Critical Infrastructure Senior Assessor

Job Description:

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Job Description:

The Senior Assessor performs research, analysis, and testing of Core Infrastructure identified AITs leveraging industry standard baselines to identify potential ransomware and malware vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a threat actor. Ideal candidates will possess both a broad information security background and strong communications and interpersonal skills to engage with a variety of constituents. The associate may routinely work with technical (infrastructure) teams and SMEs on a variety of platform, database and operating systems. The candidate should have strong technical writing skills to produce understandable and actionable reports on diverse technical security and policy issues. The successful candidate will have a strong infrastructure security assessment background and be familiar with ransomware and malware, as well as current MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Responsibilities

As a Critical Infrastructure Assurance Review (CIAR) - Info Security Exposure Mgmt. Sr Specialist, the individual will be focused on the following areas:
Performing Critical Infrastructure Assurance Review (CIAR) process design and maturation.
Testing of Core Infrastructure identified AITs, leveraging industry standard guidance against evolving ransomware and malware tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Partnering with infrastructure teams and SMEs to facilitate the collection of evidence.
Exercising independent judgment in evaluation criteria to obtain results.
Performing QA and determining levels of compliance.
Submitting observations for remediation tracking.
Tracking and reporting of assessment status to leadership team.
Iterating on the assessment and continually improving its in-scope questions and controls.

Required Skills:
Experience in Information Security and/or IT Audit
Technical writing and verbal communication skill
Ability to effectively work with partners at varying knowledge and organization levels.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both technology/development and business partners ability to translate between these two constituencies.
Highly organized and motivated to deliver results with minimal direction.
Creative and proactive problem solver ability to understand what the team needs and offer suggestions above and beyond what they desire.
Naturally curious individual with the ability to quickly become the authority in the various data and systems used by the team.
Strong relationship, team building and facilitation skills.
Good knowledge of current ransomware and malware threats and vulnerabilities, operating systems, database management and OSI Model.
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Tableau, SharePoint.

Desired skills:
Information Security certifications, including ISO27002 / CISSP / CEH / CISM / CISA
Experience in coordinating team projects
Knowledge of NIST and NSA guidelines

Education: B.E. / B. Tech/M.E. /M. Tech/B.Sc./M.Sc./BCA/MCA (prefer IT/CS specialization)

This job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the date it was posted.

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