Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - Validated Architecture Design Review (VADR) Assessor

100% REMOTE POSITION ANY WHERE IN THE U.S.! DOES NOT HAVE TO BE NEAR ARLINGTON, VA! As a member of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Operational Resilience (OR) Team within the Cyber Resilience (CR) Branch, supporting CISA’s efforts to enhance the security, resiliency, and reliability of the Nation’s cyber infrastructure. Students will participate in a 180-day program where they will learn the tools, tactics, and procedures employed by CISA’s OT assessment program, and gain hands on experience in conducting security reviews, identifying gaps in security architecture, and developing a security risk management plan for clients.

VADR Assessor with CISA's VADR Team, working side by side with assessment leads and supporting subject matter experts to review architecture and design, system configuration, and log files, then analyze network traffic to develop a detailed and sophisticated representation and analysis of the communications, flows, and relationships between devices to identify anomalous and potentially suspicious communication flows.

Active Secret ClearanceIAT/IAM Level 2 CertificationMinimum of 3 years experience in branch equivalent of Cyber Operations Resume must show a practical understanding of IT|OT network basics, vulnerability management, and incident response