Principal Duties and Responsibilities (*Essential Functions):

• Monitors the network and supporting systems to detect security compromise events (including intrusions and virus incidents). *

• Provides network and security operations technical analysis, assessment, and recommendations.*

• Identifies where systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.*

• Conducts audits to ensure information systems security policies and procedures are implemented as defined in security plans and best practices. *

• Performs detailed analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.*

• Establishes strict program control processes and policies to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems. *

• Supports the formal testing requirements through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.*

• Performs evaluations (compliance audits) and/or active evaluations (vulnerability assessments). *

• Conducts trend analysis of security events to identify anomalous malicious activity and repeat infection. *

• Provides leadership and threat mitigation training techniques to other team members.*

• Leads response teams to ensure any anomalies are corrected in accordance with government or industry standards.

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Required SkillsRequired Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 3 related certifications may be used in place of unrelated degree field.

• Minimum of 12 plus years of work-related experience.

• Must have an active Secret security clearance.

• Must have eMASS experience.

• Ability to clearly present and communicate technical approaches and findings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred.

• Strong knowledge base preferred in the areas of: real-time security situational awareness, operational network systems, and security monitoring.

• CISSP or CISM certification.

• Experience with Army training simulations systems.

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.