Security Architect/ Engineer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Fenix Group is a Systems Integrator focused on battlefield technologies.  Our mission is to reduce risk and cost to the warfighter by enabling battlefield intelligence at the edge, increasing soldier lethality and allowing smaller teams to control larger areas.  Our experience in deploying specialized austere environment communications systems to enable a "Battlefield of Things" (TM) allows us to connect drones, augmented reality enabled battlefield robots, loitering munitions, and other sensor ecosystem end points to enable US military and first responders with at-the-edge intelligence. 

Job Description

Required Clearance: TS / SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Candidate shall provide expert-level security support/guidance to engineering and technical IT related activities within the organization. In addition, candidate shall provide day-to-day support and oversight of all Information Assurance, Certification & Accreditation and Assessment & Authorization activities. Responsible for managing the processing of all organizational efforts through the risk management cycle, this includes closely coordinating and track risks, accreditation status, and reporting status across project teams. Generate security plans as required and be the security advocate for all system/architecture changes. Assemble and submit C&A packages to Principal Accreditation Authority/ Designated Accreditation Authority. Coordinate C&A actions and system testing with appropriate security personnel. Maintain a document repository where C&A project documentation is stored.

Qualifications

Required Clearance: TS / SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Required Skills:

· Years of Experience Required: 11 or more years Professional Experience

· Education Level/Major: Bachelors Degree

· Candidate shall possess a minimum of eleven (11) years of experience in IT security and information assurance

· Experience in an ISSO /ISSE / ISSM role.

· Working knowledge of Intelligence Community Information Assurance policies and regulations and how they relate to the certification and accreditation process.

· Experience authoring and maintaining systems security documentation including documentation of security mitigations and successful completion of DCID 6/3 or ICD503 accreditation process

· Demonstrated experience navigating the Sponsor's security and accreditation process to include certification and accreditation of an IT system to Authority to Operate (ATO)

· Candidate shall possess knowledge and experience in generating appropriate security documentation to receive proper accreditation from Directorate security personnel and correcting security shortfalls as they are identified through Agency sponsored reviews.

· Experience using XACTA Tool

· Strong technical skills and analytic ability.

· Good communications skills, written and oral.

Desired Skills:

· PMP Certification

· Knowledge of Customer PMF process

· Knowledge of FISMA, DCID 6/3, ICD 503 Standards

· Knowledge of IT development lifecycle

· Knowledge of Customer organization and processes specific to security requirements for IT systems and accreditation/certification.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.