FedRAMP SME
Washington, DC

Job Description

Since 1975, MAXIMUS has operated under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People, enabling citizens around the globe to successfully engage with their governments at all levels and across a variety of health and human services programs. MAXIMUS delivers innovative business process management and technology solutions that contribute to improved outcomes for citizens and higher levels of productivity, accuracy, accountability and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, MAXIMUS is a proud partner to government agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit https://www.maximus.com.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- As Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME), provide expert analytical support as needed for the overall projects and systems by working with engineers and other personnel to ensure effective operations of all capabilities, piloting of new systems, and periodic updates to systems.- Collaborate with other IRS IT technical resources to translate security and business requirements into technical designs and ensure design decisions continuously protect systems and the public's data against insider threats and the external advanced persistent threat.- Assist in the planning, designing, development and implementation of security programs designed to anticipate, assess and minimize system vulnerabilities.- Review proposed new systems, networks, and software designs for potential security risks; recommend mitigation or countermeasures, and resolve integration issues related to the implementation of new systems within the existing infrastructure.- Provide expert analysis for the security planning and policies needed.- Assist in contingency planning in collaboration with IRS IT technical resources.- Aid in developing long-range plans for IT security systems that anticipate, identify, evaluate, mitigate, and minimize risks associated with IT systems vulnerabilities.- Review and evaluate security incident response policies, identify the need for changes based on new security technologies or threats, test and implement new policies and establish measures to ensure awareness and compliance.- Analyze security requirements resulting from new Public Law, Presidential directive, or other external mandate, and assist in defining the scope and level of detail for security plans and policies.- Develop solutions to integration/interoperability issues, design, develop, and manage IT security systems that meet current and future business requirements, and apply and/or extend, enhance, optimize existing architecture.- Communicate complex technical requirements to nontechnical personnel, prepare and present briefings to senior management officials on complex issues.- Perform cyber threat analysis and reporting from both internal and external sources.- Analyze cyber threat data and correlate with existing understanding of cyber threats impacting the IRS systems.- Conduct research and write papers based on the identification of trends, up-and-coming threats, and recommend mitigation strategy.- Actively monitor and research cyber threats with a direct or indirect impact to the public's data.- Provide coordination across IRS stakeholder divisions with regards to cybersecurity.Minimum Requirements:- Typically requires an advanced technical degree and a minimum of 15 years of related experience in progressively responsible positions.- Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.- Exercises independent judgement in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.- Creates formal networks involving coordination amount groups.

EEO Statement: Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies MAXIMUS deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. MAXIMUS is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. MAXIMUS provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.