Designated Authority Officer (DAO)
Company: Synergy ECP
Location: Simpsonville
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Synergy ECP is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
SD(VOSB) that was formed in July 2007 with Headquarters in
Columbia, MD and is made up of talented, dedicated staff to provide
a broad range of services to the defense, intelligence and health
care industries. In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP
has thrived by adhering to our name, making sure excellence is
displayed by our Employees, to our Customers and by Improving
Performance (ECP). It’s what sets us apart, enabling us to be an
autonomous yet agile business that delivers huge results - showing
we’re ready to meet our customers’ evolving demands. Synergy ECP
has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100
companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government
and military services. Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer
and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability,
veteran status, or any other protected class. Clearance Required:
TS/SCI Other Requirements: U.S. Citizenship Job Description:
Assists in identifying overall security requirements for the
protection of data, to ensure the implementation of appropriate
information security controls. Assists in performing and analyzing
the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management
process, security control assessments, and awareness activities for
systems, and networking operations. Provides assistance to ensure
IA functions are included in the configuration management process.
Interacts with customers, IT staff, and high-level corporate
officers to assist in defining and achieving required IA objectives
for the organization. Contributes to building security
architecture. Assists with the integration of legacy systems.
Contributes to the acquisition/RDT&E environment and building
IA into systems deployed to operational environments. Prepares
security authorization documentation. Required: Ten years or
related work experience. A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or
IT Engineering is desired and may be substituted for four years of
experience; substitution of work experience is at the discretion of
the COR. DoD 8570-01-M compliance with Security Authorization
Professional or System Security Engineer. Previous work experience
as one of the following: IT Risk Assessor, System Security
Engineer, Information Systems Security Manager, or DAO;
substitution for work experience is at the discretion of the COR.
Working knowledge of the following is required: system security
design process, defense-in-depth/breadth, engineering life cycle,
information domains, cross-domain solutions, controlled interfaces,
identification, authentication and authorization, system
integration, ICD 503 (formerly NISCAP), risk management, intrusion
detection, contingency planning, incident handling, configuration
control, change management, auditing, security authorization
process, principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity,
non-repudiation, availability, access control), and security
testing. IAM, Level II, CISSP (or Associate)
Keywords: Synergy ECP, Catonsville , Designated Authority Officer (DAO), Engineering , Simpsonville, Maryland
