Cybersecurity Analyst

Who We’re Looking For (Position Overview):

Spry Methods is looking for a Cybersecurity Analyst to support the Department of Interior's (DoI) Information System Security Line of Business (ISSLoB) Cybersecurity Program services.  The Analyst will be a member of a large team that manages a variety of activities associated with the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework (RMF) Special Publications. More specifically, this position will provide Information System Security Officer (ISSO), Security Assessment, and Inspector General (IG) FISMA Audit services for customer information systems.  

Place of Performance: Some customers may require On-Site, Hybrid, or Fully Remote support; therefore the place of performance may vary.  Most customers who request On-Site support are located in Washington D.C.  Candidate must be willing to meet the customers needs.  

• Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop functional and technical requirements; serve as a POC for Information Systems with security issues;
• Prepare and update reports to ensure that the unit complies with mandated internal and external security reporting requirements, including Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and Capital Planning;
• Coordinate security program and system elements with the agency IT Program Managers by evaluating system environments for security requirements and controls including: IT Security Architecture, hardware, software, telecommunications, security trends, and associated threats and vulnerabilities;
• Manage security controls to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of information;
• Build security into the system development process and define security specifications to Support the acquisition of new systems;
• Support System Owners or Program Officers on the review of system procurement requests to ensure that security has been considered and included;
• Adhere to and implement system security controls that ensure the protection of Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information using authentication techniques, encryption, firewalls, and access controls;
• Conduct Security Assessments independently;
• Create and/or update the System Security Plans;
• Serve as an advisor in risk assessments of all systems and mitigate vulnerabilities;
• Adhere to Continuous Monitoring practices to ensure that security controls are maintained over the life of IT systems
• Assist the System Owner in the development, testing and maintenance of contingency plans, backup and storage procedures;
• Document all procedures according to the organizations standards;
• Audit and monitor application, system and security logs for security threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious activities; report suspicious activities to the agency Incident coordinator;
• Monitor and coordinate patch management and scanning techniques for all unit systems; participate in identification and mitigation of all system vulnerabilities;
• Support and facilitate the security awareness, training, and education program; and
• Assist the Information System Security Manager (ISSM), or CISO in any other security related duties, as required.

• 4-8 years direct experience supporting federal organizations Cybersecurity programs.
• Experience drafting FISMA related artifacts to include: system security plans, incident response plans, configuration management plan, FIPS 199, digital identity risk assessments, security impact analysis, contingency plan,  security assessment plans and reports, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and training materials. 
• Experience in applying NIST Special Publications to information systems.
• Experience with performing information system continuous monitoring of security controls to ensure that they continue to be implemented correctly, operating as intended and producing the desired outcome with respect for meeting the security requirements. 
• Knowledge of cybersecurity tools such as: Tenable, Qualys, Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) tools (e.g. Xacta, Risk Vision, CSAM, etc.,). 
• Must have DIRECT security assessment and audit experience.
• Extensive and comprehensive understanding of Cloud Services.

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
• 8+ years experience supporting federal organizations Cybersecurity programs.
• Experience with conducting security assessments, audits, and control implementation in accordance with NIST Special Publications.
• DoD 8570 IAM Level 2.