Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization SME

Connected Logistics•Huntsville, AL

2d•$115,000 - $140,000•Remote

About The Position

Connected Logistics is seeking a Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization SME to support DLA's Information Operations J62FG. This program is responsible for the application development and sustainment of several identity-related programs in Legacy AMPS. J62FG is also responsible for supporting applications that are migrating from Legacy AMPS to DOW E-ICAM. The Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization SME serves as a cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME) with regards to Assessment and Authorization (A&A) of information systems and all associated cybersecurity policies and procedures.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Possess five (5) years of relevant Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST Assess & Analyze (A&A) experience.
Possess DoD cybersecurity experience.
Possess experience in assessing security controls and conducting authorization reviews for large, complex organizations.
Possess experience in the general tenets supporting the overall DoD implementation of its authorization process, to include supporting cybersecurity policy, procedures, and processes.
Possess knowledge in the cybersecurity of emerging technology areas such as Cloud and Industrial Control Systems (ICSs), warehouse execution systems and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructures.
Must possess IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive security clearance or Tier 3 (T3) at time of proposal submission.

Nice To Haves

Possess excellent analytical and writing skills
Possess Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, etc.) knowledge.
Possess experience working with DoD/DLA.

Responsibilities

Performs a DOD cybersecurity process while either authorizing an information system or serving as a SME for an information system undergoing authorization.
Possesses an understanding of how the security controls identified in the NIST 800-53 apply to the process of assessing and authorizing a large organization’s IT infrastructure such as DLA’s, in which there is a compilation of large and small enclaves, AIS applications and outsourced IT processes.
Determines the applicable severity value for an identified vulnerability (e.g., non-compliant security control).
Determines the possible ramifications on the system’s current or future authorization.
Briefs senior management on the progress or results of an information system undergoing the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process.