Regional Cyber Security Assessor / Secret

Required: Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years of related experience. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in-lieu of degree requirement. Possess or obtain at least 1 of the following certifications prior to start date. CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, CISSP, Security+ CE, CySA+, PPDA, Agile IC, or SNOW App Dev Demonstrated experience in network and system administration, tools development and assessing cyber hygiene. Experience maintaining security tools and assessment checklists to include research, testing, and secure configuration of new hardware/software to meet constantly evolving cyber assessment needs. Must be able to travel up to 50% - CONUS and OCONUS. U.S. citizenship required. Active Secret security clearance is required. Ability to obtain a final Top Secret security clearance. Preferred: Experience with any of the following tools: NMap Splunk Tanium Powershell Peraton is looking for a Regional Cyber Security Assessor to become part of our Federal Strategic Cyber Group. Location: Beltsville, MD with support in Northern VA and Washington D.C. Position requires up to 50% travel within the CONUS and OCONUS. Position requires on-site with situational telework. Role: RCSO's are cyber security consultants and experts whose core function is to support and implement the cyber security policies to secure the Department's critical information infrastructure by ensuring that classified and unclassified networks are installed, maintained, operated, and secured in accordance with the current department and U.S. Government regulations. The CSA goals are to objectively determine conformance with regulations; provide a cohesive and detailed computer and systems security improvement plan; as well as document the constructive results. What You'll Do: Assist RCSO's remotely and on-site in performing security assessments of classified, unclassified, networked telephone, building management, and other networked systems at assigned posts. Prior to and during cybersecurity assessments, monitor assigned posts' compliance with established operating procedures for data access controls, storage, transmission, and destruction of data. Provide technical assistance to RCSO's in support of criminal, counter intelligence, and counter measures cybersecurity investigations. Provide administrative assistance for RCSO technology requests. Provide analytical support in reviewing reports for completion, timeliness, accuracy, and follow‑on coordination of corrective actions. Maintain security tools, Source NG assessment checklists, and related servers to include research, testing, and secure configuration of new hardware/software to meet constantly evolving cyber assessment needs. Provide remote and on-site scanning and data analysis for Posts systems and DOS programs in support of the assessment process at overseas and domestic facilities. Assist coordination of RCSO travel, local operating fund budget and equipment budget based on a four‑year refresh of hardware and software. Position requires up to 50% travel both CONUS and OCONUS. Provide RCSO education planning and coordination of courses and specialized training to meet established program training goals. Conduct on-site planning, organization, and administration support for the RCSPIn‑Service Briefing (held periodically at both domestic and overseas locations). Support specialized projects and other duties as assigned. #J-18808-Ljbffr Peraton