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Quantico, VA | United States

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Introduction

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated IT professionals who will sustain, modernize and transform the enterprise IT capabilities for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).  The National Security & Space Sector of SAIC is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst Senior to support a transformational infrastructure program for DCSA.

SAIC is proud to be supporting DCSA in safeguarding our nation’s information. DCSA is the designated oversight authority on the accreditation of classified facilities, information systems, and the insider threat program. This involves security oversight of more than 10,000 companies and approximately 13,000 facilities involved in classified work throughout the DoD and 31 Federal agencies.

Specifically, on the DCSA One IT program, SAIC will provide an enterprise IT solution that delivers highly secured and adaptable IT infrastructure, provides customer support, and cutting-edge technologies that support operations and advance the DCSA mission under a single IT environment (i.e., One IT).

Job Description

The Cybersecurity Analyst will provide support for a program, an organization, system, or an enclave; provides support for proposing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems or enclave cybersecurity policies, standards, and methodologies; maintains operational security posture for an information system, program, or enclave to ensure cybersecurity standards, and procedures are established and followed; performs day-to-day security operations of the system or enclave; perform IT security control validations; provide configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware; manage changes to system and assess the security impact of those changes; prepare and review documentation to include Systems Security Plans (SSPs) and Security Assessment & Authorization (SA&A) packages in accordance with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) procedures.

Duties:

• Interface with Project/Program Managers and Information System Security Manager on Major Application / General Enclave issues and updates.
• Track and report on Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) items; RMF Status, A&A ATOs, and Continuous Monitoring actions.
• Prepare briefs and A&A documents for approval.
• Perform ISSO Type duties as defined in DoD 8510 & 8500.
• Provide risk mitigation strategies.
• Perform Quality checks on POA&Ms, assessments, and documentation.
• Conduct informal risk assessments to support policy development.
• Review existing documentation bi-annually for accuracy and relevance to current DoD and DSS mandates.
• Assist with Mission Assurance tasks and information to include policy and plan development related to IT.
• Assist with research on cybersecurity items of interest.
• Perform other duties as related to risk management, communication, and assessments.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Secret or TS SCI security clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems Management, Cyber Security, or some other related field
• At least 5 years of hands-on technical Cyber Security Experience and knowledge with DISA Security Technical Information Guides, DoD A&A Process, NIST SP 800-53, IA Technical Framework, and applicable DoD Cyber Security / Risk Management policies (must have DoD or eMASS experience)
• At least one (1) year of the knowledge of current security tools, hardware/software security implementation, communication protocols, and Microsoft Office suite
• Must meet DoD 8570-M/8140-M IAM Level I or IAT Level I

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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