Compliance and Assessment Analyst

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Compliance and Assessment Analyst at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:
As a Compliance and Assessment Analyst, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USCENTCOM. You will play a crucial role in liaising between various Cybersecurity and Operational technical focus areas to ensure enterprise compliance is planned for, supported, and tracked in a timely manner. Additionally, this role will act as part of the USCENTCOM Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment (CORA) Team and requires a skillset that maps to at least one CORA Technical Area (e.g., Network Infrastructure, Vulnerability Management, Traditional Security, Windows OS, etc.).

Duties and Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly skilled Compliance and Assessment Analyst with experience in providing detailed, in-depth cybersecurity analysis, assessing/auditing, and reporting. The Analyst will be responsible for:

• Creating, tracking, and/or maintaining various configuration and/or vulnerability mitigation efforts (e.g., developing, submitting, and/or tracking Authority to Operate (ATO) products, Plans of Action and Milestones [POA&Ms], Security Technical Implementation Guide [STIG] checklists, etc.).
• Conducting analysis for and/or tracking Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs), weekly Information Assurance Vulnerability Assessments (IAVAs), and other related items between Cybersecurity teams and Information Technology (IT) Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to determine level of mitigation efforts, sequence of actions required, and tracking/reporting of specific details to leadership.
• Creating and/or providing compliance tracking products (e.g., status reports, briefings, and/or updates) to leadership.
• Providing expert analytical support that includes research and documentation (e.g., Policies, tactics, techniques, and procedures [TTPs], etc.) to support USCENTCOM mission.
• Gaining certification as a Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) Technology Area Reviewer for at least one CORA Technology Area.
• Performing all requirements to maintain DCDC Reviewer certification (e.g., performing CORA assessments, maintaining required training, etc.).
• Participating in various meetings and/or working groups between Operations and Cybersecurity professionals (including both government and contract personnel) to track and ensure cybersecurity compliance.
• Other compliance-related duties as required.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Bring your cyber expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cybersecurity Analyst Principal must have:

• Certification: Applicable Intermediate DoD 8140 or DoD 8570 Certification that meets DCDC CORA Reviewer guidelines
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience
• Required Skills:
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills (e.g., ownership, curiosity, good judgment, respectfulness, integrity, flexibility, honesty, etc.), outstanding oral and written communication skills, good organizational skills, ability to both work in a team and work independently.
• Strong understanding of vulnerabilities, exploits, and practical working knowledge of Department of War (DoW) Cybersecurity programs.
• Strong understanding of POA&Ms, STIGs, IAVAs, etc.
• Ability to read, understand, and communicate DoW Cybersecurity orders, policies, and procedures.
• Basic familiarity with a wide variety of IT technologies (e.g., servers, physical and virtual clients, applications, networking devices, virtual infrastructure, etc.).
• Basic familiarity with a wide range of cybersecurity tools (e.g., Trellix, Assured Compliance Assessment Solution [ACAS]/Tenable, RMF Processes (e.g., eMASS), Splunk, etc.).
• Ability to provide technical and/or cybersecurity subject matter expertise for a wide range of technologies.
• Strong understanding of compliance and/or cybersecurity concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Minimum skills needed to independently assess specified DCDC Technology Areas (e.g., Virtual Infrastructure, Voice/Video over Internet Protocol [VVoIP], Unix Operating Systems, etc.) as part of the assessor role.
• Desired Skills:
• Experience with USCENTCOM and understanding of its mission and IT environment.
• Experience briefing leadership (both contract and government).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, etc.) for automation tasks related to STIG compliance (e.g., assisting SMEs with EvaluateSTIG, etc.).
• Strong/specialized experience needed to independently assess specified DCDC Technology Areas as part of the assessor role.
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI clearance required.
• US citizenship required due to the TS/SCI clearance requirement

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.

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