Cybersecurity Assessor Expert - DIA

Title: Cybersecurity Officer - Expert

Location: Reston or Chantilly

Clearance: TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph

Program Description:

This program is supporting the DIA ESITA program. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency and combat support agency of the United States Department of Defense, specializing in defense and military intelligence. The Enterprise Senior Information Technology Advisors (ESITA) program cybersecurity services aim at maintaining and improving the protection of network and communication’s infrastructure and applications used by warfighters, policy makers, and acquisition leaders across the DIA.

Responsibilities:

• 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 analyses of systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle
• Serve as a Cybersecurity Consultant
• Lead in the planning, execution, and reporting of security audits and network vulnerability assessments with minimal supervision
• Perform interviews, examinations, and testing of security controls,
• Assist in the preparation of assessment deliverables - Security Control Assessment Report, Security Risk Assessments, etc.
• Plan, execute, and report on information technology, privacy, and operational reviews in order to identify mission, privacy, security, compliance, information technology, and regulatory risks.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or a related technical discipline preferred, with a minimum of 12 years of related work experience
• SME in one or more of the following specialties: cloud and systems architectures, security architecture, cloud applications and storage, high-performance computing, and software development
• Familiarity with IC and DOD Risk Management Frameworks, continuous monitoring, and risk scoring
• Familiarity and/or experience with eMASS, Archer, ACAS, and Nessus type tools and technologies desired
• Current active TS/SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph