NASA Cybersecurity Specialist Associate

Job Description

Description

SAIC has an immediate need for a Cybersecurity Analyst to support the NASA Integrated Communications Services (NICS) contract at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.  NICS contract provides high quality integrated communications services for secure voice, video and data solutions and services to NASA customers worldwide. This role would support the program Information Assurance Team on the NASA Corporate Network

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts risk and vulnerability assessment at the network and system level
• Collaborate with system administrators and owners on security controls
• Formulates operational risk mitigations along with assisting in security awareness programs
• Ensure system compliance and on-going authorization with NIST 800.53
• Conducts a review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed
• Support cyber metrics development, maintenance and reporting
• May provide briefings to senior staff
• Support projects and initiatives as the Cybersecurity subject matter expert
• Periodically support operations as a Cybersecurity watch officer
• Troubleshoot and problem solve technical and non-technical challenges assigned to

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Cybersecurity or related fields
• Years of experience accepted in lieu of degree. 
• Bachelors and 0 years related experience.

Required Skills:

• NIST Risk Management Framework experience
• System and/or Security Plan administration
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-task, operational environment with deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work under general direction

Desired Skills / Experiences:

• NASA experience
• System Security Plan Auditing
• FedRAMP
• Python Scripting
• Nessus
• Data Analytics

Clearance:

• Secret

Certifications / Training:

• Network+/Security+ or equivalent

Desired Certifications / Training:

• CISSP
• ITIL
• Cisco
• Linux
• Microsoft
• Juniper

COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees are required to adhere with SAIC's vaccination policy. All SAIC employees must be fully vaccinated and they must submit proof of vaccination on their first day of employment. Prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Where work is performed strictly at a customer site, customer site vaccination requirements preempt SAIC's vaccination policy.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

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