Location: Primarily remote. Preferred Washington DC area based applicants

Job type: Contract Employment

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Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility

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Project Management of client engagements to assess overall Information Security posture and specific contractual requirements, including, but not limited to, DFARS, NIST 800-171, CMMC  standards. The right candidate for this role will work with various teams, both internal and external, to ensure technical risk compliance against industry standards, corporate polices and security testing as applicable and also be accountable for organizing, managing, presenting, and documenting all vulnerability testing, findings, and remediation tasks associated.

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Significant experience of implementing NIST 800-171 controls and knowledge of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements

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Skills:
 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in information security and regulatory compliance 

• Significant experience of implementing NIST 800-171 controls and knowledge of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements

• Strong knowledge of core IT and Security infrastructures including Active Directory, Microsoft Windows security controls, SIEM, AV, IPS, vulnerability scanners etc.

• Experience in implementing cloud-based monitoring and handling information security incidents

• Experience in Amazon Web Service Gov Cloud or Microsoft Azure Government Cloud

• Experience and knowledge with Governance, Risk Management and Compliance

• Strong communication and technical skills
   

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum two years of experience implementing NIST 800-171 information security controls

Education; Bachelor’s degree in information systems, information security, computer science or other related major; Security clearance not required; US Citizenship preferred.

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Certifications & Licenses: Significant experience of implementing NIST 800-171 controls and knowledge of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements