Cyber Vulnerability Analyst
Posted on: 21 Jul 2021
Washington, DC
Job Description
Job Summary
Amentum is seeking individuals who not only want to do meaningful, challenging work, keep their skills sharp and move ahead, but who take time for the things that they have a passion to do on a daily basis. And we're looking for team members who are passionate about making a difference by working on mission critical efforts that we manage as a premier government contractor.
As a Cyber Vulnerability Analyst you will assess cyber vulnerabilities of critical mission systems, networks, architectures, infrastructures, and assets. Strong Cyber Vulnerability Analyst candidates will have the ability to complete the tasks below while supporting our customer on-site in Washington, DC.
Performs business process engineering for remediation of vulnerability found during vulnerability assessments.
Records vulnerabilities and documents requirements needed to resolve vulnerabilities.
Develop a strong understanding of business, information technology and system processes.
Examine internal cyber security controls, evaluate the design and operational effectiveness, determine exposure to risk and develop remediation strategies.
Conduct integrated information technology audits, including but not limited to pre/post-implementation phases, privacy, data governance, and cyber security reviews using accepted audit and risk assessment frameworks adopted to our environment.
Conduct efficient and effective vulnerability analysis procedures.
Communicate complex technical issues in a simplified manner to relevant staff and management.
Generate final report showing compliance with our cyber security controls.
Assure that issues and associated root causes are understood, well defined and presented in understandable manner.
Review, evaluate, and test information technology application controls.
Provide recommendations and guidance on identified security and control risk.
Contributes to drive efficiencies and enhancement opportunities to existing auditing processes and techniques, using data analytics, automation, and other process improvement techniques and ideas.
Minimum Requirements
High school diploma or GED
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of related experience as performing vulnerability assessments and audit remediation, specializing in business process engineering OR
4 years of related experience AND a current CompTIA Sec+ certification
Must have experience assessing system and database vulnerabilities
Effective oral and written communication skills
Ability to prepare written reports, documents, and presentations
Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorable government fitness/access determination prior to start
U.S. citizen
Preferred Qualifications
Former ISSO
Previous Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) experience preferred
Previous Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) experience preferred
Amentum
Germantown, MD
Amentum supports the most critical missions of government and commercial organizations world wide.
Amentum is a premier global government and private-sector partner whose experience, passion and purpose drive mission success. We operate, serve, maintain, protect and support the most discerning and critical programs in Nuclear & Environment, Mission Support & Sustainment, Threat Mitigation, Mission Assurance, Strategic Capabilities Engineering in Critical Infrastructures, Facilities, and Ranges here and abroad. Amentum’s culture of safety, operational excellence, and ethics was formed throughout our 116-year heritage and sharpened by our unrelenting dedication to the customer’s mission.
At Amentum, we stand for operational excellence at every facet of the mission. It’s not about just getting the job done, but about empowering missions to accomplish results and positive outcomes for our customers.
With unrelenting dedication, we also support secure supply chains that take advantage of the most appropriate technology while being driven by people that have lived with the outcomes as opposed to just working in them. We also maintain and operate facilities and equipment that enables mission, doing it in ways that extend the useful lifespans while updating it to face modern challenges.
No matter the mission, with Amentum, mission excellence is achieved. See some of our project highlights below:
Although Amentum is new, our heritage dates back to the early 20th Century, with roots in iconic American companies. We honed our reputation throughout the Golden Age of Innovation, establishing deep relationships with customers in the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Energy.
In more recent years, we became a preeminent government contractor as URS and later joined with the world’s premier integrated infrastructure company, AECOM. We honed our values of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong sense of safety and integrity.
On Feb. 1, 2020, Amentum was born. Preserving our culture of excellence and commitment to safety and ethical business, Amentum remains a trusted partner to U.S. federal government agencies, allied governments and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we are more than 20,000 professionals in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories working together to ensure the success of our customers’ most vital missions.
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