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Information Assurance Security Engineer - 39712 - Huntington Ingalls Industries
Franconia, VA
Posted: May 20, 2022 05:08

Job Description

  • Employee Type:

Full-Time

  • Location:

    Franconia, VA

  • Job Type:

Information Technology

  • Experience:

Not Specified

  • Date Posted:

5/19/2022

  • Job ID:

39712

  • Telework

Top Secret/Sensitive Comp Info

Job Description

The position supports several government and commercial projects all of which are associated with supporting CounterMeasures Risk Management Software. The incumbent:

  • Provides technical and programmatic Information Assurance Services to internal and external customers in support of network and information security systems.

  • Designs, develops, and implements security requirements within an organizations business processes.

  • Prepares documentation from information obtained from customer using accepted guidelines such as DITSCAP (DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process).

  • Prepares Security Test and Evaluation plans.

  • Provides certification and accreditation support in the development of security and contingency plans and conducts complex risk and vulnerability assessments.

  • Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps.

  • Develops and completes system security plans and contingency plans.

  • Recommends system enhancements to improve security deficiencies.

  • Develops, tests and integrates computer and network security tools. Secures system configurations and installs security tools, scans systems in order to determine compliancy and report results and evaluates products and various aspects of system administration.

  • Conducts security program audits and develops solutions to lessen identified risks.

  • Develops strategies to comply with privacy, risk management, and e-authentication requirements.

  • Provides information assurance support for the development and implementation of security architectures to meet new and evolving security requirements.

  • Evaluates, develops and enhances security requirements, policy and tools.

  • Provides assistance in computer incident investigations. Performs vulnerability assessments including development of risk mitigation strategies.

Education:

  • Requires a Bachelors degree and eight to ten years of related experience performing a wide variety of information assurance and information systems security engineering duties, to include the certification and accreditation of information systems using DIACAP (formerly DITSCAP), NIACAP, NIST SP 800-37, and/or DCID 6/3 frameworks.

Additional duties:

  • Coordinate with government program managers, policy administrators, privacy officers, system administrators, and accreditation personnel in support of ongoing and renewal requirements for system accreditations

  • Advise software development and testing team on practices for inclusion and validation of security-related aspects of software engineering during system design

Additional requirements:

  • Experience working toward and obtaining accreditation of a system on a DoD network (required)

  • Experience administrating Linux and Windows operating systems on host servers (plus)

  • Experience developing and/or testing software applications and architectures (plus)

This position is ELIGIBLE for an Employee Referral Program Bonus (grade: T09 - TS/SCI

Security Clearance: Top Secret/Sensitive Comp Info

Telework - Not Eligible

Diversity Statement

We are an EOE that values our employee's talent - regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion or other protected characteristics -Your Talent Is Our Strength.

Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Alion will provide a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans who need assistance to apply. Please visit the Alion Careers site for more information. U.S. Citizenship Required for the majority of our positions.

Covid Notice

Federal Executive Order 14042 requires that covered contractor employees who work on, or in connection with, covered Federal contracts or at covered contractor workplaces may be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and comply with other requirements. Covered contractor employees also must comply with agency COVID-19 workplace safety requirements while in Federal workplaces. Applicant agrees to comply with said requirements to the extent they apply to the applied-for position.

Mission Technologies

HII's Mission Technologies division develops integrated solutions that enable today's connected, all - domain force. Capabilities include C5ISR systems and operations; the application of AI and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies and EW; unmanned, autonomous systems; LVC solutions; platform modernization; and critical nuclear operations. Together, HIIs domain expertise and advanced technologies support mission partners anywhere around the globe. For more information, visit tsd.huntingtoningalls.com.

HII's is a global engineering and defense technologies provider. With a 135 - year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission - driven solutions that support and enable a networked, all-domain force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII's skilled workforce is 44,000 strong.



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