Information Assurance Engineer Associate
Washington
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
This position will be based at Suitland, MD Responsibilities: - Become an expert in Federal Regulations and guidelines such as NIST 800-37, 53, 60, 130, and CNS - Si 1253 & 1254 - Become an expert in the implementation and deployment of Xacta 360 and Xacta IO - Become familiar with existing processes and operations to continuously maintain support for the Xacta solution - Become familiar with new capabilities and advocate for their usage and adoption where appropriate - Provide consistent and effective feedback to team members, client stakeholders, and end users alike - With some oversight and guidance, identify, troubleshoot, diagnose, and provide recommendations to remediate issues within the Xacta application set - Provide new, or update existing operational solutions to complex problems as it pertains to Xacta systems administration - Become familiar with business process engineering best practices while developing the customers implementation of the Risk Management Framework - Apply domain knowledge and experience to identify and implement efficiencies in the administration of an Enterprise application Job Requirements Qualifications: This position requires a current TS Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility Must have some knowledge with system security support IAW ICD 503 / Risk management Framework (RMF). Candidates must also have the following experience and knowledge: - 2 years of general Information Technology, Systems and/or Security Engineering is required. - Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Technology or related field is required. 5 additional years of general experience in IT, IA, Cybersecurity can be substituted for a degree. - Experience in system/application administration to include issue customer relationship management, Tier 1 & Tier 2 support activities. - Significant experience with documenting and communicating technical solutions that will be disseminated to a technical user base. - Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with technical engineers, and end users alike is required. - DoD 8570/8410 compliance is preferred. - Experience in security operations/incident response concepts and implementation and vulnerability management. - Strong written and verbal communications skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels are required. - A professional attitude regarding attention to detail and customer service and excellent organizational skills are required. The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements to access sensitive information, which requires US citizenship.