GovCIO Senior Cyber Security Specialist

Location: Columbia, South Carolina (Remote)

Core Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

Responsibilities

1. Provide expert-level support to cybersecurity efforts across multiple stakeholders within the VA Health Services Portfolio.
2. Lead strategic security initiatives, consult on complex projects, and oversee teams to ensure comprehensive security compliance and risk management.
3. Correlate threat data from various sources to establish the identity and modus operandi of hackers.
4. Provide assessments and reports facilitating situational awareness of current cyber threats.
5. Develop cyber threat profiles and assessments based on entity threat analysis.
6. Communicate and provide consultative support on system security certification & accreditation and Authority to Operate (ATO).
7. Coordinate and lead security and privacy activities within project teams.
8. Review and identify system/application security controls in accordance with NIST SP-800 53 Rev 4 guidance.
9. Perform cyber security and information system risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, and regulatory compliance assessment.
10. Identify and mitigate risks to the program.
11. Support adoption of new technologies and products.
12. Work independently with minimal guidance and supervision.
13. Participate in support activities related to the integration of security architecture & engineering efforts in the SDLC IT lifecycle.
14. Support Application development/maintenance and IT operations with DevSecOps and Agile practices.
15. Build and develop cyber security related artifacts.
16. Implement scans, cloud security solutions; analyze, evaluate, and plan enterprise solutions.
17. Resolve requests for assistance in troubleshooting issues.
18. Participate in planning of upgrades, replacement, configuration, and maintenance of security architecture projects.
19. Analyze process improvement areas/recommend changes for efficiencies/cost-savings.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

1. Bachelor's degree with 12+ years (or commensurate experience).
2. Strong understanding and hands-on experience with FISMA, NIST-800-53, HIPAA, and HITECH Act.
3. Experience achieving an ATO for projects within the VA or other Federal Agencies.
4. Experience with Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes.
5. Experience with ticketing systems such as Remedy or ServiceNow.
6. Security+ or other applicable certification.
7. Analytical and investigation skills.
8. Able to obtain Suitability/Public Trust Clearance.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

1. Experience as a VA ISSO or System Steward.
2. CISSP certification.
3. Experience with achieving an ATO for SaaS and/or Cloud-based applications.

Posted Salary Range: USD $140,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.