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Continuous Monitoring/POAM Management

Full Time

KaylaTek, Inc.

Dept Of Army Pentagon DC 20310 USA

Posted 03/21/2023

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Overview: Seeking high-level IT Professionals to provide Continuous Monitoring/POAM Management support and improving the Continuous Cyber Security posture within the National Military Command Center

Roles and Responsibilities: 

  • Experience with continuous monitoring and Plans of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms)
  • Must be able to work in a constantly changing regulatory environment with short, mid, and long term timelines for remediating any non-compliance 
  • Must be able to work well within a team environment and able to adapt quickly to change  
  • Maintain cybersecurity procedures and processes as assigned 
  • Able to analyze, interpret, and apply Federal cybersecurity guidance to customer needs 
  • Communicate the security posture of systems through designated reporting mechanism 
  • Assist in preparation and review documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports (RAR), and other Assessment & Authorization (A&A) artifacts 
  • Assist in the research and address information security issues as required, and develop and maintain the Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) and support remediation activities 
  • Develop and advise development of Assessment and Authorization (A&A) artifacts and security documentation to include, but not limited to System Security Plans (SSP), Plan of Action and Milestone (POAM), Contingency Plan, Incident Response Plan, Configuration Management Plan 
  • Assist with pre-assessment preparation 
  • Perform Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO). 
  • Perform continuous monitoring of security controls to ensure that they are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the cybersecurity requirements for assigned IT systems. 
  • Advise system owners on all matters, technical and otherwise, involving the security of assigned IT systems
  • Strong verbal and written skills required providing management status reports and document system changes
  • Analyze problems and provide focused solutions to effectively communicate information to various audiences verbally and through written communications. 
  • Develops and maintains POA&Ms and supports remediation activities in coordination with the customer and Security Engineers
  • Maintains an inventory of hardware and software for information systems for the client
  • Conduct reviews of closed Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) for completeness and compliance
  • Develop and support the ongoing authorization (OA) process that includes continuous monitoring
  • Monitor security controls for ISs to maintain security Authorized To Operate (ATO)
  • Upload all security control evidence to the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) application to support security control implementation during the monitoring phase
  • Will manage A&A document repository and assure IT system security documents are current and compliant
  • Develop and update assessment and authorization documentation (Body of Evidence) for management and continuous monitoring of information systems
  • Ensure that changes to IS, its environment, and/or operational needs that may affect the authorization status are reported to the system owner and IS Security Manager (ISSM)
  • Shift Hours: Day-Shift; core support hours are 0600 -1800

 

Required Skills: 

  • Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience and certifications 
  • Active TS/SCI Security Clearance 
  • Current DoD 8570 baseline certification for IAT II (one of the following: GSEC, Security+CE, SCNP and SSCP certifications) 
  • 3-5 years of Cyber Security experience 
  • 2 Years of IT experience (Networking/System Administration) 
  • Working knowledge of security system controls, policies, technical security safeguards, and operational security measures 
  • Familiarity with DoD STIG process
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
  • Executing the security assessment and authorization (or ATO) process with independent assessors 
  • Executing Continuous Monitoring and maintaining the security posture of IT systems day to day 

 Desired Skills:  

  • Past or current ISSM/ISSO experience 
  • DoD IS knowledge and experience 
  • Must be highly organized and detail oriented 
  • Must be able to take initiative and work independently or as a member of a team
  • Must demonstrate proficiency in the following areas: multi-tasking, critical thinking; and the ability to work quickly, efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and fluid environment 
  • Familiar with NIST publications, specifically RMF and NIST controls 
  • Experience developing A&A documentation from scratch and performing assessments; RMF step 1 through 6 
  • Working knowledge of Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Services (eMASS) and XACTA

 

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Location Dept Of Army Pentagon, DC, 20310, United States
Annual Salary 146,957.00 - 149,730.00/Yearly
Categories Computer Software, Computer Hardware, Cyber Security, Information Technology
Sec Clearances Top Secret/SCI

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Contact Name Teresa Drwiega
How to apply Applications are no longer accepted for this job posting.
Primary Phone 703-896-7697
Job Code CM/PM

Continuous Monitoring/POAM Management

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