Senior Information Assurance (IA) Analyst

Description

Leading with our people, Digital Consultants’ mission is to deliver the highest level of professional solutions while being a trusted partner and advisor to our customers. With a culture of practicality, opportunity, and creativity, we remain dedicated to being honest, trustworthy, respectful, and ethical in everything we do. We are a certified SBA 8(a) small, disadvantaged business that supports multiple IT customers within the Federal, civilian, and private sectors. Digital Consultants also offers our employees growth opportunities, competitive wages, and a full benefits package. Our founding principles, Fairness and Common Sense, make working here more than a job; it’s the Digital family. 

Digital Consultants seeks a Senior Information Assurance (IA) Analyst / Program Manager (PM) to support the U.S. Army Directorate of Prevention, Resilience, and Readiness (DPRR) Information Assurance Support Services requirement. The Senior IA Analyst/PM is designated by the Government as Key Personnel and will perform Information Assurance Security Officer (IASO) duties and serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative's (COR) main point of contact responsible for performance of the work.

The Senior IA Analyst/PM will provide Information Assurance/Cybersecurity leadership supporting systems within a Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environment and will oversee cybersecurity compliance, Risk Management Framework (RMF), continuous monitoring, Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance, and Authority to Operate (ATO) sustainment.

Location: Remote with occasional onsite requirements in DMV area.

Duties to include:

• Perform Information Assurance Security Officer (IASO) duties.
• Serve as the COR's main point of contact responsible for performance of the work.
• Manage the overall Information Assurance/Cybersecurity program in a Microsoft Azure cloud environment.
• Maintain system security posture and manage security within a Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environment.
• Support IA/Cybersecurity requirements involving .NET, Windows, Azure, Oracle, and RedHat.
• Support data architecture and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) security requirements.
• Implement and audit against Government Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) checklists.
• Oversee Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes and continuous monitoring.
• Successfully maintain the system's current Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Support obtaining a new ATO upon expiration of the current authorization.
• Exercise authority to act for the contractor on matters relating to the daily operation of the contract.
• Remain available during the required 8-hour duty day or ensure the designated alternate is available.

Requirements

• Clearance: Must have, at minimum, a favorably adjudicated Tier 3 National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI), or equivalent or higher investigation, at the time of proposal submission. Must be able to obtain a DoW Common Access Card (CAC) and maintain it for the duration of the contract.
• Certifications: Must be IA certified at the IAM Level II certification level (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CASP+ CE, CAP, or GSLC) upon contract award and maintain throughout the life of the contract
• Education: Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Experience: Minimum 6 years of technical and compliance experience maintaining a system's security posture and managing security within a Microsoft Azure IaaS environment.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading teams.
• Strategic and technical expertise required to manage an overall IA/Cybersecurity program in a Microsoft Azure cloud environment.
• Proven IA/Cybersecurity experience managing the security posture of systems involving .NET, Windows, Azure, Oracle, and RedHat.
• Strong background in data architecture, SDLC, RedHat, and Windows security and administration.
• Highly familiar with implementing and auditing against Government STIG checklists.
• Experience overseeing RMF processes and continuous monitoring.
• Ability to maintain the current ATO and obtain a new ATO upon expiration.

Physical Requirements: The candidate must be able to travel to other worksites as required and with or without reasonable accommodation, be able to sit, stand, use computers and monitors, and perform duties in an office environment for extended periods. The candidate must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. on occasion (e.g., moving a case of paper or similar task) that may occur occasionally.

Compensation and Benefits: The salary range for this position is $120,000.00 to $130,000.00 depending on experience.

The company offers the following benefits to permanent, full-time employees:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Group health plans
• Income protection and supplemental benefits
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Pet insurance options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

Digital Consultants, an inclusive and welcoming company, is fully committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

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