Security Control Assessor at Booz Allen in Herndon, VA

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Security Control Assessor The Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your expertise in evaluating security controls, conducting system assessments, and ensuring compliance across complex technical environments to support our country's most important dynamic missions? As a Security Control Assessor (SCA), you play a vital role in revieing and validating the effectiveness of security controls, identifying deficiencies, and assessing residual risk. You will guide stakeholders through the Risk Management Framework (RMF), execute comprehensive assessments, and deliver authoritative recommendations that inform authorization decisions. Your experience in analyzing technical evidence and documenting assessment results is essential to enable a cutting-edge U.S. government client that is at the forefront of cyber operations. On our team, you’ll perform in‑depth security control assessments across complex systems, evaluating security documentation, validating implemented controls, and identifying missing details. You’ll use your curiosity and understanding of evolving cybersecurity threats, cloud technologies, and emerging architectures to identify weaknesses, recommend remediation strategies, and ensure systems meet authorization requirements. Leveraging your experience in security engineering principles, cloud security postures, and risk analysis, you’ll deliver authoritative assessment reports that support authorization decisions and strengthen overall security posture. In this role, you’ll closely impact a government client with a high operational tempo by supporting cloud security and cybersecurity hygiene and enabling our national security through your expertise. With mentoring, challenging hands-on problem-solving, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, we focus on growing as a team to make the best solutions for our customers. Work with us as we secure and protect our country's most important networks. What You’ll Work On: Implement infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises. Perform risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas. Leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise. Join us. The world can’t wait. You Have: 5+ years of experience using and applying the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Experience conducting security control assessments, including documentation review, interviews, and technical testing Knowledge of technology security controls and the network accreditation process TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph HS diploma or GED Nice If You Have: Experience with cloud networking providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Oracle, Microsoft, or Google Experience with assessment or authorization tools such as Xacta Experience with scanning tools, including Nessus, Rapid7, or Nipper Experience monitoring and assessing risk on Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&M) items Experience communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required. Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eli