Cyber Operations SME

Position Type: Full-time
Position Location: Onsite
Clearance Required: TS/ SCI w/ CI Poly
Salary Range: $140-165K (plus benefits)

The Cyber Operations SME SETA provides multi-disciplinary knowledge in modern cyber defense tactics, techniques, procedures, and technologies, such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, Host- and Network-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (HIDS/HIPS, NIDS/NIPS), malware analysis systems.

The Cyber SME SETA supports the following functional management roles:

• Program Management Support
• Operational readiness, verification, and validation reviews
• Program protection and Information Assurance (IA)
• Development and evaluation of communications systems and information technology strategic plans, roadmaps, architectures, and program plans
• Review and update Government acquisition policies and procedures

Responsibilities:

• Establish plan, prepare, and present briefings, reports, and presentations to CIO, CISO, and SOC leadership, senior NRO decision-makers, security staff, and other US Government consumers in a manner that meets their specified requirements.
• Support lifecycle management requirements including: strategic planning, requirements development, portfolio management input, program management, project management and governance activities.
• Support functional analysis of current and proposed operations of distributed information systems workflows and their associated workloads; user/system interactions; information needs; performance support system, and other resource requirements.
• Support impact analysis of time and resource requirements for lifecycle support to current and proposed distributed information systems.
• Support impact analysis of systems engineering issues related to Cyber Operations support activities.
• Support tradeoff analysis including results on operational effectiveness, performance, risk, and cost.
• Support developing and implementing a Cybersecurity Defense Service Expansion Plan to ensure visibility and reporting of expansion progress to enable effective management of cost, schedule, and performance.
• Support independent technical analysis of requirements and draft acquisition Functional Requirements Document (FRD).

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Expert knowledge and experience with national cybersecurity policy development processes, interagency strategic/operational planning, as well as the application and integration of all instruments of cybersecurity defense for protecting the NIE and NRO missions.
• Superior interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information clearly, concisely, and in a manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences, to include senior-level policymakers.
• Requires 8570 compliance, such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, etc.

*Waypoint Human Capital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.