Chief Engineer - TS/SCI

GRIMM; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Drug-Free Workplace

Job summary

GRIMM in Quantico, Virginia, is seeking a Chief Engineer to support tactical and strategic mission success. The role involves deep collaboration on designs, providing technical leadership, and managing project tasks effectively.

The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience along with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant fields, strong leadership skills, and a solid foundation in cybersecurity technologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years with Bachelor's, 7 years with Master's, or 4 years with Ph.D.
• Experience with VMware vCloud and Virtual Desktop products.
• Knowledge of VPN technologies, firewalls, routing, and switching.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on designs and provide technical leadership.
• Collect requirements and create action plans for execution.
• Ensure work products align with overall unit strategy.

Skills

VMware vCloud and Virtual Desktop products

Apple OSX experience

VPN technologies such as IPsec and SSL

Strong leadership and communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in relevant fields

Job description

GRIMM researches and develops the art of the possible in business modernization and computing technologies through cybersecurity, sensors, tools, analytics, frameworks, modeling and simulation, automated testing, cyber range Installation, Operations, and Maintenance (IOM), consulting, and intelligence. Our practices build on extensive experience in cyber mission support for national defense, and commercial service improvement and consulting. Our engineers and subject matter experts (SMEs) learned their trade from real-world engagements, not just textbooks.

Job Description

We’re searching for Chief Engineer to support the client’s tactical and strategic approaches for mission and ways forward.

• Collaborating on designs, able to assist with requirement deconstruction, and review work products to ensure sound technical solutions.
• Provide feedback to the team on the quality of solutions and recommend improvements or changes if required.
• Work with ROU to provide competent technical leadership and responsible project direction through the successful performance of a variety of detailed, diverse elements of project management tasks.
• Collaborate with Unit Architect to ensure work products are aligned with the overall unit strategy.
• Direct completion of tasks within estimated timeframes and budget constraints, while interfacing with client counterparts when appropriate.
• Collect requirements and turn them into designs and action plans for the team to execute.
• Review technical capabilities for use with new requirements.
• Understanding of firewalls, routing, switching and other telecommunications systems.
• Integrate Cloud Provider services such as Virtual Private Servers (VPS), Dynamic DNS, and Web Hosting.
• Windows Environment Design, Linux Deployment and Integration with other Operating Systems.

LOCATION

• In Quantico, Virginia area

We promote a Drug-Free Workplace, are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and affirmative action employer.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years with Bachelor’s degree or 7 years with Master’s Degree or 4 years with Ph.D., performing above referenced duties with the following recent hands‑on experience;
• VMware vCloud and Virtual Desktop products.
• Apple OSX experience.
• VPN technologies such as IPsec and SSL encrypted tunnels.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are critical.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with TS/SCI.
• Must have a Bachelor's or Masters or Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer and Information Security, Computer Security, and/or Network Administration from an accredited university/college.

We promote a Drug-Free Workplace, are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and affirmative action employer.

Additional Information

GRIMM offers security engineering and consulting services, backed by research and development, to deliver the art of the possible in cybersecurity. We specialize in breaking things, discovering vulnerabilities, and demonstrating impact to solve complex cybersecurity problems.

GRIMM services government and commercial clients from a diverse range of industries. We work in hardware, firmware, and software across traditional enterprise computing, embedded devices, automobiles, planes, drones, energy, and mobile.

GRIMM is a team of industry leaders, which includes the largest number of DEF CON CTF Black Badge holders in a single company. We are looking for people at all levels, with a passion for cybersecurity who want to help grow and shape the industry.