Information Assurance Analyst III

The Systems Engineering Group (SEG) of QinetiQ North America provides high-value engineering, software solutions, logistics information management, flight training and IT technical support services to the U.S. Department of Defense, allied governments and select commercial partners.

Comprised of legacy companies Westar Aerospace & Defense, Apogen Technologies, OSEC and ITS Corporation and ComGlobal, SEG supports its customers with the knowledge and expertise of more than 2,400 employees from 50-plus locations worldwide.

Our core competencies include:

Aviation EngineeringC4ISR Systems (design, integrate, test, field & sustain)Enterprise Data Management/Data WarehousingEnterprise Information Technology SolutionsFlight School TrainingIntegration of Warfighting SystemsLogistics ManagementSoftware EngineeringSystems Engineering & IntegrationSystems Integration & FieldingUnder general supervision, provides technical and programmatic Information Assurance Services to internal and external customers in support of network and information security systems. Designs, develops and implements security requirements within an organization?s business processes. Prepares documentation from information obtained from customer using accepted guidelines such as DITSCAP (DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process). Prepares Security Test and Evaluation plans. Conducts certification andaccreditation activities. Provides certification and accreditation support in the development of security and contingency plans and conducts risk and vulnerability assessments. Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provide recommendations for closing gaps. Develops and completes system security plans and contingency plans. May recommend system enhancements to improve security deficiencies. Develops, tests and integrates computer and network security tools. Secures system configurations and installssecurity tools, scans systems in order to determine compliancy and report results and evaluates products and various aspects of system administration. Conducts security program audits and develops solutions to lessen identified risks. Develops strategies to comply with privacy, risk management, and e-authentication requirements. Provides information assurance support for the development and implementation of security architectures to meet new and evolving security requirements. Evaluates, develops and enhances security requirements, policy andtools. Provides assistance in computer incident investigations. Performs vulnerability assessments including development of risk mitigation strategies. Familiar with a variety of concepts, practices and procedures within assigned area. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.Candidates for this position will be subject to a government background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. US Citizenship required.QualificationsGenerally requires a Bachelors degree and 8 or more years of related experience performing a wide variety of information assurance and information systems security engineering duties, to include the certification and accreditation of information systems using DIACAP (formerly DITSCAP), NIACAP, NIST SP 800-37, and/or DCID 6/3 frameworks.