Senior Security Control Assessor

December 24, 2024

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

Although this job is listed in Virginia, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $115k - $125k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Security Engineer

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Avint is a cybersecurity consulting firm that specializes in delivering transformational solutions to defense, intelligence, and national security sectors. Founded by a leader in the cybersecurity industry, Avint offers innovative, intuitive cybersecurity services to federal agencies and commercial organizations, helping them secure their systems against cyber threats. The company is woman-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned, with a team of expert cybersecurity practitioners, including cyber engineers, data scientists, and strategists. Avint focuses on building, sustaining, and optimizing cybersecurity solutions for critical infrastructures, offering services from strategy and operations to compliance validation and management consulting.

Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation • Cyber Security Strategy • Physical Security Strategy • Cyber Security Solutions • Physical Security Solutions

11 - 50 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏛️ Government

📋 Compliance

📋 Description

• Avint LLC is seeking a Security Control Assessor. • Experience providing support in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within the public sector. • Unique opportunity to shape growth, development, and culture in the cybersecurity market. • Contribute to the company's growth by leading a team to manage policy and programmatic risk. • Responsible for overseeing and leading the overall duties of the Security Control Assessors. • Assess security posture of a client’s environment and develop remediation strategies to reduce risks. • Provide technical input to information security policies, processes, and training. • Develop standard operating procedures for security operations and security tools/technologies.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience overseeing the overall duties of the Information System Security Officer • Experience in all areas of cybersecurity, particularly the federal cybersecurity guidance documents including OMB Memorandums, FISMA, and NIST Special Publications • Ability to implement information security requirements for IT systems through the Risk Management Framework (RMF) • Excellent written and verbal communications skill including the ability to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders • Experience with NIST 800 series publications • Minimum of 10 years of experience conducting security control assessment of all NIST 800-53 controls • BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline from an accredited college or university required • Certification in information technology security (e.g., CISSP or CISSM) • Thorough knowledge of NIST 800-53 security controls and required documentation • Experience conducting risk assessments and developing security assessment reports • Ability to obtain federal agency required clearance • Member of the Avint Leadership Team • Serves as Career Manager responsible for performance management and professional development of lower levels • Contribute to developing Avint performance and quality standards and expectations • Responsible for leading one or more corporate initiatives​ • Proactively leads multi-disciplinary teams to execute complex tasks to produce innovative results of exceptional quality • Ability to leverage the full skills and expertise of the team to accomplish result efficiently and effectively • Demonstrates ability to quickly command working knowledge of any functional area of responsibility • Demonstrates exceptional communication skills, oral and written • Leads multi-disciplinary working sessions to solicit highly complex ideas and develop innovative solutions • Promotes collaboration across functional teams • Develops and presents highly professional presentations, complex ideas, solutions and innovations to current and prospective clients, partners, and Executive Leadership • Proactively sells Avint's brand and core service offerings • Always exemplifies Avint's core values • Proactively drives business growth within a specific market segment

🏖️ Benefits

• Joining Avint is a win-win proposition! • You will feel the personal touch of a small business and receive BIG business benefits. • From competitive salaries, full health, and generous time off and Federal Holidays. • We encourage every Avint employee to further their professional development. • To assist you in achieving your goals, we offer reimbursement for courses, exams, and tuition. • Interested in a class, conference, program, or degree? Avint will invest in YOU and your professional development!