Intermediate Information Assurance (IA) Analyst at CompQsoft, Inc.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Network Monitoring, Intrusion Analysis, Incident Response, IA Hardware Administration, Risk Assessment, Compliance Documentation, Security Configuration, Policy Implementation, Insider Threat Analysis, Network Device Optimization

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Description Job Title: Intermediate Information Assurance (IA) Analyst Location: Peterson Space Force Base Colorado Springs CO Clearance required by project: Secret Certification: CompTIA SEC+ Requirements Role Description: Intermediate Information Assurance (IA) Analyst. Under general technical supervision, network monitoring, analysis and reporting performs in accordance with the provisions of DoD Directive 8570.01 These skills and their associated duties may include the following: Intrusion: Examines potential security violations, incidents, malicious activity and attacks to determine if policy has been breached, assesses the impact, and preserves artifacts. Enters and tracks events and incidents. Supports incident escalation and assesses probable damage, identifies damage control and remediation, and assists in developing courses of action. Supervises the installation, monitoring, testing, troubleshooting, and administration of IA hardware and software systems. Recommends, schedules, and performs IA system repairs, systems administration, and maintenance. Analyzes patterns of noncompliance or attacks and recommends appropriate actions to minimize security risks and insider threat. Configures, optimizes, and tests network devices. Diagnoses and resolves IA problems in response to reported incidents. Enhances rule sets to identify or block sources or potential sources of malicious traffic. Supports the design and execution of exercise scenarios. Specialist: Implements, and monitors policies and procedures reflecting the legislative intent of applicable laws and regulations. Prepares, distributes, and maintains plans, instructions, guidance, and standard operational procedures concerning Information Security. Participate in IA risk assessments during the C&A process. Prepares, reviews, and evaluates documentation of compliance. Prepares recommendations for the DAA. Reviews IA and IA enabled software, hardware, and firmware for compliance with appropriate security configuration guidelines, policies, and procedures. Reviews AI security plans. Identifies alternative functional IA security strategies to address organizational security concerns. Reviews security safeguards to determine that security concerns identified in approved policies, plans, and doctrine have been fully addressed. Develops and implements programs to ensure that systems, networks, and data users are aware of, understand, and follow IA policies and procedures. Education/Experience: BA/BS with at least 5 years of experience

Responsibilities

The analyst is responsible for monitoring networks, analyzing security violations, and managing IA hardware and software systems. They also implement security policies, conduct risk assessments, and ensure compliance with DoD regulations.