Title: IT Security Senior Consultant Location: Arlington, VA (Onsite Role) Duration: 16+ Months
Role Title: IT Security Senior Consultant
Required Skills: IT security management; FedRAMP; NIST 800-53;
Preferred Skills: - Ability to provide advice on security, risk assessments, and network assessment best practices - Experience advising ISSOs and other executives a plus - Experience with the authority to operate (ATO) process, FEDRAMP, NIST 800-53, and security policy in general. Specific Department of Commerce experience is a plus - Experience drafting and revising security-related documentation, identifying and applying broader policy and security implications - Experience with continuous monitoring and tools such as SolarWinds, Nagios, Tenable Nessus - Experience with process related continuous monitoring activities - Experience reviewing security documentation that others have produced (such as vendors), and advising when there may be risks or issues - Five or more years of experience - Excellent oral and written communication skills at an executive level, excellent problem-solving skills
Day-to-day Responsibilities: -Advise the Enterprise Services ISSO on security-related matters -Provide strategic direction for how system and infrastructure security is handled at Enterprise Services -Maintain and update infrastructure and system documentation -Troubleshoot and diagnose software, hardware, network, and infrastructure issues of Software tools include but not limited to Red Hat OpenShift, Microsoft Azure, CISCO Network Management Products -Conduct integration testing of new network hardware, network design and software to support network infrastructure evolution -Plan and implement security measures related to data, software, hardware -Monitor network and infrastructure performance -Detect and identify system issues and recommend/initiate subsequent changes
