Cyber Systems Engineer; Project Engineer Security Clearance

Program Description

The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts support functions are: IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.

The Cyber Systems Engineer Project Management Technical Support provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Support the front Office elements (Director, Deputy, COS, Business Operations Lead, Tech Director) in the development, communication and implementation of the cyber/IA strategy for the Enterprise.
• Collaborate with other contractors, customers and FFRDCs to ensure actions and items of interest are worked to closure.
• Advise in the production and tailoring of government financial artifacts, execution reports and program acquisition documentation and ensure affordable, supportable and effective program requirements are specified to meet mission needs.
• Provide assessments and recommendations to the customer on matters of cybersecurity and information assurance.
• Assist in the development of execution reviews, acquisition roadmaps and transition plans.
• Assist with the development, documentation and communication of office initiatives geared toward enterprise security.
• Provide technical recaps of customer meetings with cyber security contractors.
• Assess contractor performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Assist in the development of technical requirements.
• Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials.
• Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps.
• Develops strategies to comply with privacy and risk management requirements.
• Work with government and contractor leads to address various systems engineering, system integration, and project management issues across projects.
• Provide support to GPMs to assure execution within the cost, schedule, and performance baselines. Utilize program management tools (e.g., Plan-It, MS Excel) to assist GPM with planning, documenting, executing, and reporting of all program details (e.g., spend plans), for both current year (FY) and out-years (FYDP).

• 12 to 15 years with BS or 10 to 13 years with MS or 8 to 10 years with PhD.
• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly.
• An 8570/8140 IA Certification.
• Ability to work customer's core hours (0900
  1500 Monday
  Friday).
• Excellent communications skills.
• Verbal and Non‑Verbal.
• Experience supporting project management and acquisitions.
• Experience with customer's Cybersecurity Processes and tools/capabilities.
• Experience in requirements analysis.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Hands‑on working knowledge of Excel and other database applications.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

• Self‑starter requiring limited direction and supervision.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification (i.e. CISSP or CASP).
• Experience briefing senior customer personnel.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast‑paced deadline‑driven environment.
• Familiarity with the RMF process.
• Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft tools;
  Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.