Information Assurance II

Your Impact Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure. Job Description Information Assurance Technician II CLC 16 Transform technology into opportunity as an Information Assurance Technician II with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Information Assurance Technician II you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on IA Technician IIs joining our team to ensure the safety of information systems assets. HOW AN INFORMATION ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN II WILL MAKE AN IMPACT * Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction * Monitor, evaluate, and maintain systems and procedures to safeguard internal information systems, network, databases, and Web-based security * Assists with implementation of countermeasures or mitigating controls * Ensures the integrity and protection of networks, systems, and applications by technical enforcement of organizational security policies, through monitoring of vulnerability scanning devices * Performs periodic and on-demand system audits and vulnerability assessments, including user accounts, application access, file system and external Web integrity scans to determine compliance * Safeguards the network against unauthorized infiltration, modification, destruction, or disclosure WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: * Certification: CISSP * Required Experience: 2 years of related experience * Required Technical Skills: (see below) * Security Clearance Level: Top Secret * Required Skills and Abilities: (see below) * Location: On Customer Site * US Citizenship Required - secret EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree, 1+ years of experience CERTIFICATIONS: Must meet the certification requirement of DoW 8570.01-M or otherwise stated in SPIN-C or individual task order. The contractor is expected to have, but is not limited to, one or more IT certifications from each group: Group 1: Information Technology Certification Requirements * Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) – Microsoft Exchange/Windows Server or equivalent * Cisco Certified Network Associate * Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) * CompTIA Linux + * Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) * Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Group 2: IA Technology Certification Requirements * GIAC Certified Perimeter Protection Analyst (GPPA) * GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) * GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator (GCWN) * GIAC Certified UNIX Security Administrator (GCUX) * GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA) * GIAC IT Security Audit Essentials (GSAE) * GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) * GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) Group 3: IAT Level II Requirements * Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) * CompTIA Security + * Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP) * Systems Security, Certified Practitioner (SSCP) * Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA) * GIAC Security Expert (GSE) Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA) * Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) or Associate * Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP) * GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF) * GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC) * Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Intermediate level of experience in design, maintenance, and operation of small to medium networks. This experience must include administrating corporate or business’ user accounts managing mail servers, printer servers, WWW servers, and/or firewalls. Must have experience in reviewing and recommending software applications as well as identifying hardware salient characteristics and any add on devices. Experience in systems management, monitoring and sustainment; hardware repair for servers, PCs, peripheral equipment; software installation, maintenance and sustainment. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have intermediate level of experience working with the following: * Tactical and strategic security issues of systems and networks, and associated requirements specific to deployed architecture * Network security, network and systems intrusion detections, advanced devices, firewalls, and software specific to the Department of War * Server operations including installation, configuration, optimization, and analyzing logs on Windows operating systems (including Server 2008/2012 and modern desktop versions) * Cisco IOS, CAT OS, configuration of Cisco routers and switches * Server operations