Cloud Security Control Assessor (SCA)

Responsibilities

Peraton seeks a Cloud Security Control Assessor to support the Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) and TWC.   Location:  Building 215 at Fort Belvoir, VA; or Metro Park near Fort Belvoir, VA.

 

Tasks include:

• Conduct Cloud assessments and facilitate risk mitigation planning
• Provide Assessment and Authorization (A&A) for the ARCYBER cloud infrastructure
• Execute a security control assessment plan and update the System Security Plan
• Review vulnerability scans and remediation
• Implement risk management programs by utilizing NIST, FISMA, HIPAA, and PII -- and document solutions
• Monitor the privacy landscape regarding all data (privacy, protection, classification, and residency)
• Assist clients with identifying gaps within existing privacy programs and designing solutions to help address those challenges
• scan, test, and validate systems/networks/applications to obtain/maintain an ATO under NIST/FISMA guidelines.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of 12 years experience with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• Must have current IAM level III certification (such as CISM)
• Must have knowledge of enterprise solutions across multiple cloud operating environments (JWICS, SIPRNET, NIPRNET, and commercial Internet)
• Must have eMASS, ACAS, and ISC2 Certified Cloud Computing Professional (CCSP) or CompTIA Cloud+ experience
• Must have knowledge in the following areas (via skills assessment)
  • Knowledge of computer networking and/or cloud computing concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies
  • Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities in a virtualized environment.
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles
  • Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity
  • Knowledge of risk management framework processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk)
  • Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses
  • Knowledge of industry methods for evaluating, implementing, and disseminating Information Technology (IT) security assessment, monitoring, detection, and remediation tools and procedures using standards-based concepts and capabilities
  • Knowledge of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools, including opensource tools, and their capabilities
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation)
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles used to manage risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data in a cloud environment
  • Knowledge of IT and cloud computing security principles and methods (e.g., firewalls, demilitarized zones, encryption)
  • Knowledge of known vulnerabilities from alerts, advisories, errata, and bulletins
  • Knowledge of network and/or cloud computing environment security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth)
  • Knowledge of organization's evaluation and validation requirements
  • Knowledge of penetration testing principles, tools, and techniques
  • Knowledge of relevant laws, policies, procedures, or governance related to critical infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements
  • Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, returnoriented attacks, malicious code)
  • Knowledge of the Security Assessment and Authorization process
  • Skill in determining how a security and/or cloud computing security system should work (including its resilience and dependability capabilities) and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect these outcomes
  • Skill in discerning the protection needs (i.e., security controls) of information systems and networks and those relating to cloud computing
  • Knowledge of IT supply chain security and risk management policies, requirements, and procedures
  • Knowledge of local specialized system requirements (e.g., critical infrastructure systems that may not use standard IT) for safety, performance, and reliability
  • Knowledge of new and emerging IT and cybersecurity technologies and/or those technologies specific to cloud computing
  • Knowledge of organization's enterprise and/or cloud computing information security architecture system
  • Knowledge of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) data security standards
  • Knowledge of Personal Health Information (PHI) data security standards
• DoD TS SCI clearance w/poly or the ability to obtain poly and MEAD clearance 
• U.S Citizenship required

Preferred

• DoD TS SCI w/poly

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.