Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) Support Analyst

ECS is seeking an Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) Support Analyst to work in our Washington, DC (hybrid) office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

We are looking to hire an AODR Support Analyst to support a full range of cyber security services on a long-term contract in Washington DC and the surrounding areas. These positions are full time/permanent and will support a US Government civilian agency. The positions are available immediately upon finding a qualified candidates with the appropriate background clearance.

Position Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary support for all AODR-related responsibilities as outlined in NIST SP 800-37.
• Provide significant cyber consultation, oversight services, authoritative technical support, and approval of Risk Management Framework (RMF) deliverables (security categorization, security baseline control selection, system security plan, contingency plans, POA&Ms, security assessment cost estimates, security assessment plan, security assessment report, pre- and post-assessment remediation of security assessment findings, risk assessment calculations, and security authorization recommendations) on behalf of the Department Authorizing Official (AO) within the service delivery timeframes established by the Federal client.
• Serve as the primary and/or backup individual responsible for responding to system-level inquiries, based on system assignments, with minimal supervisory attention.
• Provides comprehensive customer service and maintain a collaborative rapport with client cyber and business entities and senior managers, employees, and other internal and external contacts in support of cyber security compliance deliverables and mission support work.
• Provide accurate and concise oral and written responses to inquiries and respond to concerns with initiative and decisiveness and take appropriate steps to resolve any issue as directed/authorized.
• Be a driver of holistic and enterprise-scale changes in cyber-security programs within large Federal client. Act as a “disruptor to the status-quo” to drive needed changes to cybersecurity and related agency-wide workflows (Privacy, SDLC, procurement, etc.) to ensure that security and privacy best-practices and statutory and regulatory requirements are met in a holistic and cost-effective manner.
• Provide consultation expertise at various levels with a large Federal agency to develop and maintain enterprise-scale cyber security program that reacts quickly to changing regulatory and operational drivers, including emerging technical, operational and management risk-drivers:
• Participate in Daily, Weekly, and Monthly status meetings with key Government personnel, at times on short notice, to ensure stakeholders are informed of program status and progress on various cyber initiatives. Provide an opportunity to set priorities, identify opportunities or concerns, and coordinate resolution of identified problems.
• Develop program level security documentation, audit liaison activities, and compliance oversight activities to strengthen the security program and promote compliance with the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Support the performance of independent security and privacy control assessments in support of Security Assessment & Authorization (SA&A).
• Support the management and implementation of continuous monitoring solutions to increase the visibility and transparency of network activity.

Salary Range: $160,000-$190,000

General Description of Benefits