Overview Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation's most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers' missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details. Responsibilities Program Description: The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support in the areas of Cybersecurity 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 Mission Defense Team (MDT) SETA provides support to the customer in the area of Cybersecurity. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to: * Identify baseline, capability and coverage gaps
* Recommend process improvements
* Plan future requirements and capabilities
* Support specific technical efforts to enable mission assurance, resiliency, and defensive cyber operations
* Assist with validation and verification of MDT activities. Provide research, independent analysis, documentation, Concept of Operations development, planning, capability assessments and proof of concept activities
* Assess current and proposed changes to relevant processes, procedures, applications and infrastructure
* Articulate priorities, risks, issues and opportunities
* Ensure future capabilities are sound, meet documented requirements and standards and are maintainable for MDT operations.
Qualifications Required: * BS 12-15, MS 10-13, PhD 8-10
* Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
* DoD 8570 L3 certification in IAT or IAM
* Ability to assist MDTs with all aspects of cyber identification, protection, detection and response in order to be able to understand and recommend approaches and solutions to enable the MDT's mission
* Experience with the customer's operations environment; mission systems familiarity
* Understanding IPv4, networking, packet capture/analysis, routing/switching infrastructure, Cross-Domain Solutions, Type 1 & 2 encryption and intrusion detection system operations/functionality
* Experience with active and passive CND solutions and the analytics used to perform Defensive Cyber Operations with Mission Assurance to include Syslog, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), IDS, Full Packet Capture, Elastic Stack, SIEM (ArcSight, LogRhythm, Splunk, Etc.)
* Ability to work in highly decentralized organization requiring both virtual and physical interaction with mission partners across organizational boundaries.
* Experience navigating Governance, Risk Compliance tools (GRC)
* Experience working with ATO packages, including reviewing their security relevant artifacts
* Experience collaborating with Information System Owners to understand needs/requirements
Desired: * Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification
* Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision
* Experience briefing senior customer personnel
* Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
* Familiarity with customer's IA processes
Equal Pay Act This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield 's benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.Min: $121,003.50Max: $290,769.60 EEO Statement EEO Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.