[Hiring] Cyber Security Analyst III @Akima, LLC

Role Description

The Cyber Security Analyst III supports the mission of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) by:

• Supporting cybersecurity measures, assessing security controls, evaluating system risks, and responding to cybersecurity data calls, research, and analysis as required.
• Combining hands-on operational cybersecurity functions with mid-level Assessment & Authorization (A&A) responsibilities to ensure DOE systems remain compliant, secure, and resilient.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting assessments of implemented security and privacy controls to determine effectiveness and alignment with DOE requirements.
• Reviewing control implementations for accuracy, operating effectiveness, and alignment with security and privacy outcomes.
• Documenting findings, deficiencies, and recommended corrective actions in formal assessment reports and delivering results to Team Leaders.
• Conducting initial remediation actions and reassessing remediated controls to verify successful implementation.
• Assessing system-specific and inherited controls in accordance with DOE’s continuous monitoring strategy.
• Contributing to cybersecurity performance metrics, deliverables, and reporting requirements.

Cybersecurity Analyst Duties:

• Performing assessments of existing and new NIST and FISMA systems, including subsystems within respective system boundaries, communicating results, articulating potential implications of identified control weaknesses, and documenting through artifacts and documentation.
• Supporting assessments within Cloud environments such as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, and systems and platforms within an on-prem environment.
• Reviewing, analyzing, and creating Assessment & Authorization (A&A) packages to include Assessment Readiness Workbooks (ARW), Security Assessment Plans (SAP), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), and Risk Assessments for completeness, accuracy, and effectiveness of controls.
• Reviewing, analyzing, and creating findings packages outlining identified findings, weaknesses, remediation, and providing an overview during findings meeting reviews.
• Participating in the review of significant system change requests, deviation requests, and providing input and feedback on potential system or system security impacts.
• Reviewing and analyzing vulnerability scan reports, test reports, and Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms), Hardware/Software lists, Network Diagrams, Data Flows, System Change Requests/Proposal, for completeness, accuracy, effectiveness of controls, and plans and procedures implementation.
• Documenting and providing findings and recommendations that are concise, grammatically correct, system- and platform-specific, and actionable and executable.
• Responding to security- and system-related data calls for internal and external audits such as FISMA and data calls as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or four (4) years of equivalent work experience.
• 5–7 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, security control assessments, or related technical security functions.
• Experience in assessing and determining control applicability, such as inheritance, hybrid, independent (standalone).
• Experience performing detailed reviews of controls, technical security control testing for each of the component types, including development of security and privacy assessment plans.
• Experience with the RMF process and understanding each phase of the RMF process and possess a strong understanding of the NIST Special Publication 800-53 security and privacy controls, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and other information security and privacy laws and regulations.
• Ability to analyze information system configurations and technical specifications against NIST SP 800-53 and other overlays.
• Experience conducting security assessments within federal cybersecurity frameworks (such as NIST RMF, NIST SP 800‑53).
• Ability to analyze and document risks, incidents, and vulnerabilities clearly and accurately, and provide results of analysis and recommendations as required.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, manage complex issues, and elevate issues as necessary to leads and managers.
• Strong written communication skills, including preparation of security documentation and assessment reports.
• Ability to complete a DOE background investigation and obtain federal government clearance for access to federal systems.
• Ability to obtain DOE Q clearance.

Benefits

• The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

• Akima Mission Optimization (AMO), an Akima company, is not just another federal logistics contractor.
• As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
• At AMO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
• For our shareholders, AMO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
• For our government customers, AMO delivers innovative administrative support services that streamline operations, and enhance productivity.
• As an AMO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values.
• You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.