Compliance and Information Assurance Specialist

Overview

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking exceptionally a qualified and self-motivated individual to perform the duties of the Compliance and Information Assurance Specialist. The Compliance and Information Assurance Specialist professional provides technical and programmatic Information Assurance Services to our government customer in support of network and information security systems. 

This position is fully remote. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing documentation for agency authorization to operate (ATO) in accordance with Department of State and Federal rules and guidance, including cybersecurity, legal and privacy considerations.
• Coordinate with project team members to achieve and maintain ATO for Application Development Group (ADG) products.
• Consult with ADG participants, overseas missions, and other Department offices about compliance and ATO efforts.
• Report to ADG senior management with status of current ATO and recommendations for further compliance planning and requirements.
• Create integrated development teams covering all aspects of requirements and design through security A&A, deployment, and operational support.
• Track and maintain the Security Authorization of assigned systems
• Continuously update system information and security authorization documentation using the ArchAngel system.
• Maintain an understanding of the configurations, architecture, software, accounts, data flows, ports, protocols, and other relevant data for each assigned system.
• Advise system owners on matters involving the security posture of assigned systems.
• Perform continuous monitoring of security controls to evaluate if they are implemented correctly and operating as intended in accordance with cybersecurity requirements.
• Provide weekly activity reports to keep management apprised of current and upcoming tasks.
• Support team meetings to provide system compliance and information assurance guidance and to discuss any concerns.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 5 years’ experience with creating/updating system ATO documentation such as CP, CMP, IRP SSP, SAP, SAR, ATT test plan, and POA&Ms.
• Understanding of FISMA compliance, NIST 800-37, and NIST 800-53 rev4
• Fully cleared to access Department of State FISMA Moderate systems immediately.
• Knowledge of government standards for cybersecurity and information assurance, including encryption standards and the federal enterprise architecture (FEA) (required).
• Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Services.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud productivity suites, including Microsoft’s Office 365 and Google G-Suite.
• Demonstrated experience in web administration, network administration and server security in a Microsoft
• Knowledge of SQL and noSQL technology including legacy and cloud hosted databases (required).
• Demonstrated experience with the technical and conceptual environment of web development, especially with tools relevant to interface design, the creation of interactive web pages, database connections, interactivity, and the creation of customized graphic images.
• The ability to communicate technical as well as non-technical information clearly, both orally and in writing to both technical and non-technical audiences (required)
• Ability to use web-based tracking systems for incident tracking and project management.
• Extensive experience with backup/disaster recovery planning and implementation.
• Extensive experience with SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint online.
• Experience using PC workstation operations in a Microsoft Office environment including MS Internet Explorer, MS Word, EXCEL, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint (required)
• Experience with popular web browsers including Google Chrome, FireFox and Apple Safari (required).

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.