Guidehouse
ITAdvisoryManager
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“IT Advisory Manager at Guidehouse. Skills: IT Risk and Controls, IT audit, Federal government consulting, Stakeholder engagement. Lead stakeholder engagement. Lead technical delivery”
What You'll Achieve.
Develop remediation plans; Achieve IT controls assessments; Achieve program evaluations
Industry & Context.
Analyze IT control weaknesses; Identify root causes; Develop remediation plans; Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of IT controls
Up to 10% Travel, Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph Clearance, Ability to obtain a DoD 8570. 01-M (IAT III) certification within the first 90 days
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET/SCI federal security clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph, Bachelor’s degree in information technology or business-related field, SIX (6) or more years' experience providing IT consulting services focused on IT Risk and Controls, Experience in consulting with the federal government, Understanding and knowledge of federal information security and assurance laws, requirements, and guidance (i. e. FISMA, NIST SP 800, FISCAM), Ability to obtain a DoD 8570. 01-M (IAT III) certification (i. e. CASP+CE, CISSP, CISA, GCED, GCIH, CCSP) within the first 90 days of starting at Guidehouse
Nice to Have
An Active DoD 8570. 01-M (IAT III) certification (i. e. CASP+CE, CISSP, CISA, GCED, GCIH, CCSP), Knowledge and experience in IT risk and controls through IT audits, IT control assessments, and IT security reviews, Maintains a relevant certification such as the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or is eligible to attain certification, Working knowledge of FISMA, NIST SP 800 series, FISCAM, and other relevant Federal information assurance laws, regulations, and guidance, Experience performing FISMA, OMB Circular A-123, or similar internal control assessments, Experience remediating and implementing IT controls, SIX (6) or more years' experience testing or remediating the following IT controls topic areas, Access and account management, including authorization, provisioning, recertification, and separation, Segregation of duties, including identifying and defining segregation of duties risks and conflicts, preventive and detective segregation of duties controls, and understanding the difference between segregation of duties and least privilege, Technical account management controls, such as password length, complexity, and expiration, Audit logging and monitoring, including generation of audit logs, use of audit log aggregation and analysis tools, and audit log monitoring and review, Configuration management, including configuration baseline concepts, baseline deviations, baseline maintenance, monitoring for ongoing compliance with a baseline, and industry-accepted baselines such as DISA STIGs and CIS benchmarks, Change management, including authorization, development, testing, and deployment of changes, Contingency planning, including backups, testing of backups, and alternate sites
What You'll Do.
Lead stakeholder engagement
Lead technical delivery
Support federal agencies
Analyze IT control weaknesses
Develop remediation plans
Lead a team of IT security auditors
Perform rigorous assessments of IT controls
Perform walkthrough interviews
Maintain communication with client stakeholders
and analyze artifacts
Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of IT controls
Document results of IT controls test work
Summarize and communicate IT controls assessment results
Plan and execute day-to-day activities
Work with client personnel to understand weaknesses
Provide subject matter expertise
Respond to ad-hoc IT controls requests
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead a team of IT security auditors; Maintain communication with a variety of client stakeholders; Summarize and communicate IT controls assessment results to a variety of client stakeholders, including senior leadership personnel; Work with client personnel to understand and analyze known IT control weaknesses
Communication Scope
Maintain communication with a variety of client stakeholders; Summarize and communicate IT controls assessment results to a variety of client stakeholders, including senior leadership personnel
Process & Methodology
Planning and executing day-to-day activities of IT controls assessments individually and for the team
Full Job Description
**_Job Family_ :** IT Risk & Controls Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph ** _What You Will Do_ :** The IT Advisory Manager will lead stakeholder engagement and technical delivery for efforts supporting federal agencies with IT controls assessments and program evaluations. This is an ideal role for someone with an information security and assurance or IT audit background who is looking to utilize their skills to work with the federal government to analyze IT control weaknesses, identify root causes, and develop remediation plans. Responsibilities include some or all of the following: * Leading a team of IT security auditors performing IT risk and controls assessments * Performing rigorous assessments of IT controls using industry-standard guidance and leading practices * Performing walkthrough interviews and maintaining communication with a variety of client stakeholders, including system personnel such as system and database administrators * Requesting, obtaining, reviewing, and analyzing a variety of artifacts to assist in executing IT controls testing such as security plans, SOPs, system screenshots, and system configuration settings * Evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of IT controls using provided artifacts, industry-standard guidance, leading practices, and professional judgement * Documenting the results of IT controls test work in a consistent and high-quality manner that would allow a reviewer to repeat the test and reach the same conclusion * Summarizing and communicating IT controls assessment results to a variety of client stakeholders, including senior leadership personnel * Planning and executing day-to-day activities of IT controls assessments individually and for the team * Working with client personnel to understand and analyze known IT control weaknesses, identify root causes, and develop detailed, robust remediation plans * Providing subject matter expertise t
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