problems. AnaVation believes that the future of securing, collecting, processing, and analyzing cyber data will require the development of advanced ANAlytical technologies derived via the innoVATION of current and future technologies. AnaVation believes in the “Idea of the Possible” — that it is possible for our experts, partnering with our customers in the right environment, to create innovative technical solutions that expand our customers’ capabilities. We want to do two things for our customers. We want to resolve existing challenges and we want to prepare them for the future. Our technical expertise and innovative engineering culture enable us to do those things.
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