Mission:

Quantum Research Intl is seeking a motivated and skilled intermediate Secure Software Assessor. As a member of the NGA DEFENDER Cybersecurity Software Assurance team, the contractor shall provide security assessments for NGA Test Organization (NTO) activities that require a Certificate-to-Field (CtF). The NTO Security Assurance Team reviews program-provided Version Description Documentation (VDD), Ops Memos, Application Deliveries, SecGrams, InfoGrams and Memograms to ensure that security changes, custom code, applications, operating systems, and configuration changes are in compliance with requirements. The Secure Software Assessor analyzes the security of new or existing computer applications, software, or specialized utility programs on or preparing to deploy on NGA systems and provides actionable results. This position is available immediately at NGA Campus East in Springfield, VA.

Responsibilities:

Determine the risk of using commercial, government, and open source software and employ techniques to mitigate risk during the software development life cycle (SDLC).Manage security impact evalution in NTO test cases.Coordinate with programs to obtain supporting documentation for review of security relevant changes, and approve or deny this NTO security phase within the government approved evaluation process and workflow management tool.Capture security controls used during the requirements phase to integrate security within the process, to identify key security objectives, and to maximize software security while minimizing disruption to plans and schedules.Consult with engineering staff to evaluate interface between hardware and software.Identify basic common coding flaws at a high level, identify security implications, and apply methodologies within centralized and decentralized environments across the enterprise's computer systems in software development.

Requirements:

TS/SCI eligible, subject to CI Polygraph