ISSO/Cyber Security Assessment and Authorization Analyst

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We are currently seeking a Senior Security Control Assessor tto join our team in Rockville, Maryland, USA.

NTT DATA is seeking a highly motivated, flexible, organized, and detail-oriented ISSO/Cyber Security Assessment and Authorization Analyst to join our dynamic team at Rockville, MD.

If you want to learn, grow, and help then this is the job for you. We support a project/customer that "seeks to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic,

and allergic disease seeks fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness

and disability.” What you do matters and has significant impact on the medical and scientific communities we serve. Your work here really matters and has a real impact.

Responsibilities 

• Support a client as an assessment and authorization (A&A) analyst, including A&A efforts for various agency systems.
• Maintain responsibility for supporting federal clients obtaining the authority to operate (ATO) for new and modernized systems.
• Adhere to the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) to support the A&A process, including analyzing the development of supporting policies, procedures, and plans, designing and
• implementing security controls, testing and validating security controls, and analyzing and tracking corrective action plans.
• Ensure all supporting artifacts and results will be documented in the A&A repository
• Performing security controls assessments on security boundaries and producing required security documentation.
• Experience with NIST special publications (SPs) regarding the SA process, including SP 800-53, SP 800-137, and SP 800-37.
• Experience with continuous monitoring and plans of action and milestones (POA&M) management.
• Experience with assessing systems deployed in Cloud Environments.

Job Requirements

• BA or BS degree in MIS, CS, or related cybersecurity discipline (Masters preferred).
• 5+ years of experience with certification and accreditation (C&A) or A&A.
• 5+ years of experience as a security control assessor or validator.
• 5+ years of experience with maintaining IT security policies, processes, and guidance.

• Security-Governance, Risk and Compliance-Security Operations: 5+ years exp.

Applicants selected will be subject to a Public Trust background security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information.

US Citizens or Permanent Residents Preferred.

In accordance with Executive Order 14042, a candidate for this role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8, 2021 or their start date, whichever is later, subject to the provisions and exceptions of

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About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.