Mid-Level Information Assurance Analyst DES

Railhead Corp
US - Maryland - Fort George Meade
January 24, 2025

Have you ever wanted to work at a company with other like-minded hard workers supporting national security issues? If you're seeking a reputable mid-size company with the pay, benefits, and energy of a Fortune 100 company, then Railhead is for you.
We surround ourselves with top talent across the DoD, Intelligence Community, and commercial sector.
Whether you're working on-site at one of Railhead's corporate locations around the globe, or at a customer site, we inspire a culture of fun and creativity while performing some of our Nation's most critical and impactful work.

Description:

The selected candidate shall perform (or review) technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) guidelines and regulations and recommend mitigation strategies.
In this role, the candidate will ensure that the environments in which DoD information systems reside are secure and compliant, develop approaches to secure the environment, assess threats to the environment, provide inputs on the adequacy of security designs and architectures, perform RMF related activities, and participate in risk assessment during the certification and accreditation process.

Primary Responsibilities:

Evaluate, develop and/or implement information assurance guidelines and procedures as required.
Recommend security solution mitigations and enhancements supporting information assurance guidelines and customer requirements.
Perform vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
Conduct IT security site surveys.
Support Authorizing Official (AO) actions by developing and delivering accreditation packages with supporting documents and artifacts in accordance with RMF as defined in NIST 800-37 revision 2 and related agency specific RMF requirements.
Provide input into an Audit and Accountability Plan containing methods, procedures, and planned reviews for the continuing accreditation and authorization against AU (Audit and Accountability) family controls per NIST SP 800-53 guidance.
Provide input and implements an organizational access control policy and plan in compliance with risk-levels defined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53, rev 4, Access Control family of controls to include auditing annually, at a minimum.
Develop processes and procedures for evaluating and documenting information system security vulnerabilities IAW DoD Instruction (DoDI) 8510.01 (RMF for DoD IT)
Ensure that all information systems meet or exceed compliance requirements.
Identify, report, and resolve security violations.
Establish and satisfy information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
Perform various types of vulnerability and assessment scans with multiple tools.
Experience using eMASS and/or Xacta.
Mentor team members.
Monitor and review the regular updates/upgrades to equipment and procedures to maintain pace with IA requirements and business needs.
Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data.

Basic Qualifications:

Possess a current Secret clearance or above.

Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience; additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Prior relevant experience working with RMF, serving in an ISSO, ISSO support, SCA representative, or similar role.
Current DoD 8570 IAT II Certification is required.
(Sec+.)
Have experience performing various types of vulnerability and assessment scans with multiple tools.
Have experience using eMASS and/or Xacta.
Solid understanding of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Understanding of hardware and software engineering best practices.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must meet eligibility requirements for work assignment on specified contract.

About Railhead:

Railhead, Inc.
is a leader in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; advanced cyber solutions; cloud and managed IT solutions; engineering, and information-based solutions for law enforcement and homeland security.
We provide training and logistics in support of readiness operations; and operational support services and solutions in support of organizations not limited to DHS, DoD, and the Intelligence Community (IC).
We hire mission enablers whom reflect our communities and proactively embrace diversity and inclusion, in order to advance our corporate culture, develop our family of employees into the best they can be, and in turn grow our market share throughout industry.

Railhead, Inc.
is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.

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Mid-Level Information Assurance Analyst DES

Mid-Level Information Assurance Analyst DES

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