Cyber Systems Scientist — Standards & Interoperability Lead

Defense Information Systems Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Information Systems Agency in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Senior IT Systems Engineer within the Cyber Excepted Service to lead DoD IT standards and interoperability initiatives supporting the United States Cyber Command. The role emphasizes developing technical solutions for emerging DoD IT fields and representing DISA at standards bodies. Requires a CS-related degree and systems engineering experience, with security considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field with math/statistics coursework.
• Experience in systems engineering for DoD IT standards and interoperability.
• Ability to develop and document technical solutions and present at conferences.

Responsibilities

• Applies expert knowledge of IT standards and system engineering to lead DoD IT standards efforts.
• Develops technical solutions for DoD requirements in emerging IT fields.
• Documents solutions for Standard Development Organizations and presents papers at conferences.
• Represents DISA at national and international standards organizations.

Skills

Systems engineering

IT standards

Interoperability

DoD requirements

Emerging IT fields

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in mathematics, statistics, and computer science

Job description

Defense Information Systems Agency in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Senior IT Systems Engineer within the Cyber Excepted Service to lead DoD IT standards and interoperability initiatives supporting the United States Cyber Command. The role emphasizes developing technical solutions for emerging DoD IT fields and representing DISA at standards bodies. Requires a CS-related degree and systems engineering experience, with security considerations.