Information Assurance and Security Specialist - Journeyman

Information Assurance and Security Specialist Journeyman

Location : Washington, DC(*Hybrid Position - Only DMV-based candidates will be considered*)

Duration : 12 Months Contract

Interview Types: Webcam

Job Description

Duties:

• IT consultant will perform OS, security and application upgrades of servers and network to keep them up to date.
• IT consultant will develop, implements, maintains and enforces documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.
• IT consultant will plan, coordinates, and monitors project activities for Infrastructure group and duties as assigned.
• Log analysis of Firewall, AD, Switches and other deployed security products Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools to identify and mitigate issues.
• Research, analyze, and patch required systems to comply with compliance mandates.
• Respond to escalation calls from the Help desk, Desktop support, and other teams to debug and resolve security and perform maintenance.
• Understands security troubleshooting processes and cooperates with another team.
• Assists Service Desk technicians as needed with Tier I and Tier II troubleshooting and patching of desktop systems, software (MS Office, Java, Adobe), printer issues, and server related issues as needed. Provides trouble-shooting assistance on production and non-production supported systems.
• May recommend methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Initiates preventive maintenance for the technical system.

Responsibilities:

• Determines enterprise information assurance and security standards.
• Develops and implements information assurance/security standards and procedures.
• Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization. Recommends information assurance/security solutions to support customers requirements.
• Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations.
• Establishes and satisfies information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies.
• Applies know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.
• Performs analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures.
• Analyses and defines security requirements for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers.
• Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements.
• Provides integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.
• Analyses general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
• Performs vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
• Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of experience developing, maintaining, and recommending enhancements to IS policies/requirements (Required)
• 6-10 years of experience performing vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems/apps (Required)
• 6-10 years of experience identifying, reporting, and resolving security violations (Required)
• Patching Server 2008 / 2012 /2016 (Required)
• Patching Desktop Windows 10 / 7 (Required)
• Firewall management CISCO NGFW (Required)
• Vulnerability assessment tools Nessus, Tripwire (Desired)
• VMware 5.5 / 6.0 (Required)
• Production support (Required)
• Server and Desktop troubleshooting (Required)
• NIST 800-53 experience (Desired)
• Splunk (Desired)
• Cloud experience (MS Azure) (Desired)

Education:

• Bachelor s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (Required)
• Security+, CISSP, other security certifications (Preferred)

Required/Desired Skills:

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount of Experience	Candidate Experience
6-10 years of experience developing, maintaining, and recommending enhancements to IS policies/requirements	Required	0
6-10 years of experience performing vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems/apps	Required	0
6-10 years of experience identifying, reporting, and resolving security violations	Required	0
Patching Server 2008 / 2012 /2016	Required	0
Patching Desktop Windows 10 / 7	Required	0
Firewall management CISCO NGFW	Required	0
VMware 5.5 / 6.0	Required	0
Production support	Required	0
Server and Desktop troubleshooting	Required	0
Bachelor s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience	Required	0
Security+, CISSP, other security certifications	Desired	0

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.