IT Security Analyst Job Posting

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Job Title:	IT Security Analyst
Company:	NexGen Technologies, Inc.
Position Type:	Permanent
Pay Rate:	DOE
Date Posted:	Sep-04-09

NexGen Technologies, Inc. is a premier IT services and resource provider to various civilian agencies within the Federal government with ISO 9001 certified Quality Management Systems. Our partners include major software manufacturers and large corporations and small businesses in the IT industry. Our team members are currently providing mission-critical application development and support services to civilian agencies within the Federal government.

IT Security Analyst

The IT Security Analyst acts as technical lead managing and performing a variety of Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) tasks related to IT security in support of the Government's Certification and Accreditation (C&A) program.

Responsibilities:
• Conduct Certification and Accreditation (C&A) functions, focusing primarily on the Security Assessment elements of the C&A methodology
• Prepare comprehensive assessment plans
• Travel to client sites to conduct security assessments
• Conduct analysis and verification of assessment results
• Prepare executive and technical reports detailing vulnerabilities and recommend remediation for vulnerabilities
• Recommend security measures to protect against unauthorized modification or loss
• Perform research and/or training on security test tools
• Conduct meetings and review with designated upper government system owners and supervisors

Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in CS, IRM, IS or related field
• 3 - 7 years of experience with a knowledge of governmental security programs and standards
• Ability to pass background screening prior to employment and US Citizenship or work-authorization with alien registration number required.
• Travel requirements are approximately 20% of the job.

Certifications and Licenses:
• Active CISSP (Certified Information System Security Professional) or equivalent certification preferred
• Active CAP (Certification and Accreditation Professional) or equivalent certification preferred
• Knowledge and experienced with IT security on a general level
• Familiar with Federal IT security testing policies and procedures documented by the:
o Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA)
o Office of Management and Budget (OMB) A-130 Appendix III