Infrastructure & Virtualization Security (IV&S) Specialist w/ CI Poly

Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in cybersecurity. Join our team to deliver powerful solutions to help our clients navigate the ever-changing threat landscape. Through powerful solutions and managed services that simplify complexity, we enable our clients to operate with resilience, grow with confidence, and proactively manage to secure success.

Work You'll Do:

Our team, within Cyber Division, performs IV&V functions for infrastructure and applications / cybersecurity WAN risk assessments. JCIP Technical Reviewers play a pivotal role in evaluating the cybersecurity posture of enterprise environments across the Intelligence Community (IC). They conduct comprehensive technical assessments and perform detailed analysis of vulnerability scans to ensure compliance with Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), IC Technical Implementation Guides (TIGs), Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Security Requirement Guides (SRGs), and NIST 800-53 rev 5 security controls. OTHER: Conduct comprehensive technical assessments and manual audits of virtualized infrastructure platforms and network-attached storage (NAS) environments in Intelligence Community (IC) settings.

• Evaluate compliance with IC Directives, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Security Requirement Guides (SRGs), and NIST 800-53 Rev 5 and 800-171 security controls relevant to virtualization and storage systems.
• Perform independent manual STIG checklist reviews for leading virtualization platforms including VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM, as well as NAS/SAN devices such as NetApp and Dell EMC systems.
• Analyze risks and attack vectors associated with virtualized environments and storage architectures; assess controls including encryption, authentication, access management, and FIPS compliance.
• Provide technical recommendations and architectural guidance to improve virtual infrastructure security posture.
• Liaise with virtualization system administrators, storage teams, and leadership to communicate findings, risk assessments,and remediation strategies.
• Lead and mentor Level 1 IDRs in conducting IV&S inspections and risk analysis.
• Stay current with emerging virtualization and storage security threats, industry trends, and vendor hardening best practices.
• Participate in inspection planning, execution, reporting, and deliver clear, concise written and oral assessments.
• Travel as necessary to support onsite inspections. (8-12 weeks of travel avg, some international and passport required).

Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of virtualization platforms: VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM architectures and security features.
• Familiarity with common NAS/SAN systems (NetApp, Dell EMC) and their security considerations.
• Ability to interpret and apply STIGs, SRGs, and NIST 800-53/800-171 controls related to virtualized infrastructure and storage.
• Knowledge of encryption standards, including FIPS, and their application in storage security.
• Awareness of virtualization and storage-related attack vectors and mitigation strategies.

The Team

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