Jr. ACAS Engineer - NISSC II

Amentum•Colorado Springs, CO

6d•$70,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Jr. ACAS Engineer supports North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II). The candidate will be knowledgeable in cybersecurity standards including NERC, CIP, and FISMA, ensuring that cybersecurity infrastructure meets these established standards and overseeing initiatives to maintain compliance and correct any issues that could lead to non-compliance. They will be directly involved with policy decisions affecting the cybersecurity framework, clearly communicating specific cybersecurity concerns and providing solutions for effective measures against possible compromise as part of the organization's cybersecurity strategic plan. This role is responsible for the overall maintenance of information technology security systems and protocols, designing and implementing security measures for hardware, software, and network platforms to protect against cyber-attacks and harmful intrusions. The engineer will prepare and present reports to senior management and other stakeholders, act as an effective communicator for training and information dissemination on security measures, assess existing cybersecurity systems and protocols, and design/implement upgrades and new procedures. Continuous risk assessments of existing network hardware and information delivery systems are required to prevent and mitigate risk.

Requirements

0-3 years experience setting up, performing, and analyzing vulnerability scans with Tenable
0-3 years of knowledge in information technology systems security software, hardware, cloud, and server-client suites
Must meet one of the DoDM 8140 functional qualification requirements for System Administrator
The position for which you are applying requires a US Department of Defense security clearance. This is to advise you that if you possess dual citizenship (i.e., a citizen of the US and another country), to be granted a clearance, you will be required to relinquish your citizenship in the foreign country.

Nice To Haves

Current NISSC II experience
Willingness to learn new methods and systems, and the ability to manage multiple priorities
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are crucial to conduct continuous assessments of network security measures and identify possible risks and provide risk prevention and mitigation.

Responsibilities

Knowledge in cybersecurity standards including NERC, CIP, and FISMA and ensure that cybersecurity infrastructure meets these established standards and oversees the initiative to ensure that the infrastructure remains in compliance as well as correcting any issues which may lead to non-compliance.
Directly involved with policy decisions that affect cybersecurity framework and must clearly communicate specific cybersecurity concerns and provide solutions to incorporate effective measures against possible compromise as part of the organization's cybersecurity strategic plan.
Responsible for the overall maintenance of information technology security systems and protocols.
Design and implement security measures for hardware, software, and network platforms to ensure protection from cyber-attacks and any other possible harmful intrusions that could compromise or damage data and network infrastructure.
Prepare and present reports to senior management as well as others involved in information technology infrastructure.
Work as effective communicators with respect to training and information dissemination concerning all aspects of security measures.
Assess existing cybersecurity systems and protocols and design and implement upgrades to existing measures as well as implementing new procedures.
Constantly conduct risk-assessments of existing network hardware and information delivery systems to prevent and mitigate risk.