Senior Cybersecurity Analyst/Engineer

Technomics, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics company is seeking an experienced Senior Analyst specializing in cybersecurity to join their team in Arlington, VA. The role involves providing expertise in cybersecurity, mentoring junior analysts, and conducting compliance assessments within the Risk Management Framework. Candidates should have over 10 years of pertinent experience and a Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity Management, with familiarity in relevant cybersecurity standards. This position offers a collaborative environment supporting critical defense analysis and operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of direct cybersecurity work experience.
• 7+ years evaluating cyber compliance against RMF and DoW policies.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, DoDI 8500.01, and DoDI 8510.01.

Responsibilities

• Provide cybersecurity expertise to program offices.
• Lead Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes for ATO.
• Perform cybersecurity Assessment and Authorization under RMF.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Technical communication

Mentoring skills

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity Management

Tools

Tenable

eMASS

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Technomics is a growing employee-owned, decision analytics company that specializes in cost and economic analysis to facilitate better decisions faster. We enable a wide range of clients across the Federal government, from senior level policy makers to program managers, to choose smartly, buy effectively and operate efficiently. We deliver practical, credible and defensible results offering actionable insights by applying data-driven and analytics-based approaches in combination with multidisciplinary talent, subject matter experts, and tangible and repeatable assets in the form of databases, models, approaches and techniques.

Senior Analystshave the knowledge, skills, abilities and initiative to deliver timely, practical and innovative solutions to our clients as part of high-performing project teams typically composed of a mix of junior and mid-level analysts who will look to you for technical acumen and mentoring.

Our employee-owners pride themselves on their ability to apply deep analytical rigor and innovative thought that assist clients in understanding and solving a myriad of challenging resource planning and management problems.

This position is located in Arlington, VA.

Role & Responsibilities

• Provide cybersecurity expertise to surface combat system program offices.
• Lead efforts to bring platform information technology systems through the full life cycle of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process to achieve/renew Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Perform cybersecurity Assessment & Authorization work under the RMF guidelines including categorization, security planning, POA&M updates, review test results and assess for security control compliance, perform risk assessments, complete ATO package preparation for receipt of timely ATO.
• Coordinate with support team to ensure the hardening of systems under test to conforms all applicable regulations from DoW and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). This includes but is not limited to Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), Security Requirements Guides (SRG).
• Work with the NAVSEA, PEO IWS, and combat system program offices to ensure DOW/DON cybersecurity regulations and best practices are followed in the design, development, and sustainment of the integrated combat systems and weapon systems.
• Work as a team player comfortable interacting with many different people and effective at verbal and written communication, supporting face-to-face meetings, phone, and email interactions with program leads, engineers, and team members.
• Advise DoW Program Offices on secure design and implementation of systems and capabilities.
• Identify security vulnerabilities and weaknesses in SW, HW and Architecture design for mission environments and be able to make recommended mitigations.
• Provide mentorship and training to team members including contractors, warfare centers, and other activities.
• Build briefs to convey critical information to NAVSEA decision makers including Major Program Managers, OPNAV, & Flag level.
• Work with Test & Evaluation leads to coordinate cyber test events to included Cyber Table Tops, Cooperative Vulnerability Assessments (CVA), and Cooperative Vulnerability Identification (CVI).
• Develop Tasked Planning Sheets (TPS) submitted by field activities for their cyber support for NAVSEA programs. Prioritize program requirements to ensure key tasking received adequate funding from program office

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years direct cybersecurity work, 7+ years of experience evaluating the cyber compliance of a system against current RMF and DoW Cybersecurity policies
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree (BS/BA Cybersecurity Management or equivalent technical degree)
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, DoDI 8500.01, and DoDI 8510.01.
• Experience working in an acquisition program office environment with documentation, protocols, formats, and deadlines.
• Experience working with RMF tools such as Tenable and eMASS.

Desired Qualifications

• DoD 8570 Information Assurance Management (IAM) II or IAT III Certification
• Experience working in an acquisition program office environment with documentation, protocols, formats, and deadlines.
• Familiarity with Navy combat systems enclaves.
• A working knowledge of DON, NAVSEA, and PEO IWS cyber regulations.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.