What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Audit Advisory Consultant/FISCAM SME position at Peraton?
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking an IT Audit Advisory Consultant candidate to support an Intelligence Community customer in the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area. IT Audit Advisory Consultants will support Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) activities to establish and drive sustainable and auditable financial and IT processes.
The candidate will be responsible for:
- Design, develop, and implement IT corrective action plans (CAPs) for self-identified deficiencies (SIDs) and external IPA findings
- Perform CAP validation testing for completed remediation activities
- Perform baseline review assessments (e.g., FISCAM) to assess system readiness and remediate identified deficiencies
- Monitor, track, and report on IT CAP statuses and third-party risk management (e.g., service providers)
- Develop risk-based approaches for prioritization of IT findings
- Perform advisory services for risk management framework (RMF) activities to support system team IT control implementations in accordance with financial management overlay
- Integrate leading practices for IT audit remediation
Qualifications
Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS with SCI eligibility OR TS/SCI clearance adjudication with a current poly OR ability to pass a poly
- 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree appliable to the position from an accredited college or university is required. A Master’s degree relevant to the position may be substituted for two (2) years of additional experience. Four (4) years of additional IT audit advisory experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
- Experience with effective policy, instruction, and development for Federal or DoD Information Security Programs
- Experience with risk analysis and assessment determinations incorporating system/mission owner, and unique operational constraints
- Experience with Xacta
- Ability to understand IT audit finding recommendations to translate those requirements to functional/technical stakeholders
- Ability to understand business processes to develop and implement new controls to mitigate or remediate identified IT audit gaps
Desired Qualifications:
- Ability to learn IT general controls (ITGC), Financial Information System Control Audit Manual (FISCAM), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST) 800-53v4
- Experience with Security Control Assessment in compliance with NIST SP 800- 37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-53A, and other NIST 800 guide series
- Experience with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) implementation and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) tool usage
- Familiar with Configuration Management
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to multitask
- Strong verbal and written interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Hold active Security , CISSP, CISA, or equivalent certifications (DoD 8570 IAM 2 equivalent)
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.Salary : $112,000 - $179,000
