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Job #	Positions (click on each position to seedetail)
10-0201	Certification & Accreditation Specialist
10-0202	NOC Engineer (Contract to Permanent)
10-0203	Senior Security Engineer

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10-0201	CERFICATION & ACCREDITATION SPECIALIST	Back
	Location: Washington D.C. (metro accessible) The Certification & Accreditation Specialist ensures that Information Systems are designed and developed with appropriate security features and safeguards as outlined in organization policy. Certification and Accreditation testing is performed to determine if systems comply with applicable security policies and directives. Develops, reviews and evaluates documentation associated with client C&A plans and processes. Required experience: At least 3-5 years of experience in conducting Certification and Accreditation (C&A) activities within a Federal Agency. This includes but is not limited to the following: Developing and completing security plans based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Security Publications. Developing and completing risk assessments based on NIST standards. Create and Review Continuous Monitoring Plan Develop Business Impact Analysis Create System Security Plans, Configuration Management Plans, FIPS 199 System Categorization, Privacy Impact Assessment, Risk Assessment, Disaster Recovery Plan and Contingency Plans. Developing and conducting security tests and evaluations based on NIST 800-53A Experience with DITSCAP, FISMA, and NIST standards. Excellent verbal, written, and analytical skills. Experience with CSAM is preferred. Open Systems Sciences is a diversified, high technology, small business providing information technology services to civilian federal, defense and commercial clients worldwide. For more information about this position and other opportunities with OSS please contact: Kelley Ahern Recruiter - OSS 703-339-8800 x354 540-338-8324 (home office) Kahern@ossva.com Information System Certification & Accreditation Specialist (1 - six month contract and 2 - full time permanent positions)
10-0202	NOC ENGINEER (Contract to Permanent)	Back
	PLEASE NOTE: This position is a six month contract with the possibility of going permanent. This is a full time position – not shift work. LOCATION: Washington D.C. – metro accessible (within one block) Position will provide technical direction, guidance and management over site to staff providing operational support to the Network Operation Center to include 2500 workstations, 280 servers in 80 locations. Position will be a key member of the Network Operations staff performing problem-cause analysis beyond that which can be provided by Tier I or II, generally technical in nature and will interfacing with vendor technical representatives or help desk services to resolve escalated network problems Candidate will be responsible for monitoring and maintenance of all areas of network operations including but not limited to; Exchange Enterprise, Windows 2003 Active Directory, Blackberry Enterprise Servers, Fax Servers, Routers, Switches, LAN/WAN environment, Web, etc. Candidate will serve as point of contact for the Network Integration Branch for network problem resolution. Candidate will be responsible for documenting LAN/WAN configurations, procedures and best practices, and creating and maintaining patch management records/information. Research, evaluate and comply with routine security audits performed on SBA’s Exchange, Active Directory, Windows Servers, Windows Desktops, routers, and switches. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Microsoft Clustering Technologies Microsoft WSUS Windows XP Professional For more information or to submit a resume please contact Kelley Ahern at kahern@ossva.com – 703-339-8800 x354 OR 540-338-8324
10-0203	SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER	Back
	Location: Arlington, VA Open System Sciences is looking for a security engineer to help build and manage information security systems for U.S. government clients. Applicants must be technically proficient in a Linux environment. The ideal candidate should be able to engineer and support new security solutions, and apply technology to existing processes and systems to gain efficiencies, using open source and commercial tools/software. The types of systems may include: intrusion detection, log collection/aggregation and analysis, network management, vulnerability scanning and analysis, security information management systems. Preferred candidate should be a team player who is highly motivated, has a great attitude, and possesses solid communication skills. We are looking for someone who is flexible and willing to work in many areas of the information security field. This position has engineering responsibilities as well as responsibilities that are operational in nature. Candidates should be able to hold a U.S. government security clearance. Daily Responsibilities: Security system engineering Network and security system management Security event collection and management. Other responsibilities vary from project to project but may include: Assisting with ad hoc security projects such as penetration tests, wireless IPS systems, risk assessments, etc. Attending ad hoc and permanent meetings to include change control, technical review, and security review, etc. Other duties as assigned, all analysts are considered to be security consultants capable of working operational and project driven tasks as required Required Technical Requirements: Linux system administration, to include Debian and Red Hat Enterprise; interpreted programming languages such as Perl, Python, Ruby and Unix Shell; Syslog-ng; SAN technology; very strong TCP/IP skills; strong verbal and written communication skills; in-depth knowledge of information security related technologies such as IDS, Firewall, Anti-Virus and vulnerability management. Desired Technical Requirements: Security Tools:splunk, Argus and URLsnarf Operating Systems: Linux (Debian/Red Hat), Windows XP, Windows/Exchange Server 2000/2003/2008 For more information or to submit a resume please contact Kelley Ahern at kahern@ossva.com – 703-339-8800 x354 OR 540-338-8324
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	To submit a resume by mail or fax: Open System Sciences Attn.: Human Resources 8580 Cinderbed Road, Suite 1000 Newington, VA 22122 FAX: (703) 339-1919 To submit a resume by e-mail: humanresources@ossva.com Open System Sciences, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with Affirmative Action regulations.