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Overview
DecisionPoint seeks a Senior Vulnerability Management / ACAS Response Analyst to support vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation coordination, and compliance reporting for the USMEPCOM ENLIST program.
The Vulnerability Management / ACAS Response Analyst will analyze Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) results provided by Government personnel, assess and prioritize findings, and coordinate remediation activities across infrastructure and application teams. This role will track remediation owners, corrective actions, deadlines, and supporting evidence through closure.
The analyst will also track Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) and Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) compliance, maintain Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), escalate unresolved vulnerabilities, coordinate Government rescans, and review rescan results to validate and document closure.
This position is remote, with a preference for candidates located in the Chicago area.
Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Vulnerability Management / ACAS Response Analyst will:
Review and analyze ACAS vulnerability-scan results provided by Government civilian personnel.
Validate findings and prioritize vulnerabilities based on severity, exploitability, asset criticality, mission impact, exposure, and applicable Government requirements.
Identify affected systems, applications, devices, and organizational owners associated with reported vulnerabilities.
Assign and coordinate remediation actions with infrastructure, application, operations, engineering, and Government teams.
Establish remediation deadlines and track findings through mitigation, approved exception, risk acceptance, or validated closure.
Track compliance with applicable IAVAs and IAVM requirements.
Maintain accurate vulnerability records, remediation status, due dates, responsible owners, risk decisions, and supporting evidence.
Create and continuously update system- or program-level POA&Ms for identified vulnerabilities.
Escalate overdue, high-risk, repeatedly identified, or unresolved vulnerabilities to cybersecurity and program leadership.
Coordinate Government rescan requests after remediation activities have been completed.
Review rescan results to confirm that corrective actions were successful and vulnerabilities are no longer present.
Document vulnerability closure and retain traceable supporting evidence in the designated Government repository.
Identify false positives, duplicate findings, accepted risks, operational dependencies, and remediation constraints and route them for appropriate Government review.
Review Endpoint Security Solutions reports and coordinate remediation of applicable endpoint-security findings.
Develop vulnerability-management reports, metrics, dashboards, risk summaries, and briefing materials for Government and program leadership.
Support reporting of USMEPCOM security compliance to applicable authorities and reporting structures.
Coordinate emergency or accelerated remediation activities for critical vulnerabilities and time-sensitive directives.
Verify that remediation evidence is complete, accurate, and sufficient to support closure.
Recommend process improvements that increase remediation efficiency, reduce recurring vulnerabilities, and improve reporting accuracy.
Support the development and maintenance of vulnerability-management procedures, standard operating procedures, workflows, and user guidance.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Active Secret clearance or higher.
Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field.
Minimum of 10 years of relevant cybersecurity, information assurance, vulnerability-management, or information-security experience.
Current CompTIA Security+ certification.
Current CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience analyzing ACAS or Tenable vulnerability-scan results in a Department of Defense environment.
Experience coordinating vulnerability remediation across infrastructure, network, endpoint, application, database, cloud, and system-administration teams.
Knowledge of IAVAs, IAVM requirements, and associated reporting processes.
Experience creating and maintaining POA&Ms for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and compliance findings.
Experience prioritizing vulnerabilities using severity, exploitability, mission impact, asset criticality, and threat intelligence.
Experience coordinating rescans and validating remediation effectiveness using scan results and supporting technical evidence.
Familiarity with Endpoint Security Solutions, STIG Viewer, SCAP tools, eMASS, ServiceNow, or comparable cybersecurity and workflow platforms.
Knowledge of the DoD Risk Management Framework, NIST SP 800-53 controls, FISMA reporting, DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides, and applicable DoD cybersecurity directives.
Additional certifications such as CASP+, CISSP, CISM, CGRC, PenTest+, or equivalent cybersecurity credentials.
Familiarity with current DoD 8140 cybersecurity workforce qualification requirements.
Strong analytical, prioritization, documentation, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
Ability to explain complex vulnerability findings and remediation risks to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
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