Cybersecurity Specialist

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cybersecurity Specialists  to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDEVCOM), Engineering and Systems Integration (ESI) Directorate, Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) Branch.

This position is on-site in Aberdeen, MD.

Job Duties: 

• Designs, tests, and implements secure operating systems, networks, security monitoring, tuning and management of IT security systems and applications
• Completes continuous monitoring and scanning for Risk Management Framework
• Involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access
• Researches, evaluates and recommends new security tools, techniques, and technologies and introduces them to the enterprise in alignment with IT security strategy
• Utilizes COTS/GOTS and custom tools and processes/procedures in order to scan, identify, contain, mitigate and remediate vulnerabilities, and intrusions
• Assists in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, DCID 6/3), and makes recommendations on process tailoring
• Performs analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards
• Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (STE) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and zero (0) years experience; four (4) years of experience accepted in lieu of degree

Required Skills:

• Experience with eMASS in support of RMF within a DoD environment
• Experience with security risk assessment automation tools like Xacta 
• Experience in conducting risk and vulnerability assessment at the network, system and application level
• Experience with developing and implementing security controls and formulates operational risk mitigations along with assisting in security awareness programs

Required Clearance:

• Must have an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI CI Poly Security Clearance 

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.


Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.