IA Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Chantilly, VA

17h•$62,000 - $141,000•Onsite

About The Position

The IA Engineer will evaluate and support the documentation, validation, assessment, and accreditation processes needed to ensure IT systems meet organizational information assurance and security requirements. The role involves assisting with the definition of organizational states and risk thresholds, analyzing actual state information for compliance, and helping leaders turn strategic objectives into doctrine, policies, and procedures. The engineer will help evaluate computer applications, software, and specialized utility programs for adherence to software assurance best practices. They will recommend tools and capabilities informed by research into the current environment and knowledge of on-premise, cloud-based, and hybrid resources to address the Risk Management Framework (RMF). The role supports cloud-based security architectures for critical Intelligence Community systems and involves working with IC clients to ensure information assurance and security standards are met.

Requirements

Experience developing and evaluating security documentation, including system security plans, contingency plans, security procedures, and continuity of operations plans.
Experience with cloud security architecture evaluations, guidance development, and troubleshooting.
Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
Experience working in an Agile development environment.
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree.
Security+, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Experience with cloud technologies.
Excellent team leadership, development, and client relationship skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills for interacting successfully with clients, engineers, and managers.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and support documentation, validation, assessment, and accreditation processes for IT systems.
Assist in defining organizational states and risk thresholds and analyze actual state information to assess compliance.
Help codify strategic objectives into doctrine, policies, and procedures.
Evaluate computer applications, software, and specialized utility programs to determine whether software assurance best practices are followed.
Research the current environment and recommend tools and capabilities, including on-premise, cloud-based, and hybrid resources, to address the Risk Management Framework.
Work with Intelligence Community clients to ensure information assurance and security requirements are met.
Develop and evaluate security documentation, including system security plans, contingency plans, security procedures, and continuity of operations plans.
Evaluate cloud security architectures, develop guidance, and troubleshoot.