Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Team Lead

About the position We are seeking an experienced Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Team Lead in support of a government customer to join our team to provide Security Operations Support (SOC) Services to a government agency whose mission is to protect our Nation's borders from terrorist attacks, to provide law enforcement for over forty (40) Federal agencies, and to protect the revenue of the United States while facilitating trade. The SOC is a single point of management and reporting for information security incidents. The SOC exists to prevent, identify, contain, and eradicate cyber threats to networks through monitoring, intrusion detection, and protective security services to information systems, including local area networks / wide area networks (LAN / WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile / cellular, cloud, security devices, servers, and workstations. The SOC is responsible for the overall security of Enterprise-wide information systems and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations. Responsibilities • Assist the Government in managing Enterprise Information System Vulnerability Management (ISVM) compliance validation. • Brief leadership on current and future vulnerabilities, security policies and industry standards. • Brief leadership on most impactful vulnerabilities, configurations, and penetration testing efforts. • Create and manage all scans in accordance with the scan standardization documentation. • Perform regularly scheduled (monthly and ad hoc) vulnerability assessments using a master schedule as directed. • Manage, customize, and maintain scan policies, zones, and repositories as they relate to the network. • Perform scan functions and review scan results to ensure accurate findings. • Create and customize scan reports and data feeds to be imported/integrated into third party assessment tools. • Assist the Government in employing ad hoc or emergency VA scanning to support targeted incident investigation, escalation, and emergency response to security events. • Assist the Government in performing Penetration Testing Support. Requirements • Clearance requirement: Secret. • Minimum of 5 years' experience performing vulnerability assessments for an enterprise network. • Bachelor's of Science in computer engineering, computer science, IT or cyber security preferred (or 5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree). • One of the following certifications: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Nice-to-haves • Analyzing vulnerabilities and providing assessments and remediation instructions. • Knowledgeable to maintain a repository of VA application issues and report application issues to Government VAT Team Lead and SSD Director. • Experience with Application Security implementation. • Understanding of Firewall Management and Advanced Threat Protection. • Familiarity with Access Control, Authorization, Intrusion Prevention and Intrusion Detection. • Familiar with Protocol Analysis and requirements when handling sensitive and classified Information. • Familiar with FISMA compliance and Risk Management Framework. • Support Cyber Briefs for all vulnerability assessment team activities. • Assist the Government in providing Vulnerability Assessment, Compliance, and Reporting support to ISSO / ISSM interpreting scan results and recommend remediation plans. • Experience with cloud-based security technologies, architecture, and computing and searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data is preferred. Benefits • Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401K • Life insurance • Short-term and long-term disability plans • Vacation time • Holidays Apply tot his job