IS Security Risk Analyst III

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Contract - W2

Skills

IS SECURITY RISK ANALYST

Job Details

DPP is seeking an I/S Security Risk Analyst for an opportunity in Columbia, SC.

Work arrangement:
  • Hybrid: Partial onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and as needed
  • W2 position; 12 months
  • Must be eligible to earn a low-level US security clearance (Public Trust), which requires a thorough background search and ship.
Position summary:
  • The I/S Security Risk Analyst will plan and perform compliance and risk assessment activities for information systems and related processes.
  • Communicate and escalate compliance and risk issues to the appropriate department and/or level of management.
  • Act as a change agent to influence the I/S and corporate compliance culture.
Minimum required work experience:
  • 6 years of IT experience including 4 years of IT security, risk assessment and/or compliance experience.
  • Successful completion of the client s I/S Entry Level Training Program (ELTP) may be substituted for 2 years of IT experience.
Required education/equivalencies:
  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other job-related degree;
  • OR, Associates degree in CS, IT, or other job-related degree plus 2 years of work-related experience;
  • OR, 4 years job-related work experience (total 10 years without a degree)
Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  • Experience with NIST, FISMA, COBIT, SSAE16, PCI, SOX, HIPAA, or other regulatory requirements.
  • Experience working on Security Management Plan.
  • Experience with working on vulnerability matrices.
  • Experience with the scanning and remediation of I/S assets using automated tools is beneficial (i.e. Nessus, AppDetective, Vanguard, etc.).
  • Knowledge of technical security controls from NIST, DISA, USGCB, etc. compliance domains across multiple platforms.
  • Deep understanding of security risk exposures and how vulnerabilities can be translated into business risk that leadership understands.
  • Advanced knowledge on security risk assessment execution.
  • Expert level knowledge on risk mitigation strategies.
  • Excel expert with the ability to analyze, trend and forecast from high volumes of compliance data.
  • Proficient with MS Word.
Preferred/highly desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  • Experience with compliance programs within a government agency (i.e., Medicare, Tricare) is preferred.
  • Direct experience with NIST 800-53 security frameworks.
  • Any experience with Visio or PowerPoint a plus.
  • Any experience with DoD, DIARMF or FedRAMP program are a plus.
  • SQL experience a plus.
Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Maricel at to learn more about this position (#25-00577).

: This role requires the ability to obtain a low-level US security clearance (Public Trust), which requires a thorough background search and ship. Residency requirements may apply. EOE/AA/V/D

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