Security Control Assessor (IA Specialist) Lead

Security Control Assessor (IA Specialist) Lead

Job Category: Security

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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What You’ll Get to Do

Are you looking for a role that will impact protecting our Homeland Security? Do you thrive in Risk Management Framework? And are you a leader who builds teams that always rise to the occasion? If yes, please keep reading!

As the Senior Information Assurance (IA) Specialist, you will be a member of a team in our Assessment & Authorization (A&A) organization responsible for managing all Risk Management Framework activities for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). You’ll also work in a dynamic environment with other Information Assurance professionals.

More About the Role

The Senior Information Assurance Specialist - Lead will be responsible for the following:

• Serve as senior member and representative of assigned team for meetings and efficiently lead internal resources to meet established milestones and targeted completion dates.
• Provide guidance, coaching and training to employees of assigned team.
• Assist in Security Assessment & Authorization Coordination
• Plan and conduct security authorization reviews of federal systems
• Manage and review Accreditation Packages
• Support USCG system accreditation and Ongoing Assessment and Ongoing Authorization processes and activities for assigned systems.
• Provide SME knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) policy and application, NIST Security Controls, and Control Implementation methodologies for the A&A process.
• Review and provide guidance on System Security Plan, Security Assessment Report (SAR), and Plans of Action and Milestones and other security documentation
• Support POA&M remediation activities and the review of POA&M closure documentation.
• Responsible for assessing and developing authorization packages for technical solutions that may require collaboration with internal expertise and deep analysis of the technical solution.
• Collaborative and communicates with parties within, and outside, of own job function. May have responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.
• Understands and supports Privacy Compliance Activities to include the review of Privacy Impact Analysis (PIA), Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA), and Statement of Record Notices (SORN).
• Facilitates and monitors information assurance (IA) processes for new projects, including the development of security authorization packages and the tracking of progress for all Security Control implementations and Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&M).
• Support and/or development of all Security Authorization artifacts and documentation and assembling of Authorization packages.
• Responsible for administration and adherence of the Risk Management Plan.
• Coordinate closely with the Quality Assurance Specialists in identifying and mitigating risk to meet established quality standards.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications

• US Citizenship required
• Minimum of an active DoD Secret clearance required
• University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years related work experience
• CSSP-AU: At least one of the DOD 8750 IAT III certifications: CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or associate), GCED, GCIH, or CCSP
• Relevant DOD, DHS or .gov Cyber Security Information Assurance focused experience with specific current hands-on experience researching, writing, and submitting complete A&A documentation packages for new system authorizations.
• Well-developed understanding of Federal Civilian or DHS Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) processes.
• Experience with continuous monitoring/ongoing authorization
• Intimate understanding of NIST RMF implementation guidance.
• In-depth understanding of the relevance of NIST Security Controls and Control Implementation methodologies to the SA&A process.
• Experience assessing security controls based on cybersecurity principles and tenets. (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, Cybersecurity Framework, etc.).
• Demonstrated understanding of critical documentation req