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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Sr. Security Engineer
Location: Washington, DC, , United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2005-10-14
Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology
(OIT) Continuity of Operations (COOP) team is responsible for managing a
variety of projects that are designed to maintain and improve the COOP posture
within the Office of Information and Technology. The IT COOP team is
responsible for formulating guidance enabling the OIT to carry out critical
National Security and Emergency Preparedness continuity planning to ensure that
the VA can fulfill its mission to provide services to veterans in the event of
a national emergency.
· The OIT, in support of the COOP Project, need to update the VA
OIT COOP procedures. The OIT documentation must be put back into compliance to
form a solid basis for the IT COOP team to build upon.
· This task requires highly experienced federal level COOP
Program Support to the VA IT COOP program. This support shall be temporary in
nature to assist with the updating and preparation of plans and procedures that
are significantly out of date.
· The selected Project Lead shall provide highly experienced
staff and high level guidance to ensure that IT is in compliance with the new
National Response Plan and the updated Federal Preparedness Circular (FPC) 65
as well as guide the new IT COOP team to ensure that the program is on course
for the future.
· Once complete, the IT COOP full time employees (FTE) should be
able to maintain the documentation without support.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Title of Project: Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Support
· Project Lead shall review existing plans, policies,
procedures, directives, and associated documents for deficiencies and
discrepancies; provide a report on these deficiencies and discrepancies; make
modifications to the existing COOP plans, policies, procedures, directives, and
associated documents and deliver the modified COOP plans, policies, procedures,
directives, and associated documents.
Summary:
IT COOP experienced in the following areas: Information Assurance, Business
Impact Analysis, Risk Management, Risk Assessment, IT Contingency Planning,
Crisis Communication, Business Recovery, and Disaster Recovery.
Responsibilities include the discovery, design, development, exercising and
maintenance of all documentation supporting the IT Continuity of Operations
Plan and Disaster Recovery Manual, including policies, procedures, guidance and
technology solutions. Knowledge/understanding DITSCAP
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree, related technical training (or equivalent experience) plus
at least six years of directly related experience including one year of
leadership experience. Must have proven skills in applying advanced Information
Technology design, principals, concepts, methods, standards, and practices in
designing, testing and implementing system architectures, system
infrastructures, and application delivery in the development, implementation,
maintenance, and oversight of a reliable and robust Business Continuity and
Disaster Recovery, and emergency preparedness plans. Strongly desires a
candidate with an active clearance
CONTACT
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Please send an updated copy of your resume. In the event of an appropriate
available position, we will contact you by telephone to arrange an interview.
Catrina Martin
cmartin@patriottechnologies.net
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