Position: Information Assurance Specialist (Risk Analyst)
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Salary Range: $65-$80k per year based on experience and position

Job Summary
Directive 63 has three positions available with our Cyber Section for IA Risk Analysts in Newport News, Virginia.

This position is responsible for assessing and analyzing IT risk across the company and assisting the IT Risk & Security Manager with helping subsidiary entities achieve compliance with IT security policies and standards, and proper management of areas of non-compliance.

The Risk Analyst will be an integral part of the IT Risk & Compliance team, which is responsible for our IT risk management agenda and framework which includes policies, controls, risk assessments, operational incident management, and key risk indicators required to meet regulatory and management oversight requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute proactive reviews and projects designed to identify and remediate strategic IT risk issues
• Actively participate in global IT risk initiatives and projects
• Provide value adding advisory and consultancy services on key IT Risk topics
• Coordinate periodic vulnerability assessments, compile reports, and track completion of open issues
• Appropriately support in internal/external IT audits and responses to issues
• Compile and assist in disseminating monthly risk dashboards to be presented to Global IT Council
• Assist with development of IT risk management-related training materials and various other written reports
• Secondary (backup) support administrator of the company's global comprehensive governance, risk and compliance solution; a central data repository and common functionality for risk assessment, reporting and issue tracking across all disciplines

Minimum Qualifications

• Military Member Honorable (or with honorable) discharge
• If no military experience a Bachelor’s degree in a related IT field
• Minimum of 5+ years of professional experience in Information Technology Risk Management, Information Security, or related field
• Able to objectively assess IT systems and processes, and devise effective solutions to mitigate risk
• Solid working level knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Familiar with CobiT, RiskIT, PCI-DSS, CRISC, ISO27001, NIST, etc.
• IT Audit experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Industry-recognized certification highly desirable (e.g., CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CEH)

Professional Skills

• Self-motivated individual with excellent verbal and written communications skills Self-starter with ability to work independently and to manage multiple tasks/projects in a disciplined and organized fashion while maintaining attention to detail
• Analytical problem solving skills and ability to evaluate areas of non-compliance and associated risk implications to the business
• Excellent teamwork and client service skills
• Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment

If you are interested in this unique opportunity with the IA team within the Cyber Section of Directive 63 please send the following information to:

d63jobs @ d63.us
(SUBJECT LINE:) IAS3 CNN04122011 IA Risk Analyst
(BODY:) ATTN: Human Resource/Cyber Section

- Current Updated Resume with complete representation of working experience (including employment gaps)
- List of professional references directly related to the experience pertinent to this posting.
- List of Certifications held directly related to the required qualifications of this posting.
- Contact information