Junior Information Assurance Analyst

SRC, Inc. is a not-for-profit research and development company with more than 55 years of experience in defense, environment and intelligence. SRCTec, its subsidiary, offers manufacturing and life cycle management for complex electronics systems.

SRC, Inc. is actively seeking information assurance (IA) analysts to support our defense customer, the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate located in Rome, N.Y.

* Evaluate security architectures and designs, and provide inputs as to the adequacy of security designs and architectures proposed or provided in response to requirements * Evaluate designs and implementations of existing and in-development systems to assess the security implications related to cloud architectures, open architectures to include large enterprise systems likely spanning multiple networks and/or security domains to include unclassified, Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI and SAP/SAR information * Serve as the subject matter experts and system security engineers providing cybersecurity guidance to system development project teams * Support program managers responsible for the acquisition of information security to ensure IA architecture and systems engineering requirements are properly addressed through the acquisition life cycle * Research and keep up-to-date on techniques and process improvements in support of information security and secure system design practices * Develop and maintain knowledge and expertise concerning accreditation standards and requirements * Collaborate with system development personnel * Provide guidance and ensure incorporation of IA within the system architecture at all stages of program development * Provide technical review and analysis support during the accreditation process * Provide technical information security support

* Bachelor's degree in communications, computer science, engineering or information assurance * Three to five years of experience as an information systems security manager, information systems security officer, information systems security engineer or other IA discipline * Knowledge/experience in assured engineering and enterprise architecture * Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or similar certification required * Outstanding organizational, interpersonal and communication (writing and speaking) skills * Sound knowledge of DCID 6/3, ICD 503, NIST 800 series and certification/accreditation * Experience dealing with 10 or more SAP/SAR programs **Preferred Requirements** * Experience with Xacta, vulnerability scanning/lockdown, A&A testing and documentation * Knowledge and experience with: design(s), conducting technical vulnerability assessments, computer system and network engineering, managing program information technology (IT) assets' configuration * Knowledge and experience with secure architectures, client/server technologies, web-based technologies, enterprise services, cloud-based system, the OSI model and the TCP/IP stack * Knowledge of DoD systems * Understanding of software and system development life cycles, Agile Scrum development, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) * Experience with Windows and Linux server operating systems and applications **Security Clearance Requirements** Must be a U.S. citizen. An active Top Secret/SCI security clearance and current investigation are required. Selected applicant will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. An In-Scope SSBI (within five years) and a U.S. government clearance within the last 24 months are required. The applicant must also have a current CI or FS polygraph or be willing to submit to one as a condition of employment.