Certifications Analyst

Position: Certifications Analyst

Location: Fair Lakes, VA

Job Type: Entry-level, Full-time, Hybrid

About Corsec:

The Certifications Analyst manages and supports IT security certification projects, ensuring compliance with Common Criteria standards throughout the evaluation lifecycle. This role includes evaluating IT systems against Common Criteria requirements to identify compliance gaps, analyze product architectures, and develop the technical documentation required for certification.

The analyst also configures products according to certification-specific deployment guidance and conducts functional testing to support evaluation activities. In addition, the role involves collaborating with customers, internal teams, testing laboratories, and certification bodies to address findings, respond to feedback, and ensure project milestones and certification objectives are met across multiple engagements.

Corsec is the benchmark for efficient, accurate security certification processes, helping organizations achieve compliance “Done Once, Done Right!”

Job Description:

The Certifications Analyst manages and supports IT security certification projects, ensuring compliance with Common Criteria standards throughout the evaluation lifecycle. This role involves examining and product architectures and supporting materials, and producing the technical documentation required for certification.

The analyst configures IT products according to certification-specific deployment guidance, conducts functional testing to generate evaluation and testing reports, and authors documentation for submission to testing laboratories and certifying authorities. Success in this role requires effective collaboration with customers, cross-functional teams, testing facilities, and international certification bodies to resolve compliance gaps, address testing and documentation feedback, and ensure project milestones and certification objectives are achieved across multiple complex engagements.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate systems against Common Criteria requirements to identify and document compliance gaps.
• Analyze product architectures and supporting materials to develop technical documentation required for evaluation activities.
• Configure systems according to certification-specific deployment guidance.
• Author evaluation documentation for submission to testing laboratories and certification authorities.
• Conduct functional testing and generate evaluation and testing reports.
• Collaborate with vendors and testing laboratories to resolve findings, respond to technical questions, and incorporate review feedback.

Required Skills and Experience:

- Knowledge of at least two of the following IT concepts: networking, cryptography, operating systems, communication protocols, cybersecurity, information assurance, or risk management.

- Strong analytical and technical skills - Ability to assess IT products and components with great attention to detail

- Strong oral presentation skills - Ability to articulate in technical and non-technical terms to customers, peers, and management

- Strong critical thinking skills

- Time management skills