Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Assessment & Authorization (A&A), Information Security Operations, Information System Security

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

We are GDIT. We support and secure some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. At GDIT, security management is not just a singular part of our mission—it connects every one of us because it’s embedded into every aspect of what we do.

Join our team at GDIT as an Information Security Analyst Senior Principal to support the Department of State contract. Your expertise will help ensure today’s security and contribute to a smarter tomorrow. This role involves supervising a team of 5 to 8 security staff across two critical teams: the Assessment & Authorization (A&A) team and the Security Operations team.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage a team of 5 to 8 security staff, ensuring effective coordination and collaboration between the Assessment & Authorization (A&A) and the Security Operations (OPs) teams.
• Provide support to the DoS Diplomatic Technology/Enterprise Services/Customer Care and Services (DT/ES/CCS) Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) for both new and existing systems, applications, networks, both on-premises and within a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) cloud.
• Oversee CCS security operations team.  Deliver support to CCS as it relates to the management of user accounts, access permission, security group management, and related auditing and reporting.
• Oversee the ATO processes for 7 separate Authorization-To-Operate (ATO) boundaries, ensuring compliance with all relevant security standar.ds and policies; activities include:
  • Manage and monitor security authorization, compliance, and auditing activities for the ATO boundaries.
  • Conduct regular security audits and assessments to identify and mitigate potential security risks.
  • Escalate project issues to the ISSOs and the Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR).
  • Execute thorough Quality Assurance (QA) of all ATO documentation, either in the ArchAngel and Xacta-C chosen management tools, to execute the Risk Management Framework (RMF) framework.
  • Review security controls in accordance with the NIST SP 800-53, Revision 5, and provide implementation recommendations.
  • Be familiar with the following DoS tools: ArchAngel, Xacta-C, iMatrix, and iPost.
  • Prepare and document RMF Steps 1 through 3 activities in ArchAngel or Xacta-C tools required for NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 control families

• Assist, as necessary, in RMF Step 4 activities in ArchAngel or Xacta-C tools in accordance with NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2.

• Assist, as necessary, in RMF Step 5 activities in ArchAngel or Xacta-C tools.
• Prepare and document RMF Step 6 activities in ArchAngel or Xacta-C tools.

• Develop and review Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Privacy Act Statements (PASs) prior to submission to the Privacy Office.
• Interpret and analyze complex system/network architecture diagrams.
• Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
• Collect evidence to support implementation of system baseline security controls and perform analysis on evidence to ensure compliance with the SSP and RMF designs.
• Stay current with emerging security trends, technologies, and best practices to continuously enhance the organization's security posture.
• Foster a culture of security awareness and vigilance within the organization.

Job Requirements

• BA/BS degree and/or 10+ years of experience in information security.
• Minimum of a Secret security clearance.
• Availability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.
• DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II or Information Assurance (IAT) Level II.
• ISC2 Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) certification required.
• Availability to obtain ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) v4 Foundations certificate
• Location: On customer site and remote
• US Citizenship required

Why GDIT? We are GDIT. We support some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. Our expertise helps advance critical missions, transforming technological solutions and strategies to ensure today is secure and tomorrow is smarter. We work beside our clients, whether in the field, in the lab, or anywhere in between, providing the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to achieve mission goals.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

The likely salary range for this position is $148,750 - $201,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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