Cyber A&A Engineer

in Colorado Springs, CO

Cyber A&A Engineer Job

Job Description Job Attributes+

  • Job ID

    11939990

  • Req #

    27096

  • Job Location

    Colorado Springs, CO 80962, US

  • Job Type

    Contract

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Cyber A&A Engineer to join our Client's team.


Position Responsibilities:

  • The Cyber A&A Engineer will utilize their Assessment & Authorization (A&A) background to analyze ACAS/SCC/ConfigOS scans and controls for continuous system Authorization.
  • The successful candidate will be expected to work in collaboration with C2BMC & external stake holders to assess system vulnerabilities, account management, generate engineering responses for system POA&Ms, and conduct risk analysis for Risk Acceptance Requests (RARs). 

Technical Skills Required:

  • Solid Cybersecurity engineering skills with working knowledge of Cyber technologies, DoDI 8500.2 and Risk Management Framework (RMF) 800-53. 
  • Excellent technical document preparation and verbal communication. 
  • Thorough understanding of ACAS/SCC outputs. Hands-on experience reviewing scan data, STIGs and RMF controls.

Technical Skills Desired: 

  • Experience managing Cyber Tasking Orders (CTO)/IAVMs and POA&Ms.
  • Experience working with 3rd party assessors and auditors. 
  • Experience performing self-assessments and analyzing STIGs. 
  • Experience with eMASS/Xacta and the accreditation of Cross Domain Solutions (CDS).
  • Experience with the management & auditing of accounts.
  • Knowledge/Understanding of patch & configuration management of complex and disparate enterprise systems.

Education Requirements:

  • Career level typically with an advanced degree and 3+ years experience or bachelors with 5+ years experience or equivalent; wide application of principles, theories, and concepts in their field and provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems with imaginative and thorough solutions; works under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives; failure to achieve results normally results in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources; frequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.

Security Clearance Required: Secret


Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.


EOE of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabilities

Additional Information

Who We Are

ABOUT US
Founded in 1998, Blackstone Talent Group is one of three divisions of Blackstone Technology Group. The other two divisions are Blackstone Federal, a premier engineering + transformation agency that serves the federal government, and Trellis Energy, the largest transaction management software firm fully dedicated to serving the natural gas industry. Blackstone Technology Group is a privately-held global IT services, solutions and resourcing firm. Headquartered in San Francisco, Blackstone now has more than 300+ employees across five offices nationwide. Blackstone Technology Group’s mission is to help clients adapt to the demands of a digital world, and has garnered an impressive track record of delivering successful results to a client list that includes Fortune 100 businesses and US federal, state and local government.

WHAT WE DO
We provide contract, permanent and managed resource services to our clients. We source for commercial businesses and non-profits, as well as government clients requiring security clearances from public trust through multiple levels of top secret. Some of our skill specialties are IT, IT Operations, Engineering, Accounting and Finance, and Executive Search.

HOW WE DO IT
Our team never stops building connections with talent. And our network of fully-vetted, ready-to-work professionals allows us to provide exceptional speed and accuracy in our resource delivery that is unmatched in the industry. With a relationship-first engagement approach, we most often become a trusted partner with our clients and operate as an extension of their organizations.

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