Information Assurance

Location: Bethesda, MD (fully on-site, no remote option). Active Poly clearance is required.

About the role

Bespoke Technologies is seeking a Subject Matter Expert in Information Assurance to respond to cybersecurity inquiries, translate needs into technical solutions, and develop cybersecurity architecture plans. The role involves analyzing best practices, contributing to policies, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity directives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a list of Cybersecurity Architecture needs, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Analyze cybersecurity best practices to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute input to Cybersecurity policies.
• Develop and publish baseline security requirements for common enterprise services to ensure compliance with cybersecurity directives and policies.
• Conduct critical path analysis, risk analysis, and task dependency analysis.
• Develop security requirements and constraints for foundational technical documents, including program architectural artifacts, business cases, and concept of operations.
• Assist with the Authority to Operate (ATO) process, assess program ability to attain an ATO, and provide guidance for security-related issues.
• Diagram interim and future architecture for ICAM implementation.
• Define and communicate ATO integration expectations for all IT services.
• Work with Service Providers to ensure systems are integrable.
• Act as the SME for all Cybersecurity questions and concerns for the customer.
• Willingness to assist in areas outside of Cybersecurity as necessary.

Requirements

• Typically requires a BS degree and 12–15 years of prior relevant experience (or a Master’s degree and 10 years of experience; experience may be exchanged for a degree).
• Experience in cybersecurity responsibility areas listed above.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to consistently provide high-quality, concise, thorough, and accurate products.
• Ability to adapt in response to shifts in customer priorities.
• Expert knowledge of the ATO process.
• Experience partnering across the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Experience in Risk Management.
• Familiarity with Microelectronics.
• Firm understanding of Cybersecurity requirements across the IC.