Information Assurance Specialist with Security Clearance

Job Title: Information Assurance Specialist Location(s): Arlington, VA and Washington DC Salary: $55,000 - $85,000 Hours: Full-Time (On-site) Clearance Requirements: Top Secret required Background: The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) provides training to employees of the Department of State and other Foreign affairs agencies in sixty-five foreign languages, regional area studies, and professional disciplines, including economics, political science, information management, and management skills, among others.
FSI is exploring alternatives to traditional face-to-face instruction and integrating Educational Technology in an effort to maximize the effectiveness, efficiency, and availability of training.
FSI's Office of Management Information Systems (FSI/EX/OMIS) has comprehensive responsibilities for the operations and maintenance of FSI's internal computer networks and communication systems, and application of the systems to meet both internal FSI needs and the data needs of other Bureaus.
Responsibilities:
• Conduct vulnerability assessments of the assigned FSI infrastructure, vulnerability mitigation recommendations, risk assessment and security architecture reviews.
• Research, develop, test, implement, and document all approved changes in accordance with the priorities established by the task manager.
• Evaluate the existing centralized logging network capabilities; forensic procedures, as well as, certification and accreditation procedures.
Activities must be documented with results, products and processes in high quality reports and sent to the COR for review.
The contractor shall abide by all deadlines determined by the COR.
• Research and analyze technology problems, issues, and program requirements in accordance with Department of State Diplomatic Security Configuration Standards.
Any deviation from these standards must be approved by the COR in writing.
• Scan and monitor assigned systems on a daily basis using Tripwire, tenable and web inspect.
Develop reports using the raw data collected and present findings at the weekly Information Assurance Meeting.
Reports shall follow FSI required formats, contain only necessary data and take into account non-human errors produced by the software scanning packages (i.e.
web sites being browsed for 12 hours during an 8 hour shift).
• Report security violations to FSI ISSO or FSI AISSO as soon as they are discovered.
The FSI ISSO or FSI AISSO shall decide on appropriate course of action and inform the contractor of their decision.
Contractor shall adhere to FSI internal processes for security violations and not attempt to circumvent these processes by raising issues to a higher authority without written approval from the COR and FSI ISSO.
• Produce FSI specific documentation and user guides.
• Utilize proper judgement and provide a high level of customer support in a professional manner.
• Conduct in a professional manner in all personal interactions with customers and with the team.
• Information Assurance Specialists may be designated by FSI/EX/OMIS and approved by the CSB Cryptographic to Access Program to be responsible for assisting in maintaining equipment and accounts on the Department of State s Classified Network at FSI managed sites under the direction of the FSI IMO and Division Director.
Position Requirements Minimum Requirements: A minimum of five (5) years of experience is preferred.
Education Requirements: Required High Schol Diploma Preferred bachelor's degree Why JASINT? At JASINT we are proud to boast a together we can attitude.
That is only possible with a strong talented team.
Our goal is to answer the call to provide top mission and Warfighter support at all levels and that s why we are seeking you! We understand and respect the dedication and sacrifice that is required to serve our nation s greatest efforts, and our commitment in turn is to support YOU! JASINT cares about your work life balance and offers competitive benefits to help you at every stage of your personal and professional life: Retirement/401k, health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, (HSA/FSA), STD/LTD, professional development, tuition reimbursement, spot award recognition, PTO, Holidays even an additional day off for your birthday.
*** JASINT offers both internal and external referral bonuses for all cleared exceptional talent we hire! Friends of yours, are friends of JASINT!*** JASINT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military.
Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.
JASINT participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with I-9 information to confirm that all new hires are authorized to work in the U.S.
To learn more about E-Verify please visit dhs.gov/e-verify.