Senior Sca With Ts/sci in St. Louis or Rosslyn, Va

This role is for a Senior Security Controls Assessor (SCA) to assist with assessing government programs/systems for Authority to Operate (ATO). Responsibilities include analyzing security requirements, gathering technical information, performing assessment and risk analysis, leading security audits and network vulnerability assessments, performing interviews and testing of security controls, and preparing assessment deliverables like Security Control Assessment Reports and Security Risk Assessments. The role also involves planning, executing, and reporting on information technology, privacy, and operational reviews to identify risks.

What you'd actually do

  1. Analyzes and defines security requirements for applications and systems across all technology layers
  2. Gathers and organizes technical information about an organization's mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs in cybersecurity; Performs assessment and risk analysis of systems and applications during all phases of the system development lifecycle; Participate, and sometimes lead, in the planning/execution/reporting of security audits and network vulnerability assessments with minimal supervision.
  3. Perform interviews, examinations, and testing of security controls; Assist in preparation of assessment deliverables - Security Control Assessment Report, Security Risk Assessments, etc.
  4. Plan, execute and report on information technology, privacy, and operational reviews in order to identify mission, privacy, security, compliance, information technology and regulatory risks.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
  • Ability to travel 10%
  • Local to St. Louis, Missouri or Rosslyn, Virginia area
  • IAT LEVEL III (CASP, CISA, CISSP, GCED, or GCIH)
  • 12+ years of experience with NIST Risk Management Framework and Cyber Assessment
  • 12+ years of experience with the following

What the JD emphasized

  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required
  • 12+ years of experience with NIST Risk Management Framework and Cyber Assessment
  • 12+ years of experience with the following