Delegated Authorizing Official Representative (DAO) (2025-0075)

Acclaim Technical Services•Annapolis Junction, MD

1d•$230,000

About The Position

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow. We are currently recruiting for a Delegated Authorizing Official Representative (DAO) with a TS/SCI w/ poly to work in support of our Mission Technology and Solutions Business Unit in Annapolis Junction, MD Individual will be responsible for assisting in identifying the overall security requirements for the protection of data, to ensure the implementation of appropriate information security controls, and perform and analyze the security risk assessment, risk analysis, risk management process, security control assessments, and awareness activities for systems and networking operations. Will provide assistance to ensure Cybersecurity functions are included in the configuration management process. Interact with customers, Information Technology (IT) staff, and high-level corporate officers in defining and achieving required Cybersecurity objectives for the organization. Contribute to building security architecture. Will assist with the integration of legacy systems. Contribute to the acquisition/RDT&E environment and building Cybersecurity into systems deployed in operational environments. Prepare security authorization documentation.

Requirements

Four to eight years of experience as an IT Risk Assessor, System Security Engineer, Information Systems Security Manager or DAO in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
A bachelor’s degree in computer science or IT Engineering or a related technical degree from an accredited college or university.
In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an additional four (4) years of experience may be substituted.
Must have working knowledge of the following is required: system security design process, defense-in-depth/breadth, engineering life cycle, information domains, cross-domain solutions, controlled interfaces, identification, authentication and authorization, system integration, ICD 503 (formerly NISCAP), risk management, intrusion detection, contingency planning, incident handling, configuration control, change management, auditing, security authorization process, principles of Cybersecurity (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, access control), and security testing.
DoD 8570 compliance with IAM II or III is required.

Responsibilities

Assisting in identifying the overall security requirements for the protection of data
Ensuring the implementation of appropriate information security controls
Performing and analyzing the security risk assessment, risk analysis, risk management process, security control assessments, and awareness activities for systems and networking operations
Providing assistance to ensure Cybersecurity functions are included in the configuration management process
Interacting with customers, Information Technology (IT) staff, and high-level corporate officers in defining and achieving required Cybersecurity objectives for the organization
Contributing to building security architecture
Assisting with the integration of legacy systems
Contributing to the acquisition/RDT&E environment and building Cybersecurity into systems deployed in operational environments
Preparing security authorization documentation