CLOUD CYBER SECURITY SPECIALIST – HYBRID, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD

Candidates MUST be within commuting distance of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Hybrid work arrangement with one to two days per week expected in the office at APG, MD.

Now on to the details…..As part of several openings of ours in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, GovStaff is seeking a mid-level Cloud Cyber Security Technical Specialist who may be seeking grow their professional career while serving under a major IT support contract for the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), Aberdeen Test Center (ATC).

Offering a team oriented challenging work environment, an attractive salary, excellent benefits, and an opportunity to work with a leading tech firm with more than 35 years’ worth of experience and expertise providing information technology/management, data management, logistics, system engineering, and program management solutions to the Federal Government.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The selected Cloud Cybersecurity Technical Specialist will focus on ensuring the security of Azure cloud-based applications by performing scan and patch management, cybersecurity planning and policy management, cyber auditing, configuration management, Risk Management Framework (RMF) Authorization Management, and DevSecOps. The Cloud Cybersecurity Technical Specialist will support the ISSM-O in the creation and maintenance of all required policies, procedures, diagrams, hardware/software listings, and all other necessary artifacts required to obtain and maintain the ATO.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate (AZ104) or higher
• CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, GCED, GCIH, CISA, or CISSP (or other DOD 8570 IAT III certification)
• Minimum Secret Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, CIS or cybersecurity) and 3+ years of experience. 
• If not in possession of a degree or a degree in non-related field, minimum of 5 years of experience and technical certifications are required 
• Proficient with cybersecurity/IT tools such as ACAS, HBSS/ESS, eMASS
• Familiar with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Knowledge and understanding of NIST 800 series framework, including the Risk Management Framework Process
• Experience in information security, including technical assessment of IT security controls and devices for networks, applications, and systems, particularly cloud-based applications and services in Microsoft Azure
• Experience performing IT audit, IT compliance, enterprise risk management, creating/updating/implementing policy, security scanning, providing security-related technical guidance, and hardening devices
• Subject Matter Expert in evaluating technical risks, understanding how changes in system configuration and/or network architecture affect a system’s security posture and risk profile, and evaluating and applying technical cybersecurity measures of IT systems and networks at the enclave level
• Journeyman to expert level experience implementing cybersecurity controls and countermeasures in cloud environments, specifically Microsoft Azure

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Scan and patch management
• Cybersecurity planning and policy management
• Cyber auditing
• Configuration management
• Risk Management Framework Authorization Management
• DevSecOps
• Incident Response
• Vulnerability Scanning/Audits
• STIG compliance checking
• Configuration Management
• Host Based Security Solution/Endpoint Security Solution
• Network Access Control
• POA&M creation

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If you feel this key opening may meet your experience and interests, please apply. If this position does not meet your interests or the requirements, all applications are still welcomed. We’ll gladly hang onto your profile in the event another position opens that could be a match for your experience and interests. GovStaff, and all our business partners, adhere to all EEOC regulations.