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C&A Security Consultant - Job Code CAFC02


Location: Falls Church, VA
Type: Full Time

Certification Agent (CA) Support for Certification and Accreditation (C&A)

The contractor shall provide personnel to perform CA duties in support of the C&A process at our client's work site. The Certification Agent assigned to an Information Technology system shall serve as a subject matter expert for security. The CA shall provide security solutions and interpretations of security policies as they relate to specific architectures and projects. The CA shall establish rapport and develop a relationship with the project development teams. A CA shall typically serve in that for more than one system.

The CA shall perform duties including but not limited to:

* Supporting audits.
* Monitoring timeliness of accomplishment of required actions and documents pertaining to the C&A of the system throughout its life cycle.
* Ensuring that an IS security analysis is a conducted to determine appropriate security requirements during the design stage of an application.
* Ensuring that the IS design meets a specified set of security requirements.
* Assisting developers in ensuring IS security requirements for all applications comply with all laws and regulations and are appropriate and sufficient.
* Creating the Security Assessment reports for the C&A process.
* Ensuring IS security plans and other C&A documents are developed for all applications following dhs and cbp mandated procedures and tasks, such as using RMS.
* Providing written justification, when appropriate, to the Chief, STP branch for approval by the assistant commissioner, office of information and technology to obtain a written waiver of policy for mandated security features.
* Coordinating with he assigned Information systems security officer on deployment of new systems and modifications of legacy systems.
* Pluses are familiarity with the DHS-mandated certification & accreditation and compliance tools, RMS & TAF, experience with HSPD 12, firewalls, and Oracle databases.
* All candidates must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a US Government security clearance.

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