Security Control Assessor (SCA) Level 2

Position Overview:

System High requires SCAs to provide Information Security Assessment and Authorization (A&A) support throughout a program's lifecycle to both Contractor and Government systems.

Duties & Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Familiarity with Information Assurance (IA) concepts and possess moderate Information Security (IS) skills and knowledge

• Ability to review and recommend vulnerability and risk levels associated with software (SW) and hardware (HW) products

• Practical experience performing Information System (IS) A&A as defined in applicable Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) and guidance

• Practical experience developing and implementing security related directives and guidance for Information Technology (IT), Information Assurance (IA), and Information Management (IM)

• Practical experience utilizing risk management strategies for IT solutions

• Understanding of emerging technologies and their implementation within Government system and network environments

• Knowledge of IT concepts used in the evaluation of security performance and integrity of state-of­the art applications, communications systems, HW, SW, satellite control systems, and information processing systems

• Understanding of IT systems, SW, and networks

• Practical experience assessing security of cloud-based systems, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and/or software as a service (SaaS) deployment

• Ability to effectively coordinate A&A activities of industry and Government ISs to meet acquisition milestone requirements

• Ability to write effective technical reports and general correspondence