Information Assurance/Security Engineer

Reston, VA

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Be Challenged and Make a Difference 
In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture. 
Description of Task to be Performed:The Information Assurance/Security Engineer will provide security engineering and information assurance support to the Government’s Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) and Authority to Connect (ATC) for mission applications and services.Designs, develops, monitors and documents security controls, security testing, security reporting, and plan of actions and milestones (POA&Ms) throughout systems and application lifecycles in support of mission systems.Provides security engineering design inputs, security design reviews, and security best practices as part of technical and change requests.Configures and validates secure systems, physical controls, and tests security products and systems to detect security weaknesses.

Required Qualifications:

  • Clearance: Top Secret security clearance poly eligible
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, engineering, or similar technical field (additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for degree)
  • Certifications: Requires 8570 compliance (IAT Level 2) such as CompTIA Security +
  • Experience:
  • Ideal candidates have 6 years of hands-on experience and expertise in one or more of the following:
  • Support to vulnerability management, patching, information assurance and/or ATO process for Classified DoD or IC environments.
  • Experience documenting and assessing security controls in CentOS/RHEL Linux Systems, Cisco Networks, VDI and/or Virtual server hosting environments.
  • Experience supporting, securing and delivering hardware and software updates and enhancements through testing, security assessment and authorization, and production readiness reviews.
  • Demonstrated documentation writing for security plans, tests, and reports.
  • Must demonstrate strong teamwork, communication (both verbal and written), and presentation skills.
  • Must demonstrate strong initiative to accept new technical challenges in complex security engineering assignments

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Desired Education: Master’s Degree
  • Desired Certifications:
  • - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • - Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification(s)
  • Desired Experience with one or more of the following:
  • - DoD or Intelligence Community IT and Application service delivery.
  • - Experience supporting full lifecyle A&A process for classified DoD or IC infrastructure and application service delivery.
  • - Experience managing ATO process through XACTA tool.
  • - Experience working with Special Access Programs (SAP)
  • - Hands on experience with Agile software development
  • - Hands on Experience with VDI hosting and virtualization with VMWare and/or Nutanix
  • - Experience deploying and supporting NiFi data flows
  • - Experience deploying and supporting Apache Tomcat webservices
  • - Experience working with cross domain solutions
  • Experience maintaining XACTA security records for supported systems
Benefits ·        Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents ·        100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents ·        100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance ·        100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents ·        401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting ·        Competitive Pay ·        Generous paid leave and holiday package ·        Tuition and training reimbursement ·        Life and AD&D Insurance
About AnaVation AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.  
If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰

Tags: Agile CCNP CISSP Clearance Compliance CompTIA Computer Science DoD DoDD 8570 Linux SAP Security assessment Security Clearance Tomcat Top Secret VMware Vulnerability management

Perks/benefits: 401(k) matching Career development Competitive pay Health care Insurance Medical leave

Region: North America
Country: United States
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