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Job Description
- Prepare Assessment & Authorization (A&A) security documentation for the background investigation support system(s), to include CONOPS, Security Test Plan (STP), hardware / software list, network / data flow diagrams, standard operating procedures, policies, Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA), Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Interconnection Service Agreement (ISA), Contingency Plan, topological drawings to illustrate the interconnection between the systems and or networks.
- Ensure data sensitivity through coordination and use of multiple security countermeasures to protect the integrity of the information assets in the enterprise is an overarching goal, in addition to protecting and ensuring data sensitivity is being enforced.
- Document, manage, and control the integrity of changes to all systems security documentation, including standard operating procedures and user guides that provide detailed instructions for implementing IT systems security policies.
- Assist in the selection of minimum-security controls to establish a baseline of measures to prevent security breaches of the information system, document the selected security controls in the security plan and initial Risk Assessment Report (RAR), and, document an approved continuous monitoring strategy.
- Document the security control implementation, as appropriate, in the security plan, providing a functional description of the control implementation (including planned inputs, expected behavior, and expected outputs).
- Conduct security testing and verify which security controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome in meeting security requirements.
- Conduct remedial actions on security controls based on the findings and recommendations of the Security Assessment Report and reassess remediated control(s), as appropriate.
- Review vulnerability scans and ensure the accountable parties have responded appropriately to vulnerability findings, troubleshoot security threats and vulnerabilities in response to incident reports, and identify / isolate problem sources; and recommend solutions or corrective actions.
- Monitor and analyze systems logs daily to identify systems security trends and assess the security effectiveness of installed systems based on analysis of reported security problems.
- Formal security policy and procedures ensure investigation operations will follow accreditation standards using Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, RMF, categorizing methods of High Confidentiality, High Integrity, and Moderate Availability level. The contractor is expected to protect the Background Investigation systems through implementation of security controls that protect against malicious behavior to include intrusion, tampering and virus between the two systems.
- Ensure Security categorization of High Confidentiality, High Integrity and Moderate Availability based on the information types are followed.
- As part of the monthly report, conduct vulnerability scans bi-weekly and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) System scans every three months and provide results of scans.
- Able to work effectively according to a schedule and with minimal direction.
Required Qualifications
