Required Skills: 

• Security Clearance: Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph (CI or FS) 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline. 

• Four years of additional demonstrated work experience in Security Control Assessor (SCA) and Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO)Testing will be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree. 

• A Master’s degree in an applicable discipline be substituted for three years of demonstrated work experience 

• Three (3) years of cybersecurity experience with at least one year of experience conducting SCAs under ICD 503/CNSSI 1253 NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Risk Management Framework (RMF), or a similar framework. 

• One full year of SCA experiences within the last three calendar years. 

• One full year supporting cloud environment and experience performing security assessments in a cloud environment (AWS, Google, IBM, Azure, and Oracle). 

• Must meet Department of Defense (DOD) 8570.01-M baseline certification requirement for Information Assurances Technical (IAT) Level III CASP+CE, CCNP Security, CISA, or CISSP or Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP. 

• Knowledge of Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) of security controls. 

• Knowledge of general attack strategies (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK Framework). 

• Knowledge of NISPOM, ICD 503, NIST SP 800-53, ICD 705, and other ICDs as appropriate. 

• Skill in conducting vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerability in security systems (e.g., Cloud Environments) ASW, Google, IBM, Azure, and Oracle. 
   

Other Requirements: 

• Make recommendations to the IC CISO or designee for improving TTPS for better cyber threat protection. 

• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities. 

• Knowledge of network access, identity, and access management e.g. public key infrastructure (PKI). 

• Knowledge of network protocols such as Transition Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory Services. 

• Ability to assess the robustness of security systems and designs. 

• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation). 

• Three years of experience performing security assessments in a cloud computing environment. 

• Strong writing skills. 

• Write final reports and defend all findings, including risk or vulnerability, mitigation strategies, and references. 

• Report vulnerabilities identified during security assessments. 

• Write penetration testing Rules of Engagement (ROE), Test Plans, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). 

• Conducted security reviews, technical research and provided reporting to increase security defense mechanisms. 

• Travel Domestic and International Travel 0-25%.