Listing Description

Senior Information Security Specialist, #589

Clearance: Secret Clearance Required for CBP BI. Top Secret adjudicated within the past 3 years preferred. 

Dev Technology Group is recruiting for a Information System Security Specialist who wants to join a dynamic, mission-oriented team to provide the following services.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Prepares, maintains, and implements system security plans for high-visibility production systems


• Ensures implementation of security measures by conducting interviews and table-top exercises


• Performs various Information Assurance support functions in support of the clients applications


• Familiar with the Risk Management Framework and able to complete each step


• Develops and implements security controls based on FISMA and NIST 800-53 guidelines


• Coordinates with IT leads from partner agencies/components to identify opportunities to collaborate in the development and/or leveraging of IT capabilities


• Identify, document, prioritize, and address IT-related capability gaps & requirements to support the client's mission


• Develops and implements Authority to Operate


• Administers Interconnection Security Agreements through the editing, validation, and signature process


• Participates in engineering review boards. Reviews and approves change requests for PSPD systems. Ensures that government agency security protocols and policies are follow.


• Work with project teams and component Privacy Office in the drafting and submitting of Privacy Threat Assessments (PTA)


• Provides security guidance to and interprets security policy for project development teams

Required Education, Skills and Experience:

• Associates Degree or equivalent experience.  Bachelors Degree preferred.


• 5 years of experience securing government IT systems


• One security certification (Security +, CISSP, Global Information Assurance Certifications (GIAC) Security Leadership or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) required


• Outstanding communications skills---both written and oral

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Team leadership experience desired


• Ability to work in a collaborative environment as well as manage individual tasks