Federal - Information Assurance Associate Manager

Organization: Accenture Federal Services

Location: DC Metro Area

We are:

Accenture Federal Services, implementing the latest security frameworks tailored to our federal clients. Cybersecurity challenges are different for every business in every industry. With customized plans, we prepare, protect, detect, respond and recover along all points of the security lifecycle. Whether we're defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we help build cyber resilience so our clients can grow with confidence in security.

You are:

A risk-savvy and compliance-smart expert in the industry. You stay current with the latest cyber threats and help clients spot them before they happen. You work well across technology teams to implement the latest security frameworks and put security systems and processes in place. And, when it comes to creating IT risk assessments, you tackle the design and launch with ease.

The Work:

• Create and own Security Artifacts such as System Security Plans and Security Assessment Reports
• Provide guidance and support to development of Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M)
• Create and develop ATO Packages for technology offerings
• Propose and ensure systems are complaint within the proper Security policies (NIST 800, FedRAMP, FISMA, RMF etc.)
• Review and Interpret Network and Application Vulnerability and compliance scans
• Lead ongoing quality control analysis to Network and Application Vulnerability processes
• LeadNetwork and Application Vulnerability review meetings with senior leadership

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Qualifications

Here is what you need:

• Ability to implement one or more of the following Federal Security frameworks: FedRAMP, FISMA, RMF, DIACAP and NIST SP 800 series and NIST SP 800-53
• Experience leading teams

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience performing system or network administration
• Experience with the following tools:CSAM, XACTA, eMASS

• You have one or more of the following certifications:

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA)

The Extras:

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