A&AS - Cybersecurity Specialist
$135,000–$180,000 year
On-siteFort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Evaluate IT and cybersecurity postures globally using national, international, and country-specific standards. Research cybersecurity policies, legislation, and practices in supported nations while developing acquisition documents like Statements of Work and Performance Work Statements. Review project proposals, cybersecurity requirements, training programs, and assessment mitigation plans. Support Program Managers with quality control and facilitate knowledge transfer to non-cybersecurity personnel. Participate in strategy development meetings and management cycle activities including Program Management Reviews and metrics reviews. This role supports the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Cooperative Threat Reduction mission, engaging with foreign partners to address WMD threats and emerging cybersecurity risks.
Required Qualifications
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance (SECRET)
- US Citizenship required
- Dual citizenship may disqualify candidates from meeting this requirement
- 5+ years of related work experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a technology related field
- Experience reviewing IT security and compliance documentation
- Experience performing risk assessments and analyzing risk
- Familiarity with vulnerability tools and management processes
- Skill in conducting security design reviews and recognizing cybersecurity vulnerabilities
- Working knowledge of application development and security
- Understanding of cloud architecture and security concepts
- Strong analytical and writing skills
- Excellent teamwork, organizational, communication, and collaboration skills
- Must be able to travel internationally
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently
- Strong attention to detail, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Must be able to effectively communicate with customer and fulfill all duties and responsibilities as listed in the contract
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite including, but not limited to: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
- Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
Desired Qualifications
- CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM, IFBA PC in Cyberbiosecurity, or similar certification(s)
- 5+ years, or more, of experience with IT Security frameworks (ISO, FedRAMP, NIST, etc.)
- Previous experience as an ISSE/ISSO
- Knowledge of Information Security Audit and/or IT Risk Management functions
- Experience supporting the formal testing required by government/industry accrediting authorities and preparing System Security Plans
- Experience with application security or development experience
- Operating system and network security management
- Experience in the Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or other related field
- Experience with web-based and cloud-native architectures
- Experience with cloud deployment models and cloud security
- Experience managing security incident response and after-action remediation
- Experience conducting open-source intelligence (OSINT) research and analysis
- Experience with offensive network security techniques (i.e. penetration testing)
- One (1) or more professional certifications in biorisk management, physical security, chemical security, nuclear security, or similar certification in another related field
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