Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI
Suitability:
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Information Security
Job Qualifications:
Skills: Information Assurance, Information Security, Security Information
Certifications:
Experience: 7 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: Yes
Job Description:
Information Engineer - Information Assurance (IA) – Active Top Secret/SCI Eligibility Required
As a INFORMATION ENGINEER with GDIT, you perform all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Monitor, evaluate, and maintain systems and procedures to safeguard internal information systems, network, databases, and Web-based security.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Principal Information Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Principal Storage Engineer joining our team to bring professionalism and initiative to a fast-paced environment that offers extensive options for training, certification, and career advancement. When we succeed, you succeed and together our best becomes better.
HOW A INFORMATION ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
- Security Policy Expertise:
- Stays current with headquarter’s policies and provides recommendations for new or updates to local policies, procedures and standards based on NIST 800-53 standards, headquarter changes, and best practices.
- Develops recommended new or updated local policies, procedures, and standards.
- Provides in a timely manner, summary advisory and assessment reports outlining the effects of headquarter’s policy changes or recommendations to local policies.
- Provides in a timely manner, a Policy Change Summary Report for the development of new or updated policies, procedures, standards, strategies, network architecture, etc.
- Vulnerability Management Expertise:
- Utilize ACAS to scan systems, review scan results, prioritize vulnerabilities.
- Create in a timely manner, customized reports to recommend the best course of action to mitigate newly found vulnerabilities.
- Disseminate in a timely manner, system scan results to technical team leads to facilitate system patching.
- Develops and tracks Plans of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) items to resolution in support of IA compliance.
- Security Assessment and Authorization Expertise:
- Conducts RMF compliant Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) in line with NIST and client guidance and directives for new and existing applications, systems, and programs, including evaluation of organizational policies, procedures, and security measures and provide recommendations to system stakeholders for appropriate mitigation techniques or strategies in support of risk acceptance decisions.
- Submit all required documentation for obtaining an Authorization to Operate/Connect to the Approving Officer.
- Maintain Xacta records and RMF artifacts to support system accreditation.
- Provide monthly status reports of SA&A activities.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Required Experience: 7 years of related experience in Information Assurance with at least 3 years of experience within each expertise area of security policy, vulnerability management, and security assessment and authorization.
Required Technical Experience: In depth knowledge and experience implementing NIST guidance relating to SA&A, including System Security Plans, Security Test & Evaluation Plans, Risk Assessments, Contingency Plans, and Business Impact Analysis, and applying applicable standards and guidance to managed systems.
Security Clearance Level: Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility and a T5 or T5R within the last 5 years.
Required Skills and Abilities: Communication skills required in one-on-one, team, and senior management settings. The ability to work and set priorities on multiple projects/tasks at once and operate in a dynamic, fast-paced team-oriented environment. Must have IAM Level III Certification (CISSP, CISM or GSLC).
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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The likely salary range for this position is $148,750 - $201,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA DC Washington
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most. We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology. We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real. GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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