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We are currently recruiting for Information Assurance Engineers, System Design Security Officers, MVS OS 390 professionals, Computer Incident Response Team Specialists, IA Analysts and DITSCAP professionals. see descriptions below. *** PLEASE SEND RESUMES AND INQUIRIES TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE INDICATE WHICH POSITION BEST SUITES YOUR CAREER GOALS IN THE SUBJECT HEADING. *** INFORMATION ASSURANCE ENGINEER Information Assurance Engineer with hands on experience and familiarity with the security aspects for LAN and WANs; physical, personnel and telecommunications security. Candidate must have a Bachelors degree, preferably EE. 10-15 years of current, hands-on experience with familiarity in DITSCAP, NIACAP, NIST and NSA Security doctrine. The candidate will support new initiatives and perfect a COMmunications SECurity program. Telecommunications support analysis skills; supporting the existing connectivity requirements to accommodate individual and vendor support connections, flexiplace dial-ins, commercial brokers and other off-net point-to-point circuits, and the client's WAN. Candidate must be able to: assess plans and procedures for providing security on mainframe personal computers, Novell and/or NT networks, Internet, and telephone-based services; develop test plans for assessing security on network, Internet, and telecom-based systems and develop compensating controls for any weaknesses identified; develop change control processes for tracking proposed changes through the implementation phase according to standard; provide cost estimates and candidate solutions for an improved audit system for tracking activity; and liaison activities. This position requires that the candidate interact regularly with high level government officials and therefore must have excellent communication and writing skills. The candidate will be required to obtain a Security Clearance. Position is located in Springfield/Newington, VA. SYSTEM DESIGN SECURITY OFFICER This position supports an enterprise-level IA program for a large Federal customer requiring extensive experience in system security design, security practices and IA tools. Environment supported is MVS with world wide distributed access through LAN/WAN. Candidate will have strength in software development with a strong knowledge and experience in the security background. Strong communication and coordinator skills with an ability to interact and negotiate with clients and developers in reference to requirements. Candidate must possess the ability to communicate security concepts to diverse audiences and translate them into the particular context of applications. Candidate must be adaptable to change and diverse situations and demonstrate an interest in expanding their skills with little guidelines. Duties: Ensure that an IS security analysis is conducted to determine appropriate security requirements during the design stage of an application. Ensure that the IS design meets a specified set of security requirements and that it includes the implementation of an adequate audit trail capability of security-related activities as prescribed by the client Assist developers in ensuring that IS security requirements for all applications comply with all laws and regulations and that requirements are appropriate and sufficient Ensure IS security plans are developed for all other documentation required and that the application is certified Provide written justification, when appropriate Coordinate deployment of new systems and assume joint responsibility to prepare the initial Accreditation Package and Interconnection Security Agreement Representation at key project meetings Requirements: Candidate will be required to obtain a Security Clearance. Familiarity with government IA practices required. BS Degree in CS, EE or related field (MS preferred). Minimum 11 years experience of relevant experience. Prior Program/Project management experience. Must be able to obtain a security clearance. IBM MVS Familiarity. Extensive WAN/LAN Experience. Experience Desired: Oracle DB experience strongly desired. Security Certifications (CISSP, etc.). DITSCAP experience. Position is located in Springfield/Newington, VA. INFORMATION ASSURANCE ENGINEER W/ DITSCAP OR NIACAP EXP. Information Assurance Engineer with network certification and accreditation support using DITSCAP and/or NIACAP process. Candidate will have experience performing risk assessments of UNIX and NT networks and knowledge of the accreditation process following the DITSCAP or NIACAP guidance. Candidate will also of knowledge of various network architectures (LAN, WAN, ATM) and have DITSCAP or NIACAP training. Desired experience includes familiarity with commercial-off-the-shelf software security products - firewalls, IDS, routers. Preferred candidate will have reviewed completed C & A actions and provided recommendations for approval and have CISSP certification. Position is located at corporate headquarters in Reston, VA. SYSTEM SECURITY OFFICER Dynamic position on-site in the Springfield-Newington area requiring talented individuals with experience in at least one or more of the following areas. ALL Candidates MUST have MVS OS390 experience: 1. PKI Expert. Experience and/or knowledge in the application and administration of PKI, preferably Entrust a PLUS. One-quarter of their time will be devoted to the study and implementation of PKI. The candidate will be directly involved with the Certificates and Registration Authority for as many as 25000 users, an unknown number of machines and applications. They will represent the Client at forums and meetings on/about this application. 2. MVS Security Expert. System-level programmer that must be totally familiar with IBM MVS and the OS/390 operating system and understand the logical uses and accesses within MVS and CICS along with their supporting procedures. The person must possess the ability to test and attempt to circumvent existing controls and identify procedural, application and security weaknesses which could undermine current controls. The person must be available to consult and recommend enhancements where deficiencies exist. The person would setup and maintain a quarterly test schedule for the four mainframes located at the Client Data Center. 3. Oracle Security Officer duties. Candidate must be thoroughly familiar with Oracle and its database applications, preferably Oracle 8 and 8i. The person must be cognizant of the application of Security Controls in a role-based atmosphere and be willing to consult and advise the Oracle Database Administrators and Implementors on the security controls available to them. 4. UNIX Security Officer duties. The candidate must be familiar with the controls and security enhancements available to UNIX platforms, especially Sun's Solaris. Background in Unix-based Intrusion Detection Systems a plus. The candidate must be a team player, have proven documentation capability and be able to communicate effectively. The candidate must also be able to obtain a security clearance based on background of personal and financial scrutiny. The candidate must have the ability to analyze and test various security controls and security enhancements at least on a quarterly basis. Essentially, the candidate will monitor Oracle structure for possible vulnerability's associated with the database; audit and monitor UNIX to lock in security features aimed at reducing possible risks associated with the operating system; audit MVS OS/390, CA TopSecret and the mainframe for possible risks/vulnerability's and advise and study PKI/IKE requirements and recommendations. Candidate will be required to obtain a security clearance. Position is located in Springfield, VA. NETWORK SECURITY ANALYST/COMPUTER INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM SPECIALIST Candidate will monitor and assess the status of the Enterprise Security System and increase the use of automated information security tools for detecting and/or preventing computer security incidents. Candidate will review actual or suspected incidents and vulnerabilities detected and take appropriate action to correct the identified problem or cause. Will be expanding the Intrusion Detection capability and develop an enhanced capability to proactively monitor networks. Will be monitoring the effectiveness of C-SIRT capabilities using a set of metrics developed. 20 years of professional exp with 10 yrs generalized exp in Security Systems, security incident problem resolution on a distributed network highly desired. Information Assurance Tools exp required. Knowledge of government regulations, policies, and procedures. Demonstrated ability to work independently in the absence of specific guidance as well as within a team environment. Undergraduate degree required, technical area preferred. Computer Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification preferred. Position is located in Springfield, VA. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Lindsay Martin Corporate Technical Recruiter Human Resources Department ARTEL, Inc. http://www.artelinc.com
