Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Team Lead

TekSynap•Ashburn, VA

17d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Team Lead in support of a government customer to join our team to provide Security Operations Support (SOC) Services to a government agency whose mission is to protect our Nation’s borders from terrorist attacks, to provide law enforcement for over forty (40) Federal agencies, and to protect the revenue of the United States while facilitating trade. The SOC is a single point of management and reporting for information security incidents. The SOC exists to prevent, identify, contain, and eradicate cyber threats to networks through monitoring, intrusion detection, and protective security services to information systems, including local area networks / wide area networks (LAN / WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile / cellular, cloud, security devices, servers, and workstations. The SOC is responsible for the overall security of Enterprise-wide information systems and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations. TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers. We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays. Visit us at www.TekSynap.com . Apply now to explore jobs with us! The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any contractually mandated Federal COVID-19 requirements. More information can be found here . By applying to a role at TekSynap you are providing consent to receive text messages regarding your interview and employment status. If at any time you would like to opt out of text messaging, respond "STOP". "As part of the application process, you agree that TekSynap Corporation may retain and use your name, e-mail, and contact information for purposes related to employment consideration" .

Requirements

Clearance requirement: Secret
Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience performing vulnerability assessments for an enterprise network
Education: Bachelor’s of Science in computer engineering, computer science, IT or cyber security preferred (or 5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree)
Certifications: one of the following certifications: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud- based security technologies, architecture, and computing and searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the Government in managing Enterprise Information System Vulnerability Management (ISVM) compliance validation
Briefing leadership on current and future vulnerabilities, security policies and industry standards
Briefing leadership on most impactful vulnerabilities, configurations, and penetration testing efforts
Creating and managing all scans in accordance with the scan standardization documentation
Performing regularly scheduled (monthly and ad hoc) vulnerability assessments using a master schedule as directed
Managing, customizing, and maintaining scan policies, zones, and repositories as they relate to the network
Performing scan functions and review scan results to ensure accurate findings
Creating and customizing scan reports and data feeds to be imported / integrated into third party assessment tools
Assist the Government in employing ad hoc or emergency VA scanning to support targeted incident investigation, escalation, and emergency response to security events in accordance with documented procedures
Assist the Government in performing Penetration Testing Support
Analyzing vulnerabilities and providing assessments and remediation instructions
Knowledgeable to maintain a repository of VA application issues and report application issues to Government VAT Team Lead and SSD Director in applying Information Systems Security principles and methods
Experience with Application Security implementation
Understanding of Firewall Management and Advanced Threat Protection
Familiarity with Access Control, Authorization, Intrusion Prevention and Intrusion Detection
Familiar with Protocol Analysis and requirements when handling sensitive and classified Information
Familiar with FISMA compliance and Risk Management Framework Support
Cyber Briefs for all vulnerability assessment team activities
Assist the Government in providing Vulnerability Assessment, Compliance, and Reporting support to ISSO / ISSM interpreting scan results and recommend remediation plans