Data Security Specialist Herndon, VA Long Term Contract The Data Security Specialist Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information system assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Interfaces with user community to understand their security needs and implements procedures to accommodate them. Ensures that user community understands and adheres to necessary procedures to maintain security. May require familiarity with domain structures, user authentication, and digital signatures. Conducts accurate evaluation of the level of security required. May require understanding of firewall theory and configuration. Must be able to weigh business needs against security concerns and articulate issues to management. Frequently reports to a Data Security Administration Manager. Primarily responsible for: Provides support to planning, coordinating, and implement the organization's information security. Provides support for facilitating and helping agencies identify their current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of firewall and other related security issues on LANs/WANs/MANs. Operates current security tools available, contributes the knowledge of business security practices and procedures, different communication protocols, encryption techniques/tools, and Current Internet/EC technology. Executes hardware/software firewalls tools.