Responsibilities:

• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s information security
• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and defining future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems
• Assisting the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements
• Responsible for implementing and developing the DHS IT security
• Gathering and organizing technical information about the lab’s mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs
• Performing risk analyses which also includes risk assessment
• Providing support to plan, coordinate, and implement the lab’s information security
• Providing support for facilitating and helping the lab identify its current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to lab systems
• Possessing and applying expertise on multiple complex work assignments which are broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks
• Has the ability to apply a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments
• Planning and leading major technology assignments
• Evaluating performance results and recommending major changes affecting short-term project growth and success
• Functioning as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• 5 years of directly relevant experience in information security
• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense (CND) policies, procedures, and regulations
• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture
• Knowledge of boundary protection and enclaving
• Knowledge of authentication and access management technologies
• Knowledge of several of the following areas is required: Understanding of business security practices and procedures; current security tools available; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools; familiarity with commercial products, and current lab infrastructure technology
• Ability to serve as an Information System Security Officer (ISSO)
• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

Desired Skills:

• DHS experience
• Cybersecurity skills including threat hunting.
• Advanced knowledge of RMF framework
• Experience working ATO’s

Required Education:

• BS Information Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 7 years information security experience.

Desired Certifications:

• CISSO, CISM, CISSP