Location: Amarillo, TX
Job Title: Cybersecurity Contractor Assurance Lead
Career Level From: Associate
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Chief Information Security Off (50003144)
Job Specialty: Cyber Security
What You'll Do
Coordination of the cybersecurity program responsibilities within the Pantex Contractor Assurance System (CAS):
• Identification, formal documentation, and reporting of program deficiencies to responsible managers and authorities
• Coordinate and document formal opportunities for improvement
• Establish and effectively implement corrective and preventive actions
• Share lessons learned across the cybersecurity program
• Coordinates cybersecurity program participation in the Enterprise Assessment Program
o Coordination and accomplishment of annual management assessments for enterprise analysis and oversight
o Coordination of independent surveillances and organizational surveillances.
o Coordination of independent and external assessments
• Maintains and reports real-time CAS supporting trackers, metrics, and presentations
• Synchronizes weekly with members of the Performance Excellence (CAS) to predict, schedule, execute, and report program accomplishments
• Maintains annual contractor assurance training
• Achieves and maintains Extent of Condition (EoC) management ownership qualification
• Maintains certification as a qualified management assessment team lead
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering/computer science/information technology discipline.
- OR Master's degree in engineering/computer science/information technology discipline.
- Eight or more years of relevant education, training and/or progressive experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years of experience for this posting.
Preferred Job Requirements
- Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
- Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk). Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
- Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
- Knowledge of Security Assessment and Authorization process.
- Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) best practices.
- Ability to present administrative, technical, and operational information clearly and effectively through the oral and written word as well as diagrams and charts.
- Knowledge of NIST 800-53/53A security controls
- Ability to author and provide written causal analyses, extents of condition, action plans, and closure packages
- Knowledge of information technology (IT) security principles and methods (e.g., firewalls, demilitarized zones, encryption)
- Knowledge of Application Security Risks
- Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy
- Knowledge of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data security standards
- Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and access control methods
- Knowledge of database systems
- Knowledge of emerging technologies that have potential for exploitation
- Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code).
- Desired: Experience with RMF in the DOE Community
- Desired: Security+, CEH Certification or CISSP Certification
- Desired: FedRamp and Cloud compliance experience
Why Pantex?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.