​​Cyber Policy/Compliance Analyst​

Description

We are seeking a talented and motivated Policy/Compliance Analyst to join our team supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC). The DHS/CBP SOC is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations. The CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.

• Assist with compliance efforts including compiling data for reporting on training metrics.

• Support the research of current CBP and DHS policy to respond to inquiries and promote compliance of CBP Cyber policies.

• Support the processing of Interconnection Service Agreements (ISA)'s between CBP and trade partners.

• Provide customer service support as requested to trade partners to resolve issues and inquiries.

• Liaise between internal and external stakeholders as requested.

• Per guidance received from the government, track and provide metrics on the quantity of ISAs processed on a routine and recurring basis

• Develop strategies and procedures to assess adherence to DHS/CBP cybersecurity policy

• Remediation for noncompliance to cybersecurity policy

• Propose strategies and procedures to senior DHS/CBP leaders both verbally and in writing

• Research and develop holistic understanding of DHS/CBP policy and enforcement across the federal government

• Build presentations to present complex policy/regulation topics in simplified manner to senior leaders

• Utilize assessment results to inform leaders and recommend adjustment to policies/procedures as required

• Identify trends and improvement opportunities based on assessment results

• Coordinating with customers, teammates, and users to maintain compliance with security standards and deployment schedules.

• Collaborating with and supporting the customer on technical matters related to the organization's overall mission.

• BS and 4 - 8 years of prior relevant experience

• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-171 and NIST SP 800-172, to include one of the following:

• Federal agency implementation of policy

• Assessment of adherence to policy (eg. DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, etc.)

• Professional level writer with experience writing public or company-facing documents, or published academic work

• Strong analytic and reasoning skills

• Ability to establish effective working relationships with senior-level customers, technical staff, managers, and peers

• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Basic understanding of information security practices and devices.

• Strong collaboration and customer service skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.

• Flexibility and adaptability to changing situations.

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and in team environments.
• Must be a US Citizen.

• STEM degree

• Experience conducting basic data analysis

• Knowledge of basic concepts in statistics

• Prior experience with CBP.