Information Assurance Engineer

Peraton is seeking an Information Assurance (IA) Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals on our Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT) Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations (CAEIO) Program. CAEIO provides IT Operations and Maintenance to modernize the legacy networks, applications, and databases supporting consular applications services globally.

The IA Engineer works closely with the CAEIO Infrastructure, Engineering and Application teams to improve cyber hygiene and security across various applications, platforms and operating systems. The IA Engineer also supports security documentation, assessments, and compliance activities by reviewing security controls, identifying risks, and helping ensure systems meet cybersecurity requirements. This role ensures the consistent application of cybersecurity principles and best practices while providing guidance and recommendations to technical teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M), Acceptance of Risk (AOR) and other required security documentation processes and procedures.
• Ensure appropriate response to security findings by coordinating activities with multiple operations teams.
• Provide process and remediation recommendations by leveraging knowledge and experience with Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE).
• Communicate technical findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including project managers, systems engineers, developers, enterprise architects and senior management.
• Review and research vulnerabilities and provide guidance to engineers and respective OS admins to respond to vulnerabilities.
• Provide guidance on vulnerability and risk analysis, including current and emerging technologies and methodologies (including cloud security models).
• Write and implement technical security controls in cloud environments.
• Prepare documentation for new and existing systems and provide training or technical guidance.
• Serve as liaison to clients and participate in meetings to ensure client needs are met.
• Research and collaborate with teams to develop knowledge regarding the environment.
• Prepare reports on investigations, incidents, and other security-related matters.
• Recommend system-level solutions to resolve security.
• Provide security planning, assessment, and risk analysis.
• Ensure data integrity by evaluating, proposing, and providing guidance on appropriate software and hardware solutions while facilitating their implementation.
• Recommend and provide guidance on system enhancements that improve the performance, security, and reliability of the system.

Core Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Location: Must be local to the Washington, DC, area. This position is currently hybrid with remote work and up to 2 days per week in the Peraton office in Sterling, VA, and/or customer site in Washington, DC. The number of days in office is subject to change based on program or government requirements

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and an active SECRET Government Security Clearance with the ability to obtain TOP SECRET, if needed.
• Security+ CE or other 8570 IAT level II certification.
• CISSP certification.
• Minimum 2 years of security implementation experience, including firewalls, IDSs, and encryption protocols.
• Understanding of networking concepts and cybersecurity related tools to include, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), and vulnerability scanners.
• Experience collecting and analyzing performance data, developing metrics and presenting to Peraton and government leaders.
• Experience using tracking and reporting tools, such as Confluence, ServiceNow, and SharePoint.
• Experience using SIEM and scanning tools, such as Splunk, Nessus, Azure Sentinel.

Characteristics of team members who thrive on the CAEIO program include:

• Demonstrates flexibility by managing multiple tasks and reprioritizing tasks - often to meet tight and periodically changing deadlines.
• Drives projects to completion in a fast-paced environment.
• Leverages strong written and verbal communications skills to prepare and present technical documentation to audiences with different levels of technical knowledge.
• Transitions seamlessly between being self-directed with limited supervision to being a team player who takes direction from others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Linux, Windows, Splunk or other certifications relevant to the position.
• Experience with DevSecOps concepts, tools and automation skills.
• Familiarity with industry standard host-based security systems (HBSS) and Assured Compliance Assessment Solutions (ACAS).
• Experience applying DISA STIGs on Windows and Linux platforms.
• Experience creating and applying Windows GPO policies.
• Knowledge of various network vulnerability scanning and SEIM platforms (Nessus, Sentinel, Splunk.).
• Knowledge of A&A processes and authorization boundaries.
• Knowledge of current IT security best practices, system administration, networking, and OS hardening.
• Knowledge of the Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) process.
• Mixed operating systems experience (Linux, Windows).
• Application security experience (e.g., OWASP Top 10).
• Experience with Cloudflare WAF.
• Understanding of TCP/IP and UDP protocols, network ports/protocols, and traffic flow.

Education and Experience: 9 years with High School diploma; 7 years with AS; 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.