Cybersecurity Leader for Government IT Systems

5 days ago

Norfolk, Virginia, United States A. Reddix & Associates Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Leader to oversee the security and compliance of our government IT systems. This role requires strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

About the Role

The Cybersecurity Leader will be responsible for managing the security posture of our assigned federal systems, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards. Key responsibilities include:

  • Security Posture Management: Oversee day-to-day compliance and risk management activities to protect the security and privacy of government information and systems.
  • Risk-Based Approach: Promote a proactive risk management approach by continually evaluating system security and using tools and practices that ensure compliance.
  • Security Advisory: Serve as a senior security advisor to ARDX clients, providing guidance on security best practices and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities

As a Cybersecurity Leader, you will be responsible for:

  • Managing security and privacy posture of assigned federal systems, including coordination of all IT risk management activities.
  • Promoting a risk-based approach to information security, ensuring compliance and using tools and practices that continually evaluate system security.
  • Serving as Senior Information Security Officer and security advisor to ARDX and ARDX clients.
  • Preparing security documentation and communication required for releases, vulnerabilities, incidents, and security data calls, including Security Impact Assessments (SIA).
  • Responsible for annual security assessment documentation and preparation activities, including review and update of security controls to ensure compliance.
  • Supporting risk assessments of IT infrastructure and applications and making recommendations for improvements based on client's requirements.
  • Preparing and maintaining security- and compliance-related documentation, to include items such as plans, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Identifying, documenting, and tracking remediation of all system vulnerabilities in accordance with customer-established Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Auditing, testing, and reviewing systems' security architecture for compliance with best practices and regulatory requirements.
  • Conducting security impact analysis of information system design, focusing on information security aspects and accreditation according to the NIST Risk Management Framework.
  • Providing guidance, knowledge transfer, security awareness, and coaching to team members on IT security protocols.
  • Assisting with annual audit and penetration testing requirements, including scheduling, remediation tracking, and subsequent submission of findings to CMS FISMA Controls Tracking System (CFACTS).
  • Representing security to the Technical Review Board (TRB) and other client-required security-related meetings.
  • Reviewing, updating, and providing continuous refinement of the Information Security Risk Assessment (ISRA) plan.
  • Responsible for Contingency Plan (CP) and Incident Response Plan (IR) updates, training, tabletop testing, and after-action reporting annually.
  • Supporting the contingency and incident response process by investigating system security escalations, potential breaches, tracking all incidents to resolution, and providing communication.
  • Ensuring systems meet or exceed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) Minimum Security Requirements as defined in the CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS) version 5.1 or most recent version.
  • Managing Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) by creating and documenting new weakness milestones, including all necessary actions for each milestone required to fully remediate identified weakness.
  • Thoroughly analyzing Security Configuration Checklists to assure compliance to CMS Security Configuration Management metrics and the NIST SP 800-70 Rev. 2 checklist program.
  • Assuring compliance to CMS ARS Security standards, ISO 9001:2015, and CMMI L5 standards.
  • Maintaining and improving internal control documents, SOPs, and reference guides.
  • Assisting the team in embedding security into the engineered product by integrating DevSecOps.
  • Effectively managing multiple tasks and working under pressure to meet deadlines.
  • Representing ARDX as needed at meetings and other forums with a variety of agencies, groups, and organizations to include marketing and proposal events.
  • Working with minimal direction to analyze and interpret findings and make recommendations.
  • Developing and maintaining roles, responsibility, and level of effort for security processes.
  • Performing other duties as assigned.

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