Senior Security Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Computer Sys Security Analyst 4 for a contract opportunity in Newport News, VA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE) :

Bachelor’s Degree and 9 years of experience.  Master’s Degree and 7 years of experience. Ph.D. and 4 years of experience. A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.

• Four or more years’ of experience with either IT Network administration or IT System administration
• Four or more years’ of experience executing DoD STIG testing with demonstrated analysis proficiency
• Prior direct experience with network technologies (Layer 3 switches, firewalls, etc.) and networking protocols and concepts such as OSPF, RADIUS, Access Control Lists and port security

The candidate must be able to :

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES :

Designs, tests, and implements state-of-the-art secure operating systems, networks, and database products. Conducts risk assessment and provides recommendations for application design. Involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access. Uses encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of various security technologies, and information technology security research. May prepare security reports to regulatory agencies.

The candidate will assist system owning engineers with the selection, application and implementation of security controls on various network systems. Primarily this will be assessing compliance of various network technologies with security controls and determining the security impacts of network infrastructure changes. The ability to quickly learn new technologies and to turn general principles into concrete implementations will be helpful.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE) :

REQUIRED EDUCATION :

Bachelor's Degree is required.

School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS :

5 / 40 workweek. First Shift 7 : 30AM-4 : 00 PM. May consider part-time telework

MISCELLANEOUS :

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.