CISA - Telecommunications Network Analyst

cFocus Software Incorporated; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

cFocus Software Incorporated is seeking a Telecommunications Network Analyst to serve as the domain authority on a TS/SCI-cleared team analyzing the nation's critical communications infrastructure for DHS CISA. You will assess availability, resilience, and risk to NS/EP communications through studies of national and international networks.

Your role involves evaluating PSN/Internet architectures, conducting risk analyses, and producing concise analytic reports for government review.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with three years of specialized experience in telecommunications.
• Master's degree with one year of specialized experience.
• Strong background in a telecommunications discipline (carrier networks, transport/optical systems, submarine cable systems, wireless, or internet infrastructure).
• Specialized experience in Public Switched Network modeling and analysis — spanning Internet, PSTN, and wireless — including associated methodologies, tools, data, and procedures.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and IT security principles as applied to communications infrastructure.
• Intermediate proficiency with the ESRI ArcGIS product suite.
• Broad expertise in research, analysis, and technical writing, with deliverables meeting formal Government acceptance standards.
• Familiarity with the National Response Framework (NRF), Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2, and applicable national cyber incident response doctrine.
• Availability for after-hours, weekend, and holiday surge support during NS/EP events.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute studies evaluating the physical and logical characteristics of national and international communications infrastructure under a range of operational scenarios.
• Assess the availability, resilience, and performance of communications systems supporting NS/EP requirements, and quantify the benefits of proposed enhancements or mitigations.
• Conduct studies of Internet and network architecture relevant to undersea cable infrastructure, including next-generation networks that converge packet-switched and circuit-switched technologies.
• Evaluate industry and academic datasets and analytic tools; develop or assess routing and performance metrics; analyze the viability of emerging network technologies.
• Frame and support telecommunications risk analyses addressing route diversity, Continuity of Operations (COOP), and potential impacts to Government communications during NS/EP events.
• Apply Public Switched Network (Internet, PSTN, wireless) modeling and analysis methodologies, tools, data, and procedures to Government analytic requirements.
• Conduct rapid triage on questions, issues, or events involving the nation's critical communications infrastructure.
• Interface with critical infrastructure sector representatives, industry, and external agencies for note-taking, assessment, and information gathering; represent the team in technical meetings and discussions.
• Support geospatial analyses of telecommunications infrastructure in partnership with GIS data scientists, contributing domain validation to infrastructure mapping products.
• Provide analytic support before, during, and after NS/EP events, including surge operations outside normal business hours.
• Author concise, professional-quality analytic reports, briefings, and technical assessments on formal Government review cycles.

Skills

Telecommunications

PSN modeling

Geospatial analyses

Technical writing

NRF familiarity

Cybersecurity basics

After-hours support

Education

Bachelor's degree with 3 years specialized experience

Master's degree with 1 year specialized experience

Tools

ArcGIS

Job description

Location: Arlington, VA (on-site at federal facilities)

Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance

Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required

Position Type: Full-time

About the Role

cFocus Software Incorporated is seeking a Telecommunications Network Analyst to serve as the domain authority on a TS/SCI-cleared team analyzing the nation's most critical communications infrastructure — including undersea cable systems, the Public Switched Network, and next-generation converged networks — for DHS CISA. Your analyses will directly inform how the Government assesses availability, resilience, and risk to national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) communications.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute studies evaluating the physical and logical characteristics of national and international communications infrastructure under a range of operational scenarios
• Assess the availability, resilience, and performance of communications systems supporting NS/EP requirements, and quantify the benefits of proposed enhancements or mitigations
• Conduct studies of Internet and network architecture relevant to undersea cable infrastructure, including next-generation networks that converge packet-switched and circuit-switched technologies
• Evaluate industry and academic datasets and analytic tools; develop or assess routing and performance metrics; analyze the viability of emerging network technologies
• Frame and support telecommunications risk analyses addressing route diversity, Continuity of Operations (COOP), and potential impacts to Government communications during NS/EP events
• Apply Public Switched Network (Internet, PSTN, wireless) modeling and analysis methodologies, tools, data, and procedures to Government analytic requirements
• Conduct rapid triage on questions, issues, or events involving the nation's critical communications infrastructure
• Interface with critical infrastructure sector representatives, industry, and external agencies for note-taking, assessment, and information gathering; represent the team in technical meetings and discussions
• Support geospatial analyses of telecommunications infrastructure in partnership with GIS data scientists, contributing domain validation to infrastructure mapping products
• Provide analytic support before, during, and after NS/EP events, including surge operations outside normal business hours
• Author concise, professional-quality analytic reports, briefings, and technical assessments on formal Government review cycles

Required Qualifications

• Active, final Top Secret/SCI clearance granted by the U.S. Government; U.S. citizenship
• Bachelor's degree with three (3) years of specialized experience, Master's degree with one (1) year, or seven (7) years of equivalent specialized experience
• Strong background in a telecommunications discipline (carrier networks, transport/optical systems, submarine cable systems, wireless, or internet infrastructure)
• Specialized experience in Public Switched Network modeling and analysis — spanning Internet, PSTN, and wireless — including associated methodologies, tools, data, and procedures
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and IT security principles as applied to communications infrastructure
• Intermediate proficiency with the ESRI ArcGIS product suite
• Broad expertise in research, analysis, and technical writing, with deliverables meeting formal Government acceptance standards
• Familiarity with the National Response Framework (NRF), Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2, and applicable national cyber incident response doctrine
• Availability for after-hours, weekend, and holiday surge support during NS/EP events

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with submarine/undersea cable systems, landing stations, or international transport networks
• Experience with telecommunications capacity, usage, routing, or outage datasets
• Prior support to NS/EP communications programs, priority services, national security systems, or a 24/7 operations center environment
• Experience developing routing or network performance metrics, or evaluating emerging technologies (SDN, 5G, converged NGN architectures)
• Experience briefing senior Government or industry audiences on technical risk topics