Security Control Assessor Representative

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assess, identify, and provide to the Government, for AO approval, a listing of recommended enterprise security controls/enhancements that provide mission assurance for cyber USTRANCOM terrain systems supporting USTRANSCOM's mission.
• Provide SME support for RMF activities within and/or outside Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) or other tool as designated by the Government. 
• Provide technical and operational analyses of supporting artifacts and provide risk analysis recommendations to the SCA.
• Perform triage of authorization, POA&M, System Security Plan, System Categorization, and risk acceptance requests using the Govt RMF Artifact Quality Rubric. 
• Identify non-compliant submissions, document in the Package Return Report (PRR), and submit to the Government SCA for approval and signature. 
• Review security artifacts provided by program offices or other organizations and assess both technical and functional adequacy of cybersecurity/Information Assurance (IA) controls.
• Perform the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) role within eMASS on NIPRNet and SIPRNet, verifying that controls are in-place, operating as intended, producing desired outcomes, and providing feedback to submitters on non-compliant security controls, adequacy of artifacts, and POA&M items, and provide the required PRR as needed.
• Compile Authorization Official package to include risk assessment, required artifacts, and required approval documents to support risk recommendations to the AO in accordance with Government guidance.
• Review and coordinate RMF packages such as categorizations, security plans and POA&Ms for signature by approved authorities as designated by the Government and IAW suspense assigned by the Government.
• Manage eMASS user accounts (i.e., add, delete, and assign/update roles) for the customers instance of eMASS per Government direction. 
• Track status of checklists and packages from submission through approval or disapproval decision by the AO.

• Must have a current 8140 Cyber Security compliant certification in one of the following: CCISO, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, CySA+, GSLC or GSNA
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of related experience
• Requires Active DoD Secret security clearance
• Thorough understanding and experience with DoD RMF tool eMASS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating the ability to present material to senior DoD and non-DoD officials.
• Able to communicate effectively with senior leaders and customers to clearly present technical approaches and findings.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the DoD mission
• Experience with Ports, Protocols, Services Management (PPSM) is desired
• Masters or higher in: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology and Software Engineering