Junior Information Security Analyst

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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IT Concepts Inc.

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IT Concepts (ITC) is an 8(a) SDVOSB founded on the concepts of customer-centric, driven to deliver, teamwork, integrity, and innovation. Founded in 2003, ITC was established with a simple yet important promise to “deliver solutions that work”. As we continue to grow in the support of our government customers, we are looking for driven and innovative individuals to join our team.

IT Concepts is looking for an experienced Jr. Information Security Analyst to support our engagement with The Internal Revenue Service.

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking contractor support to assess, roadmap and remediate six major Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) implementations required to be completed no later than FY24. This role will support IRS in achieving mission success.

Duties

  • Implement and align the Information Security program within IRSs policies and procedures to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of IRS data and resources.
  • Research, evaluate, and recommend security solutions and practices to enhance the IRS’s Information Security Program.
  • Monitor, analyze, review, and respond to all related security incidents, risks, and threats to the IRS.
  • Conduct and review monthly vulnerability assessments and penetration tests on endpoints, applications, and network infrastructure to summarize the assessments, and recommend remediations.
  • Implement clear and actionable vulnerability remediation plans and collaborate with IRS IT teams that are executing the remediations.
  • Respond to cyber incidents and threat reports by providing insightful research and analysis.
  • Interface with third party vendors that are responsible for delivering security services.
  • Administer security awareness, cybersecurity training, and phishing exercises for all IRS users.
  • Perform vendor security assessments to identify potential security risks.
  • Manage IT Security service delivery by determining request priorities to ensure customer requests are triaged and resolved in an appropriate manner.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizen
  • Must be able to obtain IRS Clearance – Public Trust
  • Bachelor’s degrees in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or related disciplines
  • Three (3) years of relevant experience as a information security Analyst in the federal space
  • Has general knowledge and understanding of the CISA Zero Trust maturity model, along with relevant Executive Orders and NIST guidance
  • Working knowledge of IT tools and their respective functionality, capabilities, and limitations
  • Specific knowledge on network security elements (policies, processes, and practices)
  • Specific knowledge on data labeling and tagging
  • Ability to digest and understand network diagrams, reference architectures and logical data flow
  • Familiarity with ICAM technology and principals
  • Specific knowledge on Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
  • Specific knowledge on Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and SSL inspection
  • Experience assessing current state of an environment against a framework (e.g., CISA Zero Trust maturity model) and ability to provide recommendations on how to advance to future state
  • Performs Zero Trust security readiness assessments (e.g. gap analyses, maturity assessments)
  • Develops Zero Trust implementation roadmaps
  • Understanding of how to implement technical Zero Trust security solutions
  • Advise on policy, governance, process, workflow, and organizational change
  • Ability to translate/decompose technical concepts and language into an easily digestible format for executive level stakeholders
  • Experience developing architectural diagrams using PowerPoint, Visio, etc.
  • Understand integration of cyber systems/ applications/ tools to ensure Zero Trust is implemented broadly, end-to-end across the agency
  • Understanding of modern network infrastructure capabilities (i.e., Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN))

Preferred

  • Knowledge of IRS Zero Trust Assessment and Planning process
  • Experience with ZTA implementations in the Federal sector
  • Experience supporting IRS

Benefits


The Company:

  • Founded in 2003, IT Concepts was established with a simple yet important promise to “deliver technology concepts that work.” This founding principle, which permeates throughout our team and company culture, has propelled ITC to the upper echelons of the industry. With award-winning services and unflinching dedication to country and clients, ITC remains committed to teamwork, innovation, and collaboration.
  • We’re an SBA 8(a) and CVE certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business focused on providing best in class IT Services, Management Consulting, and Data Services Solutions to our clients.
  • We’re ISO 27001:2013, ISO 20000-1:2011, and ISO 9001:2015 certified and have CMMI DEV and SVC ML3 ratings
  • We’ve been named part of: Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021; Washington Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019; Washington Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019.

The Employer:

  • We offer great benefits – Competitive Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Identity Protection, Pet Insurance, 401(k) with company matching.
  • We invest in our employees – Every employee is provided with a stipend to invest in certifications, a master’s degree, or even a doctorate.
  • We work hard, we play hard -Nationals Games, Happy Hours, Holiday events, philanthropic endeavors, etc…at ITC we enjoy working together but also take time to connect with each other and our community through various events and activities.

IT Concepts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. As such, any personnel decisions (hire, promotion, job status, etc.) on applicants and/or employees are based on merit, qualifications, competence and business needs, not on race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, genetic information of the employee or family member of the employee, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by federal, state or local law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Tags: CISA Clearance Cloud Governance ISO 27001 Network security NIST Security assessment

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Region: North America
Country: United States
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