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# Information Security Risk Specialist

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** East Port Orchard, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $61,900.0 - $141,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unix, Ubuntu (Operating System), Cloud Computing, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Linux, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Security Software, Software Vulnerability Management, Devsecops
- **Published:** May 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://seeker-sp.worksourcewa.com/jobview/GetJob.aspx?JobID=293413592

## About the Role

* 2+ years of experience with program control and governance, system security lifecycle management, authorization, POA&Ms, vulnerability remediation, privacy, Information Systems Security Engineer(ISSE)support, and threat modeling
 * 2+ years of experience preparing system accreditation documentation required by the Navy or DoD and assessing system vulnerability using approved DoD tools
 * 2+ years of experience guiding a client through the entire Risk Management Framework(RMF)and Authority to Operate(ATO)process
 * Knowledge ofpolicymanagement support, change management, cybersecurity engineering, requirements, and cybersecurity tools development
 * Knowledge of cybersecurity monitoring standards and enterprise security requirements or standards such as FIPS, NIST, Executive Orders, Notices, and Memoranda
 * Top Secret clearance
 * HS diploma or GED
 * Industry certification such as CISSP or CompTIA Security+ Certification

Nice If You Have:

 * Experience maintaining security configurations of production, development, and test systems by applying and configuring security controls
 * Experience with STIGs
 * Experience with DevSecOps
 * Experience with Cloud technologies
 * Experience with operating systems, including Linux, UNIX, Ubuntu, or Red Hat
 * Ability to apply cybersecurity engineering methods to solutions development lifecycle activities
 * Ability to research emerging technology and apply findings to cutting-edge problems
 * Possession of excellent presentation and collaboration skills

## Description

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