Sr. IT Security Architect
| Location: Springfield, VA |
Duration: Full Time
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| Job ID: 586 |
Category: Information Technology/Security |
| Travel: None |
Clearance Level: Clearable |
| Out of Area Candidates Considered: Yes |
| Job Description |
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Must be clearable to the Top Secret level.
• Develop and Maintain a TSA specific IT Security Architecture.
• Familiarity with existing risk management frameworks, such as COBIT, ITIL, and ISO 27001.
• Develop business process mapping for implementation of security policies and standards throughout enterprise.
• Develop individual detailed IT Security technical reference models.
• Develop process flows and mapping of security architecture components as part of an enterprise architecture.
• Interface with DHS and Components on all phases of Architecture.
• Develop and Maintain TSA Specific IT Security Policies
• Review and update existing policies.
• Research and develop new policies.
• Maintain DHS to TSA policy matrix.
• Maintain policy outreach, i.e. Intranet and Newsletter.
• Create and update a TSA Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Support the ST&E efforts by reviewing the architecture design.
• Support vulnerability assessments on various types of networks and topologies.
• Analyze output from network vulnerability assessments and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Review and provide feedback on security plans and procedures regarding all aspects of LAN, WAN or MANs, as applicable.
• Assist in designing security products to include firewalls, intrusion detection systems, antivirus, patch management, etc.;
• Review and provide input into network designs to ensure compliance with security and enterprise architecture.
• Provide input and visibility into emerging security technologies, deployment strategies and other security protocols to ensure awareness within the IT Security Branch.
• Build/enhance security architecture and configure network to enhance the security posture of the enterprise.
Requirements:
• B.A. or B.S. degree is preferred.
• Must possess 7 or more years of experience with federal IT security.
• CISSP, CISM, or similar information security professional certification is preferred.
• Must possess relevant security experience with security policy development, security architecture models, and information security regulatory compliance.
• Experience in the life-cycle of cyber security and computer network security technical and programmatic operations. This includes experience in:
- Penetration testing and other cyber security automated testing and monitoring tools (Not vulnerability scanning)
- Virus/malicious software identification and management
- Computer network monitoring
- Security tool development
- Development of strategies for managing a cyber/computer security event
- Threat Modeling
- Developing Policy, Procedure and Standards
- Cyber security best practices
- Knowledge of Comprehensive National Cyber security Initiative (CNCI), Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG), and NIST 800-53/800-53-A
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| Required Skills |
• Should be familiar with DHS and NIST security policy and be able to review against Security Architecture technical requirements.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of cyber security technologies including network security devices, encryption, identity management, access controls, security event management, etc, and the interest and experience to work on security architecture.
• Should have an understanding of the ST&E process. |
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