IT Security Specialist for National Library of Medicine - Tenable Security Center

Company: General Dynamics Information Technology
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: May 20, 2020

Job Description:

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Suitability: No Suitability Required Public Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1) Job Family: Cyber Security Job Description: We are seeking an IT Security Specialist – Vulnerability Management to join our team to support the National Library of Medicine activities at Bethesda, MD . As a Vulnerability Manager, you will be a change agent by working as an integral member of the Network Security Team at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to provide secure systems and software.  NLM's mission is to be the nation's primary library supporting biomedical schools across the US. WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU: This role is supporting a critical mission for the public health, working at the prestigious National Institutes of Health main campus in Bethesda MD.  Your technological inputs and cybersecurity experiences of how to provide optimum security to important enterprise environments will be taken as inputs to further enable you and the team to make the NLM cybersecurity even better.  After serving NLM, there are many opportunities to move into other more experienced roles across the GDIT huge breadth of projects for the Federal Government. IN THIS ROLE, A TYPICAL DAY WILL INCLUDE: Serving as a subject matter expert in systems and network security vulnerability management. Providing technical guidance in certifying and recertifying installed systems using Tenable Security Center. Interpreting internal and external security scan results, prioritizes vulnerabilities, eliminates false-positives, and either performs or recommends corrective actions to remediate vulnerable systems and applications. Providing guidance, assistance, and coordination to systems developers, systems administrators, and other specialists to ensure the proper and timely implementation of information systems security standards and vulnerability remediation for both systems under development and deployed production systems. Communicating with NIH Incident Response Team via meetings, emails, and conferences to validate and addressING compliance findings in a timely manner. Responds to systems and network security incidents, e.g., system compromise, loss of confidentiality, authentication problems, etc.. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS BS or equivalent and eight years related experience or a MS and six years experience Hands-on experience within the last five years administering and operating an enterprise implementation of Tenable Security Center Hands-on experience with running scans, validating findings, generating and disseminating reports to multiple parties, and facilitating remediation Experience with Incident Response. Minimum of five years of experience as UNIX and/or Windows system administrator Minimum of five years network security and vulnerability management experience. Knowledge of information systems security principles and methods, the requirements for certification and accreditation of systems testing and evaluation, and performance management methods. Knowledge of test and assessment methods to evaluate security authentication technologies. Knowledge of network operations and protocols, and development life cycle management. CISSP certification or ability to obtain within one year of start date DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Ability to communicate effectively with team members, other teams, managers and Government personnel. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: Less than 10% T elecommuting Options: Some Telecommuting Allowed Work Location: USA MD Bethesda Additional Work Locations: We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done. GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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