Information Assurance (IA) Analyst

Description

Job Title: Intermediate Information Assurance (IA) Analyst

Location: Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO

Start Date: ASAP

Clearance required by project: Secret

Certification required by project: CompTIA SEC+CE  or Higher

Requirements

Role Description: 

Intermediate  Information Assurance (IA) Analyst. Under general technical  supervision, network monitoring, analysis and reporting performs in  accordance with the provisions of DoD Directive 8570.01

These  skills and their associated duties may include the following:  Intrusion: Examines potential security violations, incidents, malicious  activity and attacks to determine if policy has been breached, assesses  the impact, and preserves artifacts. Enters and tracks events and  incidents. Supports incident escalation and assesses probable damage,  identifies damage control and remediation, and assists in developing  courses of action. Supervises the installation, monitoring, testing,  troubleshooting, and administration of IA hardware and software systems.  Recommends, schedules, and performs IA system repairs, systems  administration, and maintenance.

Analyzes  patterns of noncompliance or attacks and recommends appropriate actions  to minimize security risks and insider threat. Configures, optimizes,  and tests network devices. Diagnoses and resolves IA problems in  response to reported incidents. Enhances rule sets to identify or block  sources or potential sources of malicious traffic. Supports the design  and execution of exercise scenarios. Specialist: Implements, and  monitors policies and procedures reflecting the legislative intent of  applicable laws and regulations.

Prepares,  distributes, and maintains plans, instructions, guidance, and standard  operational procedures concerning Information Security. Participate in  IA risk assessments during the C&A process. Prepares, reviews, and  evaluates documentation of compliance.

Prepares  recommendations for the DAA. Reviews IA and IA enabled software,  hardware, and firmware for compliance with appropriate security  configuration guidelines, policies, and procedures. Reviews AI security  plans. Identifies alternative functional IA security strategies to  address organizational security concerns. Reviews security safeguards to  determine that security concerns identified in approved policies,  plans, and doctrine have been fully addressed. Develops and implements  programs to ensure that systems, networks, and data users are aware of,  understand, and follow IA policies and procedures. Education/Experience:  BA/BS with at least 5 years of experience