Information Assurance Security Specialist Journeyman

Job Description :

Short Description : Information Assurance and Security Specialist – Journeyman (IA & SS – Jrny)

FT, Hybrid Position - Only DMV-based candidates will be considered

Complete Description :

Duties :

• As part of the OCFO technology team, the Security Specialist (Infrastructure Group) will be maintaining and monitoring day to day operation of the OCFO IT infrastructure – Security.
• The IT Consultant will help and performs, monitoring, maintenance, and security IT infrastructure (physical, virtual and cloud).
• IT consultant will perform OS, security and application upgrades of servers and network to keep them up to date.
• IT consultant will develop, implements, maintains and enforces documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.
• IT consultant will plan, coordinates, and monitors project activities for OCFO Infrastructure group and duties as assigned.
• Log analysis of Firewall, AD, Switches and other deployed security products Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools to identify and mitigate issues.
• Research, analyze, and patch required systems to comply with OCFO compliance mandates.
• Respond to escalation calls from the Help desk, Desktop support, and other teams to debug and resolve security and perform maintenance.
• Understands security troubleshooting processes and cooperates with another team.
• Assists Service Desk technicians as needed with Tier I and Tier II troubleshooting and patching of desktop systems, software (MS Office, Java, Adobe), printer issues, and server related issues as needed. Provides trouble-shooting assistance on production and non-production supported systems.
• May recommend methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Initiates preventive maintenance for the technical system.
• Responsibilities :
• Determines enterprise information assurance and security standards.
• Develops and implements information assurance / security standards and procedures.
• Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization. Recommends information assurance / security solutions to support customers’ requirements.
• Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations.
• Establishes and satisfies information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies.
• Applies know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.
• Performs analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures.
• Analyzes and defines security requirements for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers.
• Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements.
• Provides integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.
• Analyzes general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
• Performs vulnerability / risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
• Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure

Qualifications :

Education :

a. Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (Required)

b. Security , CISSP, other security certifications (Preferred)

Skills Matrix :

Flexible work from home options available.