AddressPosition Summary:
LinQuest is seeking a Security Control Assessorwhose primary function will be to work with Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DOD), Headquarters United States Air Force, and MTSI Operations. The position will provide direct security engineering support to the Air Force acquisition community throughout the system development lifecycle (SDLC). This position will be at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).
Key Responsibilities:
- Understanding operational needs of systems at varied stages of the SDLC through participation in acquisition meetings (PMR, PDR, CDR, etc.) and concept of operation (CONOP) working groups.
- Designing and developing security requirements that drive down risk while maintaining operational capability.
- Working between architecture-level and implementation-level engineering meetings to maintain a system-wide view of security functions and apply risk mitigation strategies at the appropriate level.
- Guiding and verifying defense contractors’ work against program requirements and goals. This includes participating in technical discussions, trade studies and working groups, and conducting research on industry best practices for potential implementation.
- Interfacing with program managers to explain security goals and mitigations relative to their priorities of cost and schedule.
Due to a long-standing relationship, this position also includes Security Control Assessor duties on behalf of the Authorizing Official (AO).
- Select and tailor controls from the NIST SP 800-53 control catalog in view of system needs and constraints
- Review system and network artifacts and conduct assessments against selected control baselines, assessing residual risk and providing recommendations to the Authorizing Official
- Evaluate software and hardware prior to entry to networks.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Experience with: Special Access Programs, acquisition programs, software engineering or code review.
- 5+ years' of related technical experience.
- Firm understanding of the DoD 8500.1-M, Joint SAP Implementation Guide (JSIG), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53
- Demonstrated ability to assess and articulate risk, including to non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated history finding unique mitigations to varied systems’ security challenges.
- Demonstrated technical proficiency in at least one area of security (e.g. communications, networks, embedded systems, software, system testing or assessment, etc.).
- Strong research skills and a desire to learn new (emerging OR existing but unfamiliar) technologies.
- Strong communication skills, written and oral.
- Able to travel ~30% of time for program meetings.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Experience with: Special Access Programs, acquisition programs, software engineering or code review
- Certifications: IAM II (e.g. CISSP, CISM): Sub-field specific certifications. For example – cloud (e.g. CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect), offensive security (e.g. OSCP, GPEN), operating systems (Microsoft/Linux administration), etc.
Why LinQuest?
LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.
Benefits:
LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits
