Senior C5OpsNet Tech SETA - Variable-Trust Endpoints

Arenatechnologies; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

SPA is seeking an experienced C5OpsNet Technical SETA to provide onsite support to DARPA in Arlington, VA. The role emphasizes cybersecurity, network engineering, and resilient, classified networks for government use.

The candidate will guide government teams on secure network design, implement variable-trust endpoints, and coordinate technical progress while delivering briefing-ready reports to stakeholders. A TS clearance and onsite availability are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, network development, network security, and/or enterprise systems.
• Firsthand experience with research and/or development of secure platforms, security software for endpoints, and information security software systems.
• Substantial experience with decentralized software services across a wide variety of transport types and levels of service.
• Substantial experience with private key encryption, authentication mechanisms, access control mechanisms, and endpoint security.
• Experience with a wide variety of platform hardware and form factors (commercial-off-the-shelf systems, workstations, servers, fixed, mobile, etc.).
• Familiarity with variable-trust/variable-security systems and services, concepts of Zero Trust, and continuous integrity.
• Experience with general purpose enterprise services.
• Familiarity with System Certification and Accreditation.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Able to work fully onsite based on client needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite support to DARPA's Advanced Resilience portfolio on next-gen classified networks.
• Offer expert technical advice and guidance to the government on resilience and survivability against cyber and physical threats.
• Assist in developing secure, variable-trust endpoints using diverse inputs and security mechanisms.
• Coordinate meetings, assess performer progress, and ensure project management best practices are followed.
• Prepare and deliver technical reports, briefings, and presentations to government officials and technical stakeholders.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to resilient classified networks, services, endpoints, and architectures.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Network development

Network security

Enterprise systems

Zero Trust

Endpoint security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree

Job description

SPA is seeking an experienced C5OpsNet Technical SETA to provide onsite support to DARPA in Arlington, VA. The role emphasizes cybersecurity, network engineering, and resilient, classified networks for government use.

The candidate will guide government teams on secure network design, implement variable-trust endpoints, and coordinate technical progress while delivering briefing-ready reports to stakeholders. A TS clearance and onsite availability are required.