Cyber Systems Engineer – Project Engineer - Data Management Focus
Program Description:
The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts support functions are: IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.
Position Description:
The Cyber Systems Engineer Project Management Technical Support provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Work collaboratively with a small team of project managers and developers to ensure successful implementation of Splunk.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and developers to ensure Splunk requirements are understood and being met.
- Work with the customer to develop and implement data management and data quality policies and processes.
- Provide assessments to the customer on the cybersecurity contractor’s program performance.
- Develop, maintain, and deliver acquisition artifacts to assist the customer in assessing contractor’s performance.
- Assist in the development of execution reviews, acquisition roadmaps, and transition plans.
- Develop briefings and artifacts for acquisition Readiness Reviews.
- Provide technical recaps of customer meetings with cyber security contractors.
- Work closely with the customer Lead and stakeholders to execute contracts.
- Provide technical input for the development of acquisition documentation for review and approval by the customer to include: Requests for Contract Action (RCA) packages, RFPs for Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and proposal analysis to support negotiation and award activities.
- Assist in the development, review, and update of acquisition documents to ensure guidance for acquisitions are adequate and current.
- Assess contractor performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
- Participate in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements.
- Assist in the development of technical requirements.
- Produce high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials.
- Analyze policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provide recommendations for closing gaps.
- Develop strategies to comply with privacy and risk management requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- 12 to 15 years with BS or 10 to 13 years with MS or 8 to 10 years with PhD.
- Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly.
- Able to support customer’s core hours (0900-1500; Mon – Fri).
- DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM.
- Proficiency in data modeling, database design.
- Knowledge of data integration, transformation, and migration tools and techniques.
- Familiarity with data quality, security, and governance principles and practices.
- Experience with data warehouse, data lake, or data mart architectures and technologies.
- Ability to use data analysis, reporting, and visualization tools and software.
- Understanding of DoD/IC data retention policies.
- Experience supporting project management and acquisitions.
- Experience with customer’s Cybersecurity Processes and tools/capabilities to include Splunk.
- Experience in requirements analysis.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Hands-on working knowledge of Excel and other database applications.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Ability to support Group Level GPOCs.
Desired Qualifications:
- Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision.
- Bachelors of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification (i.e., CISSP or CASP).
- Experience briefing senior customer personnel.
- Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Familiarity with the RMF process.
- Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft tools; Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Open Leave
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Vision insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Life insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Disability insurance
- Retirement plan
- Referral program
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account