Information Assurance Engineer

Job Title:  Information Assurance Engineer

 

In this role you will design, develop, or recommends integrated security system solutions that will ensure DataPath’s proprietary/confidential data and systems are protected.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

 

·  Designs, develops, or recommends integrated security system solutions that will ensure proprietary/confidential data and systems are protected.

·  Provides technical engineering services for the support of integrated security systems and solutions.

·  Participates with system developers in the strategic design process to translate security and business requirements into technical designs.

·  Configures and validates secure systems.

·  Tests security products and systems to detect security weaknesses.

·  Applies the processes to create an IA architecture which embodies Defense in Depth concepts and strategies.

·  Applies processes to drive the IA architecture into a certifiable system design.

·  Performs risk assessment and IA trades.

·  Documents IA requirements, architectures, and design.

·  Works with the system developers to ensure IA requirements are being met.

·  Works with certification test teams to develop tests to validate that IA requirements are being met.

·  Documents certification test results and support other Certification & Accreditation (C&A) documentation.

·  Defines, describes, and identifies accreditation boundary.

·  Understands difference between remediation and mitigation.

·  Reviews product/service architecture and analyzes against security policy.

·  Works with network engineers to coordinate security efforts.

·  Mitigates security threats and vulnerabilities.

·  Identifies security vulnerabilities in vendor products prior to introducing in network designs.

·  Represents Security Implementations on select InfoSec-related matters.

·  Provides advice, guidance, and assistance to managers, network engineers and system engineers on InfoSec matters.

·  Identifies InfoSec requirements necessary for the protection of all information processed, stored and transmitted by information systems and develops procedures to ensure compliance.

·  Identifies current security implementations processes and develops tools to support.

·  Analyzes manual security implementation functions and provides recommendations of analysis to management.

 

Core Requirements:

 

·  BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

·  5-7 yrs experience in Information Security (10 Security Domains Knowledge)

·  CISSP certification

·  Unix Admin/Security

·  Windows Batch scripting/Unix shell scripting

·  IA Documentation and verification

·  Security Architecture Design

·  Security Implementation Testing and evaluation

·  DITSCAP/DIACAP/FISMA experience

·  Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

We offer a competitive compensation plan commensurate with experience and a full benefits package.  Employment is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment drug screen. DataPath is an Equal Opportunity Employer.