Information Assurance Engineer

Peraton•Springfield, VA

5d•$80,000 - $128,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an Information Assurance Engineer to support our customer onsite in Springfield, VA: Designs and implements information assurance and security engineering systems with requirements of business continuity, operations security, cryptography, forensics, regulatory compliance, internal counter-espionage (insider threat detection and mitigation), physical security analysis (including facilities analysis, and security management). Assesses and mitigates system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle. Validates system security requirements definition and analysis. Establishes system security designs. Implements security designs in hardware, software, data, and procedures. Verifies security requirements; performs system certification and accreditation planning and testing and liaison activities. Supports secure systems operations and maintenance. Provides technical and programmatic information assurance services to internal and external customers in support of network and information security systems. Designs, develops, and implements security requirements within an organization’s business processes. Prepares documentation from information obtained from customer using accepted guidelines. Prepares security test and evaluation plans. Provides certification and accreditation support in the development of security and contingency plans and conducts complex risk and vulnerability assessments. Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps. Recommends system enhancements to improve security deficiencies. Develops, tests, and integrates computer and network security tools. Secures system configurations and installs security tools, scans systems to determine compliancy and report results and evaluates products and various aspects of system administration. Conducts security program audits and develops solutions to lessen identified risks. Provides information assurance support for the development and implementation of security architectures to meet new and evolving security requirements. Provides assistance in computer incident investigations. Performs vulnerability assessments including development of risk mitigation strategies.

Requirements

Requires 5-9 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD
Requires an active TS/SCI level clearance

Responsibilities

Designs and implements information assurance and security engineering systems with requirements of business continuity, operations security, cryptography, forensics, regulatory compliance, internal counter-espionage (insider threat detection and mitigation), physical security analysis (including facilities analysis, and security management).
Assesses and mitigates system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle.
Validates system security requirements definition and analysis.
Establishes system security designs.
Implements security designs in hardware, software, data, and procedures.
Verifies security requirements; performs system certification and accreditation planning and testing and liaison activities.
Supports secure systems operations and maintenance.
Provides technical and programmatic information assurance services to internal and external customers in support of network and information security systems.
Designs, develops, and implements security requirements within an organization’s business processes.
Prepares documentation from information obtained from customer using accepted guidelines.
Prepares security test and evaluation plans.
Provides certification and accreditation support in the development of security and contingency plans and conducts complex risk and vulnerability assessments.
Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps.
Recommends system enhancements to improve security deficiencies.
Develops, tests, and integrates computer and network security tools.
Secures system configurations and installs security tools, scans systems to determine compliancy and report results and evaluates products and various aspects of system administration.
Conducts security program audits and develops solutions to lessen identified risks.
Provides information assurance support for the development and implementation of security architectures to meet new and evolving security requirements.
Provides assistance in computer incident investigations.
Performs vulnerability assessments including development of risk mitigation strategies.