What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):
- Understand/document information system specifications and security controls, including logical and physical diagrams, connectivity, communication, and data flow diagrams, both internal and external to the system
- Advise stakeholders on multiple courses of action in an environment with changing unconfirmed policy, e.g., NIST RMF and DISA SRG
- Document multiple courses of action and identify risk mitigation recommendations in accordance with FedRAMP requirements, SAP NS2 policy, procedures, and best practices, with associated benefits/drawbacks to each
- Apply enterprise security frameworks and capabilities, such as FISMA, NIST SP 800, etc. towards existing initiatives such as cloud environments
- Develop/update policies and procedures to implement FedRAMP compliance as well as compliant with NIST 800-171 security requirements and other DFAR clauses
- Understand enterprise operating environments, including security posture, application environment, and associated security controls
- Demonstrate familiarity with current FedRAMP, DOD and NIST Security controls and technologies, including vulnerability management capabilities
- Identify and assess Cloud System state, including vulnerabilities, RMF package status/accreditation model, PPS compliance, and patching/CSVA mechanisms
What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements):
- Must be a US Citizen
- This role requires in office (Herndon) 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) but may increase as business needs change.
- Demonstrated knowledge and the ability to analyze systems for Cybersecurity compliance
- Ability to work in fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Knowledge of various security scanning tools (Such as NESSUS, Splunk or Application scanning)
- Knowledge of Federal and DoD policies and risk assessment methodologies, including FedRAMP
- Experience in writing or executing system security documentation, authorization to operate packages, POA&Ms, and policies
- Experience in reviewing/editing/writing technical documents
- Presentation and public speaking skills required
- Knowledge of DISA STIGs and SRGs, Committee for National Security Systems Instructions and NIST Risk Management Framework
- Knowledge and understanding of systems and networking technologies and concepts
- Ability to interpret and assess network diagrams and drawings using Visio
- Familiarity with Testing, Development, Staging, and pre-production environment requiring cyber security support
- Knowledge of Privacy Act
- Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems or math/sciences
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What We Do
Spry is a certified Small Business headquartered in McLean, VA. Spry provides Enterprise, C4IT, Management, and Cyber Solutions to the federal government and commercial entities. Founded in 2001, Spry Methods was built on the foundation of combining industry knowledge with unmatched responsiveness to produce results for our customers. Our goal is to build a business dedicated to the maximization of value for all stakeholders starting with our employees, our customers, and our community. We recognize that talented and dedicated employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of our success. Guided by these principles, we have established an impressive track record of proven past performance serving our customers within the Commercial, Federal Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Communities. A CMMI Level 3 certified and ISO 9001:2008 registered company, Spry is committed to quality and continuous improvement.
