Information Assurance Analyst

• Work with system owners and system administrators to audit standard operating procedures, checklists and policies.
• Review and analyze audit logs to ensure compliance with the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs) in support of achieving and maintaining authorization to operate.
• Review and audit system configuration management; including system documentation, user manuals, and database versions.
• Define policies to ensure and audit control of system access, user accounts, and other best practice security controls are in place to maintain existing Authority To Operate (ATO), physical security, and required protection of sensitive or classified information.
• Audit and manage-to-completion all outstanding open compliance items to completion and/or risk acceptance.
• Review and ensure compliance with information security boundaries through interconnection security agreements and service level agreements.

Do you have experience in NIST standards?, Do you have a Associate’s degree?, * Associates Degree or higher in Information Technology/Cyber Security degree and/or minimum of 7+ years of experience

• Experience with hardening and patching.
• Experience with managing system configurations.
• Experience working with NIST Risk Management Framework.
• Ability to understand, interpret and implement NIST policy.
• Experience with ACAS, eMASS and CMRS desirable.
• Security+, CASP+, or CISSP certification (or comparable certification) required.

2.72.7 out of 5 stars Camp Springs, MD 20746 Hybrid work $38 - $42 an hour - Contract