Overview

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.

Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.

Responsibilities

As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will assist the Project Manager with Risk Management Framework (RMF) related activities, including Security Control Assessments (SCA), and assisting system owners in the transition to RMF compliance. In assuming this position, you will be a critical contributor to meeting Empower AI’s mission: To deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions and services that enable our customers to rapidly adapt to dynamic environments. This position is located in Fort Huachuca, Arizona; relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available.

Highlights of Responsibilities:

Assist the Project Manager to edit and process cybersecurity deliverables, including RMF packages and associated artifacts.
Provides expert design analysis of telecommunications alternatives for the U.S. Army in support of strategic modernization efforts
Provides interface support to telecommunications end users, DoD IT service provider personnel, Government Organizations, and program management offices
Provides telecommunications enhancement designs for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures
Assesses DoD Information Systems against the RMF security controls IAW DoDI 8500, DoDI 8510 and NIST SP 800-53
Develops and reviews for compliance documentation and artifacts such as Configuration Management Plans, Network Infrastructure Plans, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), topology diagrams and all supporting policies in support of RMF A&A activities
Identifies mitigating controls for identified risks and proposes additional mitigation strategies for identified vulnerabilities
Evaluates a wide array of IT devices for Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance using ACAS/ Nessus, SCAP Compliance Checker, and manual checklist reviews. This includes Windows, VMWare, and Red Hat Linux servers and desktops, routers, switches, firewalls, IDS, etc.
Applies STIGs to a variety of devices to ensure compliance
Experience with eMASS and a strong understanding of the CNSS 1253 CCIs
Authors government deliverables such as the security configuration guides, implementation guides, etc.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Current/active Secret clearance.
10+ Years of Cybersecurity Experience.
DoD 8570.01-M IAT II Computing Environment certifications (e.g. vendor certification from Microsoft, Cisco, or VMWare), and Certified SCADA Security Architect (CSSA) Certification required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

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%

About Empower AI

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.

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