Integrated Test Environment Facility Information Security Specialist - Intermediate

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Empower AI: As an Integrated Test Environment Facility (ITEF) Information Security Specialist, you will provide services in support of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) on the Army Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN-A) Cybersecurity and Network Operations Mission Support (ADCNOMS) contract. As a member of the ITEF team, you will support NETCOM’s isolated test and development enclave used to support CCRM operations, security implementation, interoperability, Tier III break/fix operations for current and emerging enterprise capabilities. Responsibilities encompass facility maintenance to include HVAC, power, rack allocation, remote access, and physical security. The ITEF consists of physical and virtualized servers that replicate operational DoDIN-A systems. Some systems built in the ITEF are enduring while others are ephemeral.

Highlights of Responsibilities:

• Support preparation for configuration audits, security inspections and other official reviews.
• Review Firewall and Intrusion Detection System logs weekly.
• Update Intrusion Detection System signatures weekly.
• Perform monthly ACAS scans of systems and network components in the ITEF to ensure IAVM compliance for all network connected assets. Run periodic discovery scans to locate newly connected or modified assets.

Minimum Requirements:

• Secret Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• 7 – 12 years of experience
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Intermediate experience with Tenable Nessus products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCNA certification
• Commvault Certified Professional certification
• VMware Horizon 8.x Professional Certification
• Citrix Certified Associate (CCA) certification
• VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization 2024 certification
• CE Certification: DISA ACAS Training certification
• DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF 631) Information Systems Security Developer Intermediate qualified (BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science or CSC or GCLD or CASP+ or CCSP or Cloud+ or GSEC) or equivalent certification
• ITIL v4 Foundations certification

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
• Travel by land or air transportation 10% or less

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.