Security Specialist
Quadrant Inc
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Pay From: $110,000 per year
MUST:
Experienced Security Specialist
Must have an active Top Secret clearance
7+ years of progressive experience in technical roles in cybersecurity
E xperience leading security design and architecture reviews of large applications, systems, and networks
Experience in leading security reviews of software, including open source, proprietary, and data services
Experience in technical customer support, including monitoring incident resolution, preferred
Deep security expertise in at least one of the following: Windows and Active Directory OR networking/routing/switching and/or applications based on .NET, C or C#
Some familiarity or experience with Cloud technology or AI preferred
A track record of success in securing large and complex environments, such as data centers or other industrial spaces
DUTIES:
Leads and assists in the delivery of cybersecurity and IT security engineering projects
Provide guidance to the Supply Chain Risk Management Unit (SCRMU) on identifying, assessing, and managing supply chain risks
Support the development and implementation of risk management processes for information and communication technology (ICT) procurement and acquisition
Assist in evaluating ICT supply chain risks and recommending appropriate risk mitigation strategies
Develop and implement mitigating controls to address identified risks within ICT procurement and acquisition activities
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure supply chain risk management practices are integrated throughout the acquisition lifecycle
Support compliance with FBI policies and federal guidelines related to supply chain risk management
Creates security architecture standards for the adoption of new technology
Identifies, quantifies, and recommends actionable, traceable, and exploitable mitigations for security risks as they relate to enterprise projects
Produces proactive management reporting, including appropriate metrics that inform senior leadership as to the state of information risk and exposure based upon FBI-controlled or requested ICT assets
Produces assessment workflow metrics that provide unit and senior management with insight into backlogs, prioritization changes, and process improvement to expedite responsiveness to mission customers
General understanding of Office products such as Word, Excel, and SharePoint for creating and managing asset lists, project requirements, and other deliverables
Applied understanding of product quality control, auditing, continuous monitoring, and generating standards that normalize assessment products for process improvement and data exploitation
Understands security product/service cost drivers and industry and business trends impacting the Federal government, with a specific focus on the FBI and IC agencies
Recognizes and proactively identifies potential areas where existing security policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion
Serves as an information security subject matter expert for the Federal governments assessment of ICT products proposed for purchase or renewal
Collaborates with FBI enterprise IT management personnel to ensure integration of SCRM efforts with larger enterprise security and operational goals
Evaluates and recommends security software/hardware and its integration into existing architecture
Researches and benchmarks security infrastructure technologies as it relates to the organization
About the Company
Quadrant Inc
Quadrant is a full-life cycle staff augmentation agency providing a proven "rapid fire" approach in responding to the needs of our clients. Quadrant offers a comprehensive suite of staffing solutions for organizations in the Healthcare, Medical, Dental, Information Technology, HR and Government contract sectors.
Our clients have come to include some of the largest and most recognized brand named companies in the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD metropolitan regions. Quadrant is a DOD TOP Secret cleared facility and holds a Maryland Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Virginia SWaM certification. Quadrant's clients are rapidly hiring a mix of healthcare, medical, dental, information technology, recruiting and HR professionals.
Quadrant is recognized as the largest Healthcare Staffing agency in the Washington DC area. We support every major healthcare system and thousands of area healthcare practices. Our healthcare division focuses on all clinical and nonclinical staff with the exception of physicians. Our database boasts hundreds of thousands of local screened healthcare professionals; the largest in the area. Our resources enable us to respond to our clients requests quickly, generally within 24 hours of request on mainstream orders.
Our Information Technology clients support a broad mix of commercial and federal government agencies. Our clients include government contractors who support projects with federal agencies such as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health(NIH), U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, FDA, FBI, USPTO, DHS, DHHS, DOD, DOJ, DOE, DISA, and USPS. In addition to our federal portfolio, Quadrant also supports a range of commercial clients focusing in software, telecom, mobile, web and healthcare development.
Whether you are a job seeker or a company with open positions to fill we will bridge the talent gap. Contact any of our seasoned professional recruiters or account managers and we will walk you through our proven staffing methodology. We offer a consultative approach to both potential employee and employer. We seek the right match, at the right time, every time.