Interested in working in an innovative, collaborative environment with motivated, social people? At Arc Aspicio, you can join a leading consulting firm that specializes in human capital, data analytics, management, and strategy professional services to deliver compelling solutions. Consultants join our practice focused on mission-critical projects and quickly learn to contribute to and grow our company across multiple projects. We invest in hiring, mentoring, and training smart, diverse, and self-driven professionals interested in all aspects of the company and our homeland security and Government clients. We are looking for people who are willing to share ideas and work as part of a collaborative, innovative team.
The Information Security Specialist (Federal) supports complex technology programs with our clients and oversees, manages, tracks, and reports on Government program-level information security to protect systems and facilities/infrastructure. They have 6-8 years of relevant experience on complex mission-critical programs and the ability to closely collaborate with Government leaders, facility managers, software development teams, and Government security offices.
Arc Aspicio is currently working in a hybrid work environment where work will be performed at client sites, the Arc Aspicio DC office, and remotely. All candidates must live in the Washington, DC area at the time of employment.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement information security policies and procedures at a Government program level, consisting of a portfolio of applications, facilities, and infrastructure
- Directly interact with Program Leadership and Project Leads to conduct audits, manage security assets, documentation, processes, and procedures
- Develop assessment criteria to evaluate compliance with Government-wide information security policy directives
- Analyze and evaluate the security posture of existing programs and work with leads to implement changes and improvements
- Coordinate and conduct risk assessments to identify areas of potential vulnerability in systems and infrastructure used throughout the program
- Identify and contribute to new processes, techniques, and procedures to upgrade and enhance cyber-security protocols
- Provide technical advice and leadership on security aspects of network and systems design to promote implementation of appropriate systems security applications and policies
- Communicate security status, risk, actions, and initiatives with Government leadership
- Collaborate with our clients to solve tough problems, delivering outstanding client service, and achieving mission results
- Apply excellent consulting, business analysis, and communications skills to quickly identify problems, analyze challenges, and recommend solutions to our team and our clients
- Assists ISSO with responsibilities as required
Required Qualifications
- 6-8 years of relevant cybersecurity and facility security experience in overseeing and interacting within a portfolio of security assets and systems at a Government-program level that involves multiple systems and facilities
- Direct experience with senior clients and stakeholder engagement and delivering work products for clients in a complex environment
- Proven to be flexible and thrive in a dynamic, ambiguous, and complex work environment and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
- Outstanding written and oral communication and collaboration skills and strong leadership potential
- Ability to collaborate and work effectively remotely and in-person
- Technologically savvy, especially with Microsoft products and use of collaboration tools like SharePoint
- Desire to join a consulting firm and learn business concepts; loves to collaborate and reach out to get involved in company events, offerings, and special projects
- Ability to work in the Washington, DC metro area and travel to different locations
- Clearance: US Citizenship only (no dual citizenship)
- Currently holds or has the ability to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance
- Education: Bachelor’s degree
- Critical Skills: Executive presence, entrepreneurial spirit, strong work ethic, collaborative mind-set, excellent problem-solving skills, and interest in working in a consulting firm. Interest in working on assignments outside of one project is strongly desired
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certified
Skills Required
- 6-8 years of relevant cybersecurity and facility security experience overseeing security assets and systems across multiple government-program systems and facilities
- Experience engaging senior clients and stakeholders and delivering client work products in complex environments
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in dynamic, ambiguous, and complex environments
- Strong written, oral communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively remotely and in person
- Proficiency with Microsoft products and collaboration tools such as SharePoint
- Ability to work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and travel to different locations
- U.S. citizenship with no dual citizenship
- Currently holds or can obtain a Top Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree
- Executive presence, entrepreneurial spirit, strong work ethic, problem-solving ability, and collaborative mindset
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification
What We Do
At Arc Aspicio, we enhance the future of our nation by creating bold ideas and bringing them to life. We are a consulting and solutions company that collaborates with clients to implement change and solve challenging problems. Our vision is to be a hub of creativity where people take action to change the world. We foster a culture of innovation and action, where each employee uniquely contributes their strengths and where a human-centered, mission-focused approach drives how we solve difficult problems. Arc Aspicio’s positions are mostly in the Washington DC metro area and our employees live in DC, VA, and MD within commuting distance of our client sites and DC office. We enable our high-performing teams to collaborate and tailor our capabilities and methods to the very specific and unique challenges of our clients, partners, and stakeholders. Innovation is not possible without action. We integrate our capabilities in strategy, design, data, human capital, behavioral science, and technology to meet complex challenges and deliver innovation. We seek entrepreneurial consultants are interested in problem solving, collaboration with clients and project teams, and building capability and winning new business. Our culture empowers our employees to learn, share knowledge, and be leaders in everything they do. We encourage everyone to express gratitude to their teammates who become so much more than just coworkers. Driven and motivated by action, our culture inspires us to work together to solve problems, socialize, support, care for, and challenge one another as we change the world. Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Innovation (DEII) Blueprint provides the company with a structured approach to focus efforts in specific areas and achieve and maintain our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, enhancing innovation for our clients and employees.
