Valiant is seeking a Network Support and Security Specialist for a USG Customer in the Northern Virginia area that incorporates Network Design Support and Network Security, Accreditation and Authorization. The tasks below are representative of the support required.

• Provide recommendations for network technology solutions and standards.
• Interact and communicate with internal and external customers as needed to clarify business, operational, or technical requirements.
• Analyze proposed changes of system design to determine effect on overall system to effectively satisfy organizational objectives.
• Drafts and coordinates documentation of modifications for management control.
• Provide architecture design and implementation of a globally dispersed LAN, WAN, and CLOUD solutions which include: Data Replication, Virtualization Technology, IP Networking, Routing, Switching, Firewall, Server Infrastructure, Security, and Storage Technologies.
• Analyze existing and future systems, reviewing security architectures, and developing engineering solutions that integrate information security requirements to proactively manage information protection.
• Create or update documentation related design activities.
• Develop and document procedures, policies, and best practices.
• Provide strategic recommendations to develop a roadmap that ensures that the current and planned technical solutions are compatible with the Sponsor's business needs and strategic objectives.
• Ensure all IT systems and applications attain and maintain ATO accreditation. In addition, keep a strong and current security posture for the life of the system in support of the Risk Management Framework. Enable compliance of the Office of Security Continuous Diagnostic, Mitigation Programs, CIO and NSM directives.
• Provides assessment and authorization (A&A) support by the development of all documentation necessary to complete and maintain the continuing A&A process.
• Inform project team members and users of best practices, standards, regulations and promotes security awareness to help ensure system security.
• Develops plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
• Maintain and update the periodic vulnerability scanning schedule and accommodate ad-hoc scan request.
• Monitors current reports of computer viruses, and updates virus protection systems.
• Monitors network for reports of computer viruses so that damages and / or security infractions or viruses are isolated, cleaned, and reported quickly.
• Assist the sponsor in assessing, documentation and tracking program requirements and follow-on technical exchange meetings (TEMS).
• Assist in the resolution of POAMs levied against the project team's information systems.
• Monitors the use of data files and regulates access to safeguard information in security files.
• Performs risk assessments and executes testing of data processing systems to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures / policies.
• Provide strategic and tactical support with the use of Nexpose Rapid7, Web-Inspect and AppDetective in support of Sponsor's network ATO submissions.
• Documents computer security and emergency measures, policies, procedures, and tests.
• Reviews violations of computer security procedures and discusses procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.

• A TS/SCI with Polygraph is required
• CONUS and OCONUS TDY travel may be required.