Cyber Security Specialist

6 days ago


El Segundo, California, United States Acuity Innovations Full time
Job Overview

Acuity Innovations is seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Analyst to join our team in El Segundo, CA. As a key member of our MSEIT team, you will provide Cybersecurity support for the MILSATCOM Capability area, ensuring the security, quality, timeliness, and mission partner support of our ATO RMF documentation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Propose, coordinate, implement, and enforce all Department of the Air Force information system security policies, standards, and methodologies.
  • Perform vulnerability assessments using the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), and the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker, incorporating automated Benchmarks.
  • Evaluate operating systems and network devices security configuration in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) approved Security Technical Implementation Guides.
  • Perform security control continuous monitoring, security audits, risk analysis, and developing mitigation strategies for DoD information systems.
  • Ensure software, hardware, and firmware complies with appropriate security configuration guidelines (e.g., security technical implementation guides/security requirement guides).
  • Ensure proper configuration management procedures are followed prior to implementation and contingent upon necessary approval. Coordinate changes or modifications with the system-level Information System Security Manager (ISSM), Security Control Assessor (SCA), and/or the Wing Cybersecurity office.
  • During system development, recommend protective or corrective measures, in coordination with the ISSM, when a security incident or vulnerability is discovered.
  • During system development, report security incidents or vulnerabilities to the system-level ISSM and wing cybersecurity office according to AFI 17-203, Cyber Incident Handling.
  • Recommend exceptions, deviations, or waivers to cybersecurity requirements.
  • Prepare certification letters and Memoranda of Agreement (MoA), Authorization to Connect (ATC) packages, Interconnection Security Agreement (SIA), and Security Impact Assessments with system owners for interface and networking implementations.
  • Support the SSC with ensuring security, quality, timeliness, mission partner support, completeness, and regulatory compliance of ATO RMF documentation.
  • Support the following responsibilities: security control assessor (SCA) and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) curated to DOD/DAF/USSF baselines, audit standards, and plan of actions and milestones (POAM).
  • Attend cleared expert threat briefings; have oversight of security program design, incident response plans, cyber risk assessments, and attack surface assessments; investigate security breaches, perform red, blue, purple, ethical hacking, orchestrate vulnerability assessment, develop security protocols, conduct tabletop exercises, and breach readiness reviews.
  • Complete and maintain required cybersecurity certification in accordance with (IAW) AFMAN Individuals in this position must be U.S. citizens.
Requirements
  • BA or BS degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, network, and telecommunications; information systems, information technology, or computer information systems
  • Minimum 2 years of continuous Information Systems, Information Assurance/Cybersecurity (IA/CS) experience.
  • Understanding and working knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) DODI
  • 2 continuous years of experience with security controls and implementation delineated in Committee of National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 1253, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Special Publication (SP, and the Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG).
  • 2 continuous years of experience with performing vulnerability assessments using Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker, incorporating automated Benchmarks.
  • 2 continuous years of experience using SolarWinds and Splunk or other network analysis tools.
  • Extensive experience working with Linux/Unix Command Line Interface and using regular expression queries.
  • Ability to read and extract Cisco configuration files.
  • 2 continuous years of experience implementing operating systems and network devices security configuration in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) approved Security Technical Implementation Guides.
  • 2 continuous years of experience performing security control continuous monitoring, security audits, risk analysis, and developing mitigation strategies for DoD information systems.
  • Experience identifying Common Criteria and National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) certified technologies and the DISA Approved Products List (APL).
  • Familiarity with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705, DoDD, and DOD M Volumes 1-4, Special Access Program (SAP) Policy, and the Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG).
  • Experience working in a military organization in a cybersecurity role with military tactical or enterprise systems.
  • Possess DoD Approved Baseline Certification as Information Assurance Manager Level II in accordance with DoDM i.e., CompTIA CASP+, CISSP).
  • You must be authorized to work in the US and hold and maintain a Secret clearance for this position
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering with emphasis in Cyber Security
  • 5+ years of work experience in Cyber Security
  • 5+ years of work experience in System Engineering Architecture/Design
  • Linux and Cisco certifications
  • DoD Space program experience
  • Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E)
  • TS/SCI Clearance
Clearance
  • All applicants selected will be subject to a background check and a security investigation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.


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