Cybersecurity Lead

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced individual to join SAIC’s team, in support of the U.S. Southern Command’s Cyber IT Enterprise Services (SCITES), to help provide our Nation for contingency planning, operations, and security operations to Central America, South America, the Caribbean areas.

The candidate selected for this position:

Conducts risk and vulnerability assessment at the network, system and application level

Develops and implements security controls and formulates operational risk mitigations along with assisting in security awareness programs

Involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access

Researches, evaluates and recommends new security tools, techniques, and technologies and introduces them to the enterprise in alignment with IT security strategy

Prepares security reports to regulatory agencies

Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems. This includes process support, analysis support, coordination support, security certification test support, security documentation support, investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research inspections and periodic audits

Assists in the implementation of the required government policy (RMF), and makes recommendations on process tailoring

Performs analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommends additional security requirements and safeguards

Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports

Periodically conducts of a review of each systems audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed

Manages subordinate management and/or experienced specialist employees who exercise significant latitude and independence

Establishes operating policies and procedures that affect departments and subordinate sections and work units

May involved in development of budgets, schedules and performance standards

Decisions have an extended impact on work processes and outcomes

Interacts frequently with internal and external management and senior-level customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements, and/or contractual clarifications

Leads briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives

Cybersecurity planning and policy creation

Provide oversight and management in the implementation and configuration, of vulnerability testing and reporting, Network monitoring and reporting, Investigations and postmortem analysis, Troubleshoot both security and network issues, Test and identify network and system vulnerabilities

Provide Computer Network Defense, Cryptography, Identity Management, Information Assurance, Information Systems/Network Security, Infrastructure Design, Vulnerabilities Assessment

Qualifications

Required:

BS with 14 years or equivalent experience

Certifications:

i. Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO)

ii. Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

iii. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

iv. Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)

Must Meet IAM III requirements of DoD 8570.01M

Possess one of the following:

Top Secret Clearance

10 years of experience in network security policy implementation

Leading cybersecurity teams with a combination of CND, scanning and compliance, and Risk Management Framework (A&A), and Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) execution

A minimum of two years of experience in a DoD Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) and CORA on IT networks, in the past seven years, as lead or management position

Desired:

PMP Certification

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
REQNUMBER: 2413356

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