Security Analyst with Security Clearance

Job Title: Security Analyst
Location: Arlington, VA (onsite 5 days per week)
Duration: Contract to Hire
Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Top Required Skills
No drug use within the last ten years (at least three years no marijuana use)
Strong NIST and RMF framework experience
Needs to have strong technical experience in STIG's, configuration management, etc. Your duties will include supporting and controlling secure configurations of over 200 information systems for a federal client with a critical and high-profile mission in accordance with NIST 800-128 guidance and applicable federal and organizational policies to enable security and facilitate the management of risk. You will use Security-Focused Configuration Management (SecCM) to build on the general concepts, processes, and activities of configuration management by attention on the implementation and maintenance of the established security requirements of the organization and systems. You will ensure information security configuration management requirements are integrated into (or complement) existing organizational configuration management processes (e.g., business functions, applications, products) and information systems. Additional SecCM duties and activities include:
o Identification and recording of configurations that impact the security posture of the system and the organization.
o The consideration of security risks in approving the initial configuration.
o The analysis of security implications of changes to the system configuration.
o Documentation of the approved/implemented changes.
o Qualitative and quantitative research to support work assignments for meeting the deliverable objective.
o Qualitative and quantitative analyses for assigned tasks.
o Compilation of research, findings, and other information into written formats such as white papers, reports, presentations, and other forms of technical
documentation
o Participation in policy development for configuration management.
o Configuration management planning and management.
o Configuration identification.
o Configuration management and IT security audits. This position is most closely aligned with the NICE Securely Provision work roles. What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED SECRET federal security clearance

• Bachelor's degree; OR FOUR (4) years' experience related to cybersecurity, information assurance, information technology and/or IT Technology Consulting may be used in lieu of a bachelor's degree

• FOUR (4) or more years' experience as a Security/Network Administrator or Cybersecurity professional

• The ability to obtain a DOD 8570 Level 1 certification within 6 months of employment, if not already obtained. What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Current DOD 8570 Level 1 certification.

• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity threats.

• Broad knowledge of information system technologies.

• Experience developing security policy.

• Experience with online research techniques. Thanks and Regards,
Murali Sharma