Senior Information Assurance Analyst Job Listing at SAIC in REMOTE WORK, MD (Job ID 2500865)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Information Assurance (IA) Analyst to join our team in supporting the DISA storefront initiative. This position is a 100% remote opportunity and the ideal candidate will ensure to provide the leadership, management, and supervisory with Information Assurance (IA) skills identified in DoD Directive 8570.01-M. 

Job Duties Include:

• Ensures the rigorous application of IA policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of all information technology (IT) and IA services.
• Leads and directs team personnel quickly, efficiently and effectively to solve complex IA problems.
• Identifies IA requirements as part of the IT acquisition development process and assists in the formulation of IA /IT budgets.
• Plans, integrates, and schedules the installation of new or modified hardware, operating systems, 
  and software applications.  
• Supervises the assessment and implementation of identified computer and network environment fixes such as system patches and fixes associated with specific technical vulnerabilities as part of the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management program.  
• Guides the implementation of appropriate operational structures and processes to ensure an effective IA security program including boundary defense, incident detection and response.  
• Evaluates functional operation and performance in light of test results and make recommendations regarding C&A.  
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of IA security procedures and safeguards.
• Evaluates security violations to determine necessary initial and long term corrective action.
• Assesses impact, determines probably damage and suggest methods of damage control, conducts computer forensics, and follow-on analysis to build historical and predictive capabilities for IA incidents.
• Designs perimeter defense systems including intrusion detection systems, firewalls, grid sensors, etc., enhances rule sets to detect or block sources of malicious traffic, and establishes a protective net of layered defenses to prevent, detect, and eradicate threats. 
• Ensures that protection and detection capabilities are acquired or developed using the IS security 
  engineering approach and are consistent with DoD Component level IA architecture.
• Prepares and/or oversees the preparation of IA certification and accreditation documentation.
•  Analyzes, develops, evaluates, and integrates IA policies as well as analyzing security strategies and recommends the best approaches and/or practices.
• Assists in the gathering and preservation of evidence used in the prosecution of computer crimes. 
• Conducts IA cost benefit, economic and risk analysis in the IT acquisition decision making process.  Interprets security requirements relative to the capabilities of new information technologies.
• Interprets patterns of non-compliance to determine their impacts on levels of risk and/or overall effectiveness of IA programs.  

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and nine (9) or more years of experience, Masters and seven (7) or more years of experience; Thirteen (13) or more years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
• Active Secret Clearance 
• Has a working knowledge of DoD provided IA tools
• Has a working knowledge of policy, guidance and evaluation criteria of the DoD Critical Infrastructure Program

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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