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Company Name: Digicon Corporation
Job Title: C&A Specialist
Location: Bethesda, MD
Profession: IT Security

Job Description:

C&A Specialist
Location:     Maryland
Job ID:     291
# of openings:     1
Description

Certification and Accreditation (C&A) Specialist

 

Digicon Corporation, established in 1985, is a full-service Information Technology Integrator and Solutions Provider to both government and commercial customers. Digicon employs approximately 300 employees throughout the Washington metropolitan area, as well as several other major cities across the nation.

 

We are currently in search for a Certification and Accreditation (C&A) Specialist to work at our client site in Bethesda, MD.  This is a full-time employee position with Digicon Corporation.

 

This position will work under the direction of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) focusing on the certification and accreditation (C&A) activities.  The NHGRI ISSO works in the Information Technology Branch (ITB) under the direction of the NHGRI Chief Information Officer (CIO).

 

Position Description:

 

Conduct certification and accreditation (C&A) activities to include, but not limited to:

 

·         Work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to do and document data/system/application data categorization using NIST SP 800-60

·         Work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to conduct and document periodic security assessments using NIST SP 800-53 controls and NIST SP 800-53A methodology

·         Work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to conduct and document periodic risk assessments

·         Work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to develop and document security plans

·         Work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to conduct plan, test, and document security test and evaluations (ST&Es)

·         Work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to develop contingency/disaster recovery plans and assist in the coordination of the contingency/disaster recovery plan tests

·         Work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to document Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) items and monitor and document POA&M progress

·         Advise and work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to insure new and existing systems/applications incorporate the appropriate security controls based on the system/application’s impact level as determined by the data categorization

·         Track and adhere to deadlines

·         Use the NIH Certification and Accreditation Tool (NCAT)

·         Develop and maintain all C&A documentation

·         Other miscellaneous security related tasks

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