Cyberspace Defense Analysis Systems Solutions Analyst

Abacus Technology Corporation; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Abacus Technology Corporation is seeking a Cyber Defense Analysis Systems Solution Principal to support the C3I&N Directorate at Lackland AFB. This full-time role demands senior-level cyber and engineering experience within a DoD environment to sustain and evolve the CDA weapon system and related information protection capabilities.

The candidate will adapt off-the-shelf hardware and software through Cyber Agile Acquisition, decompose complex requirements, and develop strategic and tactical

Qualifications

• 7 years of cyber and engineering experience in a DoD environment.
• Experience in an ACAT Level III environment.
• Deep knowledge of acquisition and sustainment for CDA weapon systems and related data protection technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert contributions to adapt commercial and government hardware/software for the CDA weapon system production environment via Cyber Agile Acquisition processes.
• Develop strategic and tactical solutions to meet evolving sustainment requirements and internal planning initiatives.
• Decompose requirements to component level and assemble a suite of components to satisfy needs.
• Generate alternatives to enable tradeoffs among schedule, cost and performance under external constraints.

Skills

Cyber security

DoD acquisition

Systems engineering

Network engineering

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Abacus Technology is seeking a Cyber Defense Analysis Systems Solution Principal to provide technical support for the Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence and Networks (C3I&N) Directorate at Lackland AFB. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert level contributions to adapt current and newly developed commercial and government off-the-shelf hardware and software from initial concepts to the CDA weapon system production environment using the Cyber Agile Acquisition process.
• Provide strategic and tactical solutions to meet emerging requirements from sustainment modifications and from internally generated system planning initiatives (short-term, and long-term).
• Decompose the requirements to a component level, and then assemble a collection of components to meet the requirements.
• Generate alternatives to enable tradeoffs between the different alternatives based on external constraints involving schedule, cost and performance.

Qualifications

7 years experience in cyber and engineering in a DoD environment. Bachelor's degree in a related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree requirements. Experience in an ACAT Level III environment. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of principles, policies, and practices of acquisition and sustainment in the disciplines of systems engineering, server administration, network engineering, firewall and gateway systems, operating systems, and software applications as applied to Cyberspace Defense Analysis (CDA) weapon system or similar data loss prevention system. Detailed knowledge of VoIP, Radio Frequency Monitoring System (RFMS), and advanced understanding of Forensic Analysis as applied to the CDA weapon system. Knowledge of roles and relationships within the AF Cyber Operations community, the AF Cyber Requirements community, the AF Cyber Test community, Cyber Hardware/Software providers in the Cyber Industry, and other communities as appropriate. Able to work proactively and effectively communicate to produce quality acquisition and program documentation and associated artifacts (briefings, documents, plans, reports, cost estimates, etc.). Advanced knowledge of the cyber and networking domains to support quick reaction efforts that involve high intensity collaboration between MAJCOM requirements, acquisition IPTs, and the Warfighter. Familiar with the CDA Weapon System or equivalent Enterprise Level Passive/Active Information Protection and Monitoring System. Must be a team player able to work professionally and collaboratively with the government customer and other contract members of the project team. Proficient with MS Office suite. Must be a US citizen and hold a current Top Secret clearance with SCI Access (TS/SCI).

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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