Sr. Information Assurance Security Specialist, Tenable
About the role
Contingent on Contract Award. National Capital Region (Hybrid On-site/Telework if approved). Connected Logistics is seeking a Senior Information Assurance Security Specialist for RMF Step 6 and Tenable Operations to assist in providing the Department of State Directorate of Technology (DT), Enterprise Architecture (EA), Cyber Security Team (CST) comprehensive cybersecurity support services to protect critical consular systems and data. The CST Cyber portfolio ensures compliance with federal mandates including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and the Risk Management Framework (RMF), encompassing security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and continuous authorization activities. The Senior Information Assurance Security Specialist, Tenable (Step 6 & Tenable Operations) will evaluate operational security data, system changes, and remediation evidence to maintain current system risk and authorization records. Personnel assigned Tenable duties also administer and troubleshoot scanning services within the team's scheduled 24/7/365 coverage model.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for senior-level continuous-monitoring analysis, authorization maintenance, and assigned Tenable engineering or operational support for complex consular systems.
- Analyze Tenable and Wiz findings, confirm affected systems, prioritize KEVs/BODs, and coordinate remediation.
- Maintain POA&Ms, risk assessments, closure evidence, authorization conditions, and current RMF artifacts.
- Perform SIA/NOC analysis and document effects on controls, boundaries, inventories, and authorization posture.
- Support FISMA submissions, audit data calls, contingency tests, independent assessments, and post-incident documentation.
- For Tenable assignments