SUMMARY: Tucker-Rose Associates is seeking an Sr. IT/Operations Lead (Financial Systems) to help support a Federal Program with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington DC area. The Sr. IT/Operations Lead focuses on maintaining the integrated financial, procurement, and asset management system after it is deployed and changes to the system after deployment to production. The Contractor shall assist the JPMO team overseeing and managing the work required to operate and maintain the DHS Directorate or Component financial management system. RESPONSIBILITES:
Develop a maintenance transition plan which will transfer the ongoing operations and maintenance of the financial management solution from the JPMO to personnel from the third-party provider and the Component customer agency.
Review and maintain standard operating procedures for operational elements of the program including incident management plan, configuration management plan, account provisioning process, patch management plan and audit management plan.
Oversight of all operational engineering and security support.
Support the management and oversight of program and system security activities to ensure compliance with the Federal Information Systems Management Act (FISMA) and DHS 4300A Sensitive Systems Policy.
Ensure that appropriate steps are taken to implement information security requirements for the third-party or DHS hosted solutions.
Oversee the application of IT security policies and procedures by the third-party provider.
Provide support in the completion of the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA).
Provide support in the completion of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) System of Records Notification (SORN).
Provide advice and support to the JPMO on the development of the System Security Plan (SSP).
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or equivalent
8+ yrs. of experience in the Information Technology Industry
Strong experience with Release Management, Service Management, IT Security best-practices, ect.
Strong critical thinking and error assessment capabilities
Provides expertise and direction in the development and/or modification of computer-based scientific, technical, and business software systems.
Uses expertise to design develop, code, test, and debug software.
May work in one or several areas, such as equipment or software design, engineering evaluation or test, configuration management procedures, statistical analysis and modeling.
Works with users to define existing or new system scope and objectives.
Provides analytical support and technical advice during the conceptualization, development, and implementation phases.
Plans and schedules new applications systems projects with user, systems software, and computer center operations personnel, including the identification of objectives, time frames, costs, and manpower requirements.
Performs tasks necessary to ensure the identification and documentation of hazards within software systems using various analysis tools and techniques.
Reviews and evaluates systems and software for adherence to government or commercial directives, standards, guidelines, and criteria concerning software safety and systems safety.
Confirms design mitigations are captured in the design and its documentation and verifies implementation.
