Principal Information Technology Specialist

Description

Leading with our people, Digital Consultants' mission is to deliver the highest level of professional solutions while being a trusted partner and advisor to our customers. With a culture of practicality, opportunity, and creativity we remain dedicated to being honest, trustworthy, respectful, and ethical in everything we do. We are a certified SBA 8(a) small, disadvantaged business that supports multiple IT customers within the Federal, civilian, and private sectors. Digital Consultants also offers our employees growth opportunities, competitive wages, and a full benefits package. Our founding principles, Fairness and Common Sense make working here more than a job; we are a Digital family.

Digital Consultants is seeking a Principal Information Technology Specialist who will oversee the organization’s cybersecurity and compliance posture, managing vulnerability assessment programs and ensuring adherence to Department of Defense (DoD) and NIST security frameworks. This position plays a key role in protecting enterprise infrastructure, enforcing governance standards, and guiding cross-functional teams in implementing risk mitigation strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the vulnerability management lifecycle, leveraging tools such as Tenable to configure scans, assess risks, and drive remediation to minimize the organization’s attack surface.
• Develop, track, and report Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs) to ensure timely remediation and continuous monitoring of identified vulnerabilities.
• Conduct internal governance and compliance audits, aligning configurations and security protocols with DoD STIGs, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls.
• Serve as a compliance advisor to technical teams, ensuring all new system deployments, upgrades, and network changes meet security and regulatory requirements.
• Engineer and maintain enterprise firewall environments, performing detailed firewall policy audits to validate compliance and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with system owners, cybersecurity staff, and management to enhance the organization’s overall risk management framework and maintain continuous authorization to operate (ATO) readiness.
• Document and communicate risk mitigation strategies, compliance reports, and audit findings for executive and technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Clearance: Secret
• Certifications: IAT Level II (i.e. CompTIA Security+)
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Expertise in vulnerability management, risk analysis, and remediation tracking (POAMs).
• Strong understanding of DoD STIGs, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls.
• Hands-on experience with security tools such as Tenable Nessus, SolarWinds, Wireshark, and Nmap.
• Proficient in Active Directory, Windows Server, Linux OS, and VMware ESXi.
• Skilled in firewall administration, IDS/IPS systems, and VPN configuration.
• Ability to translate complex technical issues into actionable risk management insights.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to work in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Digital Consultants, an inclusive and welcoming company, is fully committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, Veterans status or any other protected characteristic.

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