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ALTA IT Services

Cloud Cyber Security Technical Specialist (Secret Clearance)

ALTA IT Services, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland


Cloud Cyber Security Technical Specialist Aberdeen Proving Ground - Onsite Secret clearance is required to start Must hold a DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification such as CISSP, CASP CE, or CISA. Must hold a Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate (AZ104) certification or higher. Qualifications: • 3 years experience cyber security and information assurance. • Bachelor’s degree in a related field. • Must hold a DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification such as CISSP, CASP CE, or CISA. • Must hold a Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate (AZ104) certification or higher. • Proficient with cyber security/IT tools such as ACAS, HBSS/ESS, and eMASS. • Familiar with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). • Knowledge and understanding of NIST 800 series framework, including the Risk Management Framework Process. • Experience in information security, including technical assessment of IT security controls and devices for networks, applications, and systems, particularly cloud-based applications and services in Microsoft Azure. • Experience performing IT audit, IT compliance, enterprise risk management, creating/updating/implementing policy, security scanning, providing security-related technical guidance, and hardening devices. • Able to act as a subject matter expert in evaluating technical risks, understanding how changes in system configuration and/or network architecture affect a system’s security posture and risk profile, and evaluating and applying technical cybersecurity measures of IT systems and networks at the enclave level. • Experience implementing cyber security controls and countermeasures in cloud environments, specifically Microsoft Azure. Major Duties & Responsibilities: • Ensure the security of Azure cloud-based applications by performing scan and patch management, cyber security planning and policy management, cyber auditing, configuration management, Risk Management Framework (RMF) Authorization Management, and DevSecOps. • Support the ISSM-O in the creation and maintenance of all required policies, procedures, diagrams, hardware/software listings, and all other necessary artifacts required to obtain and maintain the ATO. • Support cyber security tasks including: scan and patch management; planning and policy management; auditing; configuration management; RMF Authorization Management; DevSecOps; incident response; vulnerability scanning; STIG compliance checking; HBSS/Endpoint Security Solution; network access control; and POA&M creation. M2