Information Assurance Specialist

Information Assurance Specialist The Opportunity:   As an Information Assurance Spe cia list serving a national defense agency, you will integrate security across the full system lifecycle to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data for traditional and cloud‑native architectures including AWS and approved SaaS. You’ll lead the operationalization of RMF / CSRMC in a DevSecOps environment, automate control implementation and evidence collection to achieve and sustain A & A, Assess‑Only, and cATO accreditations, and maintain an authoritative body of evidence in eMASS. You’ll collaborate with control owners and delivery teams to tailor and implement security controls such as container security, serverless, service meshes, or IaC, document shared responsibility and control inheritance, and drive risk‑based remediation through POA & Ms, continuous monitoring, and transparent stakeholder e nga gement. You’ll also perform advanced SCA / SCA‑V functions, design and execute transparent Security Assessment Plans, analyze near real‑time posture using automated scans, logs, and CaC outputs, validate automated evidence and Policy and Compliance‑as‑Code results, and synthesize mission‑focused risk analysis for the AO such as SAR, RAR, and authorization recommendations. You’ll lead technical incident response for cloud‑native systems, coordinate with SaaS providers during third‑party incidents, and brief program leadership with a strict “no surprises” approach that enables timely, risk‑informed decisions. Join us. The world can’t wait. You Have: 5+ years of experience with Information Assurance 3+ years of experience directly performing Information Assurance tasks Knowledge of the DoD cybersecurity environment Secret clearance Bachelor’s degree in an IT, Computer Science, or Engineering field DoD 8570 / 8140 IAM Level II or IAT Level II baseline certification such as CISSP, Security+ CE, CISM, or CASP+ CE Nice If You Have: Experience operating eMASS as the authoritative GRC system of record, maintaining near real‑time security documentation and POA & Ms Experience with Compliance as Code and cloud‑native tools such as AWS Inspector, Security Hub, validating automated evidence against NIST SP 800‑53 and DoD STIGs Experience with vulnerability and sof tware assurance tooling including SAST / DAST, SCA, or container image scanning, and risk‑based remediation before deployment Experience with ICAM enforcement such as DoW eICAM, least‑privilege access controls, and secure SaaS configuration Knowledge of RMF step 1–6 execution, continuous monitoring, and CSRMC automation in DevSecOps pipelines Ability to lead technical incident response for cloud‑native systems and coordinate with third‑party providers to restore mission capability Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; Secret clearance is required.

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