Info Security Analyst III / Information Security Specialist Officer - Mid

Title: Info Security Analyst III//(Information Security Specialist Officer - Mid)
Location: IL, USA, 60605
Duration: 3 months, Possibility of extension - Yes
schedule: Yes - 9/80 Schedule (Week 1 - 44 hours, Week 2 - 36 hours, 80+ hours in 2 week period billed as OT).
Overview of work environment/workspace: Airports
Interview: Round 1 MS Teams

Open/Additional Info:
A Typical shift for the airport work is 20:00 to 04:00
Senior Security Control Assessor// Cyber Security Assessor ..
Travel: Yes
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Must- Haves (Hard Skills)::
Conduct security control assessments (SCAs) in accordance with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) policies, standards, and guidelines.
Provide validation, analysis, and documentation of assessments
Evaluate and update cybersecurity risk indicators, including risks from emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

Degree Requirements:
Bachelor s degree and at least 8 years of related experience or Master s degree with at least 6 years of related experience.

Highlights:
Standard activities that need to occur anyone with experience in this will know how to accomplish as the successful applicant will have to hit the ground running.
Analyzing, evaluating, assessing, securing and reporting on secured environment and documents.
Provide strong recommendation to having secure operations.
Being able to hit the ground running and deliver customer needs in a short period of time.
Short transition time.
Assigned role within the team upon start of assignment. Be responsible for the function of the role and reporting out.

Job Description:
A critical need for a Cyber Security Assessor to support the Airport Cyber Security Assessment. This role will execute security control assessments (SCAs) and provide risk analysis across highly sensitive airport environments, ensuring compliance with CNSS, NIST, FISMA, and TSA standards. The Cyber Security Assessor will deliver expert guidance to government stakeholders and contribute to the continuous improvement of cybersecurity posture for mission-critical systems.

Primary Responsibilities:
Conduct security control assessments (SCAs) in accordance with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) policies, standards, and guidelines.
Provide validation, analysis, and documentation of assessments for Chicago Airport systems, applications, and appliances.
Develop, maintain, and improve formal NSS assessment and compliance CONOPS and SOPs.
Evaluate and update cybersecurity risk indicators, including risks from emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
Deliver risk recommendations and track remediation through POA&Ms and continuous monitoring processes.
Author white papers and reports to identify trends, adversary activity, and systemic risks impacting Airport.
Support NSCD compliance engagements, engineering review boards, configuration control boards, and C-SCRM efforts.
Document lessons learned and provide training and guidance to Airport stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor s degree and at least 8 years of related experience or Master s degree with at least 6 years of related experience.
Strong knowledge of IA policies, CNSS guidance, NIST RMF, FISMA, and related standards.
Demonstrated experience with audits, compliance, and IT security review processes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to brief senior leadership. Preferred

Qualifications:
Prior IT security or audit experience.
Experience supporting high-security national mission environments.
Familiarity with FIPS-140-2, and other federal compliance frameworks.