Software Developer, Journeyman (Security Clearance Required)

ICF; Virginia Beach (VA); Remote; USD 99,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking an experienced Software Developer to support R&D of cyber analytic capabilities for a large federal program. This role offers primarily telework with occasional meetings at client locations in Arlington, VA or Pensacola, FL, or ICF facilities within the DC metro area.

You will collaborate with cyber personnel, researchers, and program SMEs to automate analytics, develop production systems in CI/CD, and advance enterprise cybersecurity capabilities for real-time or near real-time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Development or equivalent with 5+ years' relevant experience.
• Minimum 1 year of Python development experience.
• Minimum 1 year of professional development using AWS serverless architecture.
• Experience with federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience with analytics across files, networks, and host-based systems.
• Active security clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cyber personnel to automate manual analytic processes.
• Create automated analytic capability sets (signature, behavioral, heuristic, anomalies, ML).
• Develop new platforms to elicit operational effect.
• Support design, development, and deployment of production systems in CI/CD.
• Provide post-deployment support for analytics and countermeasures lifecycle.
• Analyze information, refine analytics, select countermeasures, and upgrade performance.

Skills

Python development

AWS serverless

Federal cybersecurity requirements

Analytics (file, network, host-based)

Security clearance

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Development or equivalent

Tools

Hadoop/Cloudera

Spark

Power BI

Databricks

Splunk ML

Shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell)

Wireshark / tcpdump / Zeek / SiLK / YAF

AWS Cloud services

Linux

Job description

Job Summary

ICF is actively recruiting for an experienced Software Developer to support the research and development of new cyber analytic capabilities that will help the US protect and defend its networks and critical information systems. This role will support a large federal cyber security analytic program. Your work will contribute to the knowledge of how cyber-attacks work, how vulnerabilities are exploited, and the way hostile cyber actors operate. We are looking for individuals that want to analyze and understand data to identify anomalies. Utilize your skills to help experiment and prototype future cyber capabilities for implementation at large-scale. As a Software Developer, you will work with our customers, program subject matter experts, and researchers to evolve, automate, and enhance cybersecurity capabilities. Additionally, you will provide software engineering development and support, as well as oversight for other personnel. This is an opportunity to contribute to an important project from its beginning, work with the latest and emerging technologies, and all while building a great career at ICF! This role is primarily telework-based with occasional meetings at client locations (Arlington, VA or Pensacola, FL) or ICF facilities within the Washington DC metro area.

What You Will Be Doing

• Work closely with cyber personnel to understand manual analytic processes that are used to assist in the automation of those processes.
• Create automated analytic capability sets (e.g., signature, behavioral, heuristic, anomalous, unsupervised-learning, predictive, and emerging).
• Develop new platforms to elicit operational effect.
• Support the design, development, and deployment of production systems adhering to the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline.
• Post-deployment support of continuous analysis through the full lifecycle of the capabilities.
• Perform functions associated with the analysis of information, refinement of analytics and countermeasure selection, reviewing output, and making upgrades/improvements to the performance of the analytics and countermeasures.

What You Must Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Development OR equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience, with at least an additional 5 years of applicable experience.
• Position requires a minimum 1 year of Python Development experience.
• Must have a minimum 1 year of professional development experience using AWS serverless architecture.
• Demonstrated experience with federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience with a variety of analytics (e.g., file, network, host-based, etc.).
• Active security clearance required as part of client contract requirements.
• US Citizenship required as part of client contract requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with developing applications running on Big Data platforms such as Hadoop/Cloudera or Spark, Power BI.
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various clients in order to explain and elaborate on technical details.
• Experience within some or all of these capability areas: Intrusion Detection, Analytics, Information Sharing, Intrusion Prevention, Core Infrastructure.
• Practical experience with the Databricks Intelligence Platform.
• Practical experience with Splunk to include Splunk Machine Learning (ML).
• Machine Learning fundamentals and/or prior experience supporting ML efforts from a developer perspective.
• Experience with shell scripting using Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent.
• Experience with network monitoring tools such as Wireshark, tcpdump, Zeek, SiLK, or YAF.
• Experience within Cloud environments in or using technologies provided by AWS, Google, or Azure.
• Experience with Linux operating system.
• Experience with monitoring/diagnosing activity at the host, application, network, Internet protocol, database, source code, and LAN layers or other areas preferred.
• Ability to prioritize and manage own workload.
• Experience in analytics associated with analyzing databases, source code, hosts, middleware, application, Local Area Network (LAN), and Internet networks across Open System Interconnect (OSI) model.
• Experience in developing real- or near real-time automation.
• AWS certification (Developer, DevOps, and/or Application Architect, etc.).
• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) or higher certification level preferred.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process. However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $98,614.00 - $167,644.00 Virginia Client Office (VA88)