Intermediate Information Assurance (IA) Analyst

Job Title: Intermediate Information Assurance (IA) Analyst

Location: Peterson Space Force Base Colorado Springs CO

Clearance required by project: Secret

Certification: CompTIA SEC+ 

Role Description:  

Intermediate Information Assurance (IA) Analyst. Under general technical supervision, network monitoring, analysis and reporting performs in accordance with the provisions of DoD Directive 8570.01

These skills and their associated duties may include the following: Intrusion: Examines potential security violations, incidents, malicious activity and attacks to determine if policy has been breached, assesses the impact, and preserves artifacts. Enters and tracks events and incidents. Supports incident escalation and assesses probable damage, identifies damage control and remediation, and assists in developing courses of action. Supervises the installation, monitoring, testing, troubleshooting, and administration of IA hardware and software systems. Recommends, schedules, and performs IA system repairs, systems administration, and maintenance. 

Analyzes patterns of noncompliance or attacks and recommends appropriate actions to minimize security risks and insider threat. Configures, optimizes, and tests network devices. Diagnoses and resolves IA problems in response to reported incidents. Enhances rule sets to identify or block sources or potential sources of malicious traffic. Supports the design and execution of exercise scenarios. Specialist: Implements, and monitors policies and procedures reflecting the legislative intent of applicable laws and regulations. 

Prepares, distributes, and maintains plans, instructions, guidance, and standard operational procedures concerning Information Security. Participate in IA risk assessments during the C&A process. Prepares, reviews, and evaluates documentation of compliance. 

Prepares recommendations for the DAA. Reviews IA and IA enabled software, hardware, and firmware for compliance with appropriate security configuration guidelines, policies, and procedures. Reviews AI security plans. Identifies alternative functional IA security strategies to address organizational security concerns. Reviews security safeguards to determine that security concerns identified in approved policies, plans, and doctrine have been fully addressed. Develops and implements programs to ensure that systems, networks, and data users are aware of, understand, and follow IA policies and procedures. Education/Experience: BA/BS with at least 5 years of experience