Senior Information Assurance Engineer

- Evaluate software and hardware during pre-acquisition phases to determine their ability to meet minimum security requirements based on NIST SP 800-53 Rev4 security controls. - Author, review, coordinate, and submit cybersecurity authorization artifacts to eMASS to achieve milestones such as Interim Authority to Test (IATT) and Authorization to Operate (ATO) in accordance with the project schedule for IL 4 and IL 6 environments. - Support cybersecurity authorization activities to comply with all current Cybersecurity and IA manuals, instructions, and guides within the DoDI 8500.01 and DON 5239. - Continuously monitor system resources through automated scanning and implement automated reporting feeds to support cybersecurity authorizations. - Verify patch compliance using the approved technical solution (i.e., Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)) Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) compliance dashboards. - Coordinate with local administrators to troubleshoot and elevate patching issues in a timely manner to meet patch compliance SLA timelines. - Implement security procedures and verify information system security requirements, including coordinating the execution, review, and disposition of STIG checklists for systems, applications, developed code, and other components. - Independently develop and maintain system security documentation, including drafting, reviewing, editing, and recommending guidance for Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures (TTP), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Score Card. - Participate in regular briefings with the customer on cybersecurity status, including preparing briefing materials and working closely with government Cyber & technical teams to support ATO conditions and requirements. - Develop and apply business processes to ensure they have the appropriate level of security.