Team Lead - Security Controls Assessments

Join our dedicated team and lead the way in ensuring the security and compliance of our clients' information systems. Apply now to be part of an organization that values excellence, collaboration, and the pursuit of top-notch security controls assessments using NIST guidelines and FISMA compliance.

US Citizenship is required for this Federal Project

Start Date: Immediate Hire
Duration: 5 years
Location: Remote

Job Description:

We are seeking experienced and dynamic individuals to join our team as Team Lead for Security Controls Assessments. There are multiple roles to fill.
As a Team Lead, you will play a vital role in leading a team of Security Controls Assessors, ensuring the successful execution of assessments, meeting deliverables, and providing exceptional client and customer support. Your expertise in security assessments, combined with your in-depth knowledge of federal regulations and standards, will drive the team's success in performing assessments using NIST guidance and compliance with FISMA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct a team of Security Controls Assessors, providing guidance, oversight, and support to ensure the team meets all scheduled deliverables.
• Direct and coordinate the interview process with key stakeholders, such as developers, ISSOs, and business POCs, to determine the implementation of security controls.
• Oversee the execution of the security control assessment plan, ensuring adherence to provided assessment procedures, meticulous collection and analysis of evidence, and comprehensive documentation of steps taken and findings observed.
• Take charge of the updates to the System Security Plan, ensuring accurate reflection of the actual control implementation determined during the assessment process.
• Develop detailed Security Assessment Reports for management staff, providing a clear residual risk statement, impact analysis, and recommended corrective actions.

Position Requirements:

• Possess a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in performing security assessments and audits, encompassing both technical and documentation aspects, on information systems.
• Demonstrate practical knowledge in federal security test and evaluations, vulnerability scanning and remediation, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) management, system change management, contingency plan creation and maintenance, interconnection security agreements, MOUs, MOAs, interface connection documents, IT security engineering life cycle and release management, and certification and accreditation (C&A) / security assessment and authorization (SA&A).
• Possess expert-level knowledge of FISMA regulations and standards.

Expert knowledge in:

• FISMA
• NIST frameworks, especially 800-53

Note: US citizenship is required for eligibility due to the nature of the federal contract with the IRS.

Core Experience:

• A minimum of 2-3 years of relevant experience in a supervisory or lead capacity with responsibilities for leading subordinates and personnel issues and direction, in addition to relevant experience with responsibility for financial management, tracking and fiscal oversight of program funding.
• Around of 2 years experience in program management related to cybersecurity government work is highly desired.
• Working knowledge of the IRS organizations, including their infrastructure, responsibilities, programs, and initiatives is preferred.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelors level degree or higher in any technical, business, or management discipline from an accredited college or university.

IT Certification(s)/License(s):

• A minimum of one of the following; CAP, CND, Cloud+, GSLC, Security+, CE, HCISPP, CASP+ CE, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), CCISO

Special Note:

• This position requires a Modest Background Investigation by IRS
• People with existing IRS Clearance would be highly preferred.

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Last updated on Nov 9, 2023