Information Security Specialist III

Kaihonua•Fort Hood, TX

12h•$70,000 - $90,000

About The Position

KaiHonua, LLC has an immediate opening for an Information Security Specialist to join our rapidly growing team. The Information Security Specialist performs under general direction and uses current information security technology disciplines and practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Government information assets in accordance with established standards and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related discipline preferred
3+ years of experience performing Information Assurance functions and using RMF IT security controls and policies preferred
Must possess and maintain an IT-I level certification IAW AR 25-2 and IAT-II/IAM-II certifications IAW DoD 8570.01-M
Ability to organize, prioritize and meet deadlines
Capable of conveying complex information in a simplistic manner
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Strong self-starter requiring minimal supervision
Able to take proactive measures to prevent problems rather than reactive by nature
Strong verbal and written communication to effectively express concepts, plans, and proposals
Position requires a DoD Secret security clearance. Must be a US citizen.

Responsibilities

Provide oversight for the Computer Network Defense-Service Provider (CNDSP)
Work with system owners to close IAVMs/ICVMs and open Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) in a rapid fashion, in accordance with DoD instructions/directives. Review all POA&MS with the Program Manager on at least a quarterly basis and update the POA&Ms accordingly.
Provide Defense in Depth principles and technology in security engineering designs and implementation
Analyze existing and future systems, reviewing security architectures, and developing engineering solutions that integrate information security requirements to proactively manage information protection
Apply security risk assessment methodology to system development, including assessing and auditing network penetration testing, antivirus deployment, risk analysis
Conduct Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) activities, including forensic analysis
Engineer and deploy network defense countermeasures such as anti-virus, anti-spam, and intrusion detection and prevention system solutions
Analyze IA security events, including threat model development and resulting security risk analysis of systems
Review and assess information security events and logs via sophisticated security information/event manager
Plan, implement, and manage a Defense In Depth for the total network and/or enclaves within the network to include such items as: scanning, remediation, host and network intrusion detection/prevention, firewalls, proxy servers, web cache, virus programs, vulnerability scanning, content filtering, remote dial in protection, Host Based Security Services, Directory Services, and Certification and Accreditation, DoD Instruction 5200.40, accreditation guidance and advice IAW AR 25-2 and IA Best Business Practices (BBPs). Plan, respond, investigate, and report undisclosed classified incident remediation.
Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle
Validate system security requirements definition and analysis and review/approve System Security Plans for enterprise-wide architectures
Maintain Agency public key infrastructure system Implement security designs in hardware, software, data and procedures
Provide support for the Department of Defense (DoD) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) service.
Responsible for requesting, receiving, installation, and accountability of system (server) PKI certificates and providing technical support for PKI.
Provide Certification and Accreditation, as well as provide Automated Information System Accreditation support
Provide Security Risk Assessment. Perform risk analysis of resources, controls, vulnerabilities, impact of losing systems’ capabilities and threats to the mission objective; provide analysis to facilitate decisions to implement security countermeasures or mitigate risk; implement countermeasures; periodically review program. Recognize possible threats and review evaluations for compliance and non-compliance.
Develop and maintains knowledgebase on changing regulatory, threat, and technology landscapes to continually develop or maintain security policies and standards, and ensures compliance throughout the organization
Provide Risk Management Framework, circuit/system accreditation and certification policy services
Participate in the development or modification of the computer environment IA security program plans and requirements
Develop procedures to ensure system users are aware of their IA responsibilities before granting access to DoD information systems
Recognize possible security violations and takes appropriate action to report the incident, as required
Ensure IA security requirements are appropriately identified in computer environment operation procedures
Collect and maintain data needed to meet system IA reporting requirements
Other duties as assigned