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AnaVation, LLC

Information Assurance/Security Engineer

reston, VA

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About this opportunity

AnaVation, LLC lists this Information Assurance/Security Engineer opportunity in reston, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Be Challenged and Make a Difference

AnaVation, in a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.

Description of Task to be Performed:

The Information Assurance/ SecurityEngineer will provide security engineering and information assurance support to the Government's Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) and Authority to Connect (ATC) for mission applications and services.

Designs, develops, monitors and documents security controls, security testing, security reporting, and plan of actions and milestones (POA&Ms) throughout systems and application lifecycles in support of mission systems.

Provides security engineering design inputs, security design reviews, and security best practices as part of technical and change requests.

Configures and validates secure systems, physical controls, and tests security products and systems to detect security weaknesses.

Maintains XACTA security records for supported systems.

Required Qualifications:

Clearance: Top Secret security clearance, CI poly eligible

Education: Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or similar technical field (additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for degree)

Certification: Requires 8570 compliance (IAT Level 2) such as CompTIA Security +

Experience:

Ideal candidates have 6 years of hands‑on experience and expertise in one or more of the following:

Support for information assurance and/or ATO process for Classified DoD or IC environments.

Experience documenting and assessing security controls in CentOS/RHELLinux Systems, Cisco Networks, VDI and/or Virtual server hosting environments.

Experience supporting, securing and delivering hardware and software updates and enhancements through security assessment and authorization, and production readiness reviews.

Demonstrated documentation writing for security plans, tests, and reports.

Must demonstrate strong teamwork, communication (both verbal and written), and presentation skills.

Must demonstrate strong initiative to accept new technical challenges in complex security engineering assignments.

Preferred Qualifications:

Desired Education: Master's Degree

Desired Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification(s)

Desired Experience with one or more of the following:

DoD or Intelligence Community (IC) IT and Application service delivery

Full lifecycle A&A process for classified infrastructure and application service delivery

ATO process management through XACTA

Agile software development

supporting NiFi data flows

supporting Apache Tomcat webservices

Cross domain solutions

Benefits

Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents

100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents

100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance

100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents

401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting

Competitive Pay

Generous paid leave and holiday package

Tuition and training reimbursement

Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation

AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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reston, VA, 22090, US

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