Cyber Systems Engineer (Project Engineer)

Program Description:

The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) core and non-core support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts Core Capabilities 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.

Position Description:

The Cyber Data Science Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Utilize analytical, statistical, and programming skills to collect, analyze, and interpret large cybersecurity data sets
• Develop data-driven solutions
• Analyze data sets found in the customer's vulnerability scanning, auditing, authorization, and configuration management tools
• Import, transform, analyze, and visualize data and report actionable insights to the customer (e.g., Tableau)
• Provide analysis and graphical presentations of collected metrics for IA compliance status reporting
• Support and evolve legacy visualization and situational awareness tools based on Microsoft Excel into modern data-driven solutions
• Collaborate with Risk Management teams to develop means to integrate, automate, and provide dynamic visualization capabilities for risk management efforts

Job Requirements

Required:

• Requires 8 to 10 years with BS/BA or 6 to 8 years with MS/MA or 3 to 5 years with Ph.D.
• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
• Able to support customer's core hours (0900-1500; Mon - Fri)
• Must possess DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM or able to attain within 6 months of contract start
• Deep understanding of statistics and analysis
• Skilled in artificial intelligence and machine learning (e.g., SageMaker)
• Ability to code in multiple languages, including Python
• Knowledge of databases, data structures, and data architectures
• Excellent communications skills - both verbal and non-verbal
• Office Automation Skills - MS Office, MS Project, Visio
• Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Infogram, Chartbloks)
• Experience with data transformation (structured data format/schema transformation) using common programming tools (e.g., Python, JSON, etc.)
• Experience applying statistical analysis to large data sets

Desired:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experience briefing senior customer personnel
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiarity with customer's IA processes
• Experience with ServiceNow and Splunk
• Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain
• Familiarity with the RMF process
• Experience with Relational Database Management System (RDMS)
• Experience with Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) and SageMaker
• Experience with Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence

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Security Clearance

Top Secret/SCI/CI Poly