Security Control Assessor

ECS is seeking a Security Control Assessor to work Remotely.

Salary Range: 90,000-110,000

General Description of Benefits  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

• Strong communication ability across all levels of management. 

• Experience in planning assessments and a collaborative member with a team of security control assessors 

• Three (3) years’ experience supporting security assessment teams is required. 

• Experience in presenting control requirements and deficiencies to both technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Experience performing detailed, full-scope technical security control testing for each of the component types, including development of security and privacy assessment plans is required. 

• Ability to analyze information system configurations and technical specifications against NIST SP 800-53 and other overlays 

• Possesses a strong understanding of the NIST Special Publication 800-53 security and privacy controls, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and other information security and privacy laws and regulations. 

• Experience with development and writing of risk-based documentation. 
• Experience with Power automate, Power BI, & Microsoft Project Online.

Qualifications

• Experience performing Certification and Accreditation (C&A) activities, including risk assessments, Security Plans, Security Controls Assessments (SCA), Certification and Accreditation documents. 

• Knowledge of current industry methods for evaluating, implementing, and disseminating information technology (IT) security assessment, monitoring, detection, and remediation tools and procedures utilizing standards-based concepts and capabilities. 

• Experience with cloud technology offerings from AWS and Azure and assessing systems hosted within those environments. 

• Experience performing assessment in accordance with the policies, procedures, and standards of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the OCC. 

• Certifications/Licenses: 

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science’s, MIS/IT, Engineering, Information Security/IA, or related discipline to work requirement 
  • Five (5) or more years of Information Security experience required. 
  • Two (2) years of experience with the use of eGRC tools. 
  • One of the following certifications preferred: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), or Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA).