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Ark Solutions Inc is looking for IT Security Analyst 2!
Position : IT Security Analyst 2
Location : Lansing, MI (Hybrid)
Duration : 12 Months and possibility of extension into a long-term role
Description :
The Security Analyst is responsible for completing and maintaining system security plans (SSP) for new and existing systems. The system security plans are documented in the Governance, Risk, Compliance tool. This requires close coordination with IT project teams, tech leads, business and enterprise security representatives, and product owners, to establish and maintain processes and security controls for systems, and to identify security vulnerabilities and coordinate remediation plans. Security Analysts are assigned resources for development projects. Security Analysts are typically not assigned resources and are available for consult, if needed, for Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) procurement phase projects. For COTS implementation phase projects, Security Analysts are typically listed resources to navigate SSP / Authority to Operate (ATO) activities with Cyber Security to support security requirements to Go Live.
Day-to-day Responsibilities :
- Create SSPs via collaboration with Automation Managers, System Owners, System Security Administrators, and project team for new applications in alignment with the Secure Application Development Life Cycle and Security Accreditation Process.
- Maintain SSPs for existing applications requiring ATO and those facing software and / or hardware enhancements.
- Collaborate with business representatives to establish system registration.
- Identify security testing and system scanning requirements.
- Perform risk assessments and provide responses for security controls.
- Continuously monitor plans of action and milestones and corrective action plans as they relate to the SSPs in collaboration with the Enterprise Information Management office.
- Validate respective SSPs to ensure NIST control requirements are met.
- Author recommendations associated with findings on how to improve the customer's security posture in accordance with Policies, Standards, and Procedures, and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) controls.
- Assist team members and vendors with proper artifact collection to satisfy assessment requirements.
- Coordination of scanning activities / enterprise activities with Cyber Security, tech leads, and business areas.
- Assist with performing system Data Classifications part of the SSP / ATO process.
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