What are the responsibilities and job description for the Information Assurance and Security Specialist position at Avid Systems LLC?
Note: Hybrid work
Local to Washington DC/nearby area
Responsibilities:
a. Determines enterprise information assurance and security standards.
b. Develops and implements information assurance/security standards and procedures.
c. Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization. Recommends information assurance/security solutions to support customers’ requirements.
d. Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations.
e. Establishes and satisfies information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
f. Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies.
g. Applies know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.
h. Performs analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures.
i. Analyzes and defines security requirements for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers.
j. Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements.
k. Provides integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.
l. Analyzes general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
m. Performs vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
n. Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure
Qualifications:
a. 6-10 years of experience developing, maintaining, and recommending enhancements to IS policies/requirements (Required)
b. 6-10 years of experience performing vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems/apps (Required)
c. 6-10 years of experience identifying, reporting, and resolving security violations (Required)
d. Patching Server 2008 / 2012 /2016 (Required)
e. Patching Desktop Windows 10 / 7 (Required)
f. Firewall management CISCO NGFW (Required)
g. Vulnerability assessment tools Nessus, Tripwire (Desired)
h. VMware 5.5 / 6.0 (Required)
i. Production support (Required)
j. Server and Desktop troubleshooting (Required)
k. NIST 800-53 experience (Desired)
l. Splunk (Desired)
m. Cloud experience (MS Azure) (Desired)
Education a. Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (Required)
b. Security , CISSP, other security certifications (Preferred)
