Sr. Security Specialist

AnaVation•Washington, DC

33d•Onsite

About The Position

AnaVation is seeking a Sr. Security Specialist (ISSO/Risk Assessor duties) for our mission critical customer in Washington, DC. You will work as part of a fantastic team providing security expertise on high priority projects. Daily duties include, but are not limited to: Â· Integral team member for agencyâs risk assessment program that will be performing internal audits and building streamlined assessment processes. Â· Having in-depth security knowledge, is highly technical, and experienced in managing the security of a systemâs accreditation boundary. Â· Focusing on the enterprise governance and risk of exposure across a multi-cloud and on-premise environment that will include multiple vendors, customers and XaaS products. Â· Evaluating agencyâs current system infrastructure and recommending changes to improve its security posture. Â· Providing customer support for security compliance and audit liaison activities. Focus is on improving the security posture of the agencyâs Forensic and Investigative Labs. Â· Developing, maintaining, and assessing Security Assessment & Authorization (SA&A) packages resulting in an Authority To Operate (ATO) for IT systems. Â· Creating and maintaining SSPs and supporting documentation in accordance with agency guidelines and directives. This includes writing implementation statements, creating supporting documentation (e.g., Contingency Plans, Incident Response Plans, Account Management Plans, etc.), performing self-assessments, and/or assessing your peerâs assessment, while working with system stakeholders. Â· Develop, coordinate, test, and train personnel on Incident Response Plans and Contingency Plans. Â· Ensuring that information systems are accredited, maintain their ATO, and are being continuously monitored. Â· Performing risk assessments for agency systems/applications, to include cloud-based systems. Â· Performing security control assessments to include collecting supporting artifacts/evidence and interviewing system owner/owner representatives. Â· Maintaining and tracking system POA&Ms. Â· Reviewing and analyzing vulnerability scan data and providing recommendations on remediation. Â· Taking ownership on various projects. Â· Improving on processes and procedures and making recommendations to improve the security posture of the agency's IT systems and applications. This position is on-site in Washington, DC.

Requirements

6+ yearsâ experience with NIST, FISMA, and Security Assessment & Authorization.
FedRAMP and Cloud experience (e.g., Azure, AWS, Oracle (OCI))
Knowledgeable on various security-related NIST publications (e.g., SP 800-53r5, SP 800-53A, SP 800-18r1, etc.)
An in-depth knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
Ability to obtain and maintain a customer Public Trust clearance required. Qualified candidates can be sponsored for this clearance.
Certifications: CISSP required

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the security control families from the NIST guidance covered by the documents that they are responsible for evaluating.
Ability to provide subject matter expert-level knowledge to the project team to ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
Demonstrated knowledge of IT Security policy implementation statements, the regulatory structure of policy, the role of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Hands-on experience using a Governance, Risk, and Compliance tool, such as JCAM (CSAM) or eMASS.
Ability to conduct gap analysis on non-federated vendor audit results, such as SOC Type 2, HIPAA comparison review and analyze against NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 security controls.
Hands-on experience providing C-Level presentation and reporting.
Excellent written communication skills and understand the purpose and use of the System Security Plan (SSP).
Possess an understanding of control inheritance as applied to the RMF implementation in the JCAM tool.
Ability to accurately manage complex workstreams, comprehend the application of the RMF, and understand the application of security controls across the interface, application, operating system, network, and database layers of modern information systems. Understand the applicable artifacts used as evidence to assess compliance.
Experience with multiple tools providing security functions such as vulnerability management (e.g., Nessus), configuration management (e.g., BigFix, SCCM, ePO), endpoint protection (e.g., antivirus, ATP), data loss prevention, and intrusion detection software and hardware.
Ability to evaluate data flows, network diagrams, and logical security boundaries.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Familiarity with the use of data analysis tools, including the use of Microsoft Excel or PowerBI to combine data from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

Integral team member for agencyâs risk assessment program that will be performing internal audits and building streamlined assessment processes.
Having in-depth security knowledge, is highly technical, and experienced in managing the security of a systemâs accreditation boundary.
Focusing on the enterprise governance and risk of exposure across a multi-cloud and on-premise environment that will include multiple vendors, customers and XaaS products.
Evaluating agencyâs current system infrastructure and recommending changes to improve its security posture.
Providing customer support for security compliance and audit liaison activities. Focus is on improving the security posture of the agencyâs Forensic and Investigative Labs.
Developing, maintaining, and assessing Security Assessment & Authorization (SA&A) packages resulting in an Authority To Operate (ATO) for IT systems.
Creating and maintaining SSPs and supporting documentation in accordance with agency guidelines and directives. This includes writing implementation statements, creating supporting documentation (e.g., Contingency Plans, Incident Response Plans, Account Management Plans, etc.), performing self-assessments, and/or assessing your peerâs assessment, while working with system stakeholders.
Develop, coordinate, test, and train personnel on Incident Response Plans and Contingency Plans.
Ensuring that information systems are accredited, maintain their ATO, and are being continuously monitored.
Performing risk assessments for agency systems/applications, to include cloud-based systems.
Performing security control assessments to include collecting supporting artifacts/evidence and interviewing system owner/owner representatives.
Maintaining and tracking system POA&Ms.
Reviewing and analyzing vulnerability scan data and providing recommendations on remediation.
Taking ownership on various projects.
Improving on processes and procedures and making recommendations to improve the security posture of the agency's IT systems and applications.