Job: Information Assurance Analyst

Jobing Description

This candidate will support policies and procedures related to information assurance, including appropriate certification and system testing leading up to issuance of an Authority to Operate (ATO) accreditation for numerous systems. Other duties are detailed below: * Facilitate the accreditation of DoD and Federal information technology systems and utilize technical skills to assess and implement required system security controls. * Provide information assurance subject matter expertise throughout the system's entire development lifecycle in accordance with DIACAP and NIACAP. * Assist in conducting Certification and Accreditation (C&A) activities, which include conducting security test and evaluations (ST&E), developing risk assessments, and documenting the information system in security system analysis plans through all phases of accreditation. * Conduct C&A of DoD and Federal Information Systems, which will include data gathering and documenting system security plans, risk assessments, contingency plans, security test and evaluation plans, security concepts of operations. * Assist in coordinating and performing technical and non-technical Certification & Accreditation assessments to evaluate compliance with established information assurance policies and regulations according to DoD, NSA, DISA, NIST and other IA-related military/Federal requirements. Required Skills * Ability to write procedures and other informative correspondence * Ability to read, analyze and interpret security regulations * Familiarity with Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) and Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs) compliance and reporting * Good analytical and problem solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve network/operating system security issues * Ability to analyze, diagnoses, recommends and implements solutions for hardware, software and network problems * Ability to perform and interpret vulnerability assessments * Ability to administer the operations of a security infrastructure * Ability to balance and prioritize work * Windows system administration knowledge and/or Linux system administration knowledge. * Intermediate knowledge of Shell scripting and/or Programming Languages Required Experience Associate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance or related technical degree. No professional certification is needed for this position. Knowledge of Windows or Linux is required.