FedRAMP Security Consultant

Job Title : Security Analyst III Location : Remote within Wisconsin Contract length : 9 months, possible extension Schedule : 40 hrs; Mon-Fri Pay : $37/hr to $42.66/hr, DOE Position Overview: Seeking a Level III security professional with vulnerability management knowledge, strong documentation and compliance experience, and excellent stakeholder communication skills. Success in this position depends on the ability to work cross-functionally, manage competing priorities, contribute to federal security compliance efforts, and serve as a trusted partner to both security teams and business stakeholders. This role requires understanding security concepts, technical requirements, and operational processes and communicating them effectively to non-security audiences.

Job Responsibilities:

• Integrate security into program operations
• Partner with organizational leaders to incorporate information security best practices into technical and operational development
• Provide recommendations on how to improve the information security posture of programs and reduce risk
• Communicate risks in simple and comprehensible terms. Provide options to mitigate risk considering business impact
• Draft security requirements to be included into charters, scope documents, and procurements
• Document and communicate analysis. Answer clarifying questions
• Escalate to ISS leadership if an acceptable level of risk cannot be achieved
• Act as a liaison between the program area and the Information Security Section
• Be a solutions-focused advocate
• Intake projects and other program initiatives and champion them through the appropriate ISS workstream
• Gather information as needed so that the security team can perform a thorough analysis
• Communicate workstream deliverables to the customer. Verify that the deliverable meets the customer need, and follow up on any clarifications
• Coordinate across ISS, meeting their security-focused needs
• Coordinate with other BITS staff, the Office of Legal Counsel, Bureau of Procurement and Contracting, and other program staff as needed in order to arrive at an outcome
• Support audit, assessment, incident response, and other regulatory activities
• Responsibility and authority will vary based on the use case and customer need
• Request and/or gather artifacts demonstrating compliance
• Schedule/facilitate communications between auditor/incident response, vendors, technical teams, and other program stakeholders
• In partnership with ISS, assess audit results and develop corrective action plans/plans of action and milestones
• Provide oversight to the resolution, test for compliance, and request authority to close
• Respond to regulatory inquiries and draft documents as needed
• Participate and support Program Integration related activities
• Backup other security liaison roles
• Draft and deliver status reports
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders
• Establish and document standard operations for job-related activities
• Support Vulnerability Management related to DMS and its vendors
• Foster transparency, accountability, and timely resolution of vulnerabilities with DMS and its vendors
• Support DMS and its vendors in adhering to state and federal regulations and Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines (PPSGs) related to vulnerability management
• Draft and monitor plans of action and milestones for non-compliance
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Well-qualified candidate will have broad knowledge of information security and experience in application development, technical architecture, contracting, audit, or vendor management Be familiar with NIST or another recognized framework Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems, convey both oral and written instruction, and handle multiple task interruptions while providing services in a professional and courteous manner Demonstrated attention to detail and organizational skills Demonstrated ability to work effectively with customers to solve business challenges while balancing the need for confidentiality, integrity, and availability Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse working environment Demonstrated ability to work independently, as part of a team of peers, and also to support and contribute to a multidiscipline team environment

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