Cybersecurity SME

This role serves as a Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert responsible for advising the government on the development and execution of strategic and tactical cybersecurity programs, with a focus on the coordination and development of system security concepts, capabilities, and problem resolution., * Support the implementation of technical capabilities that satisfy federal Intelligence Community security directives and agency security requirements.

• Assist in the identification, development, and testing of automated cybersecurity capabilities.
• Receive, identify, and provide cybersecurity requirements and translate those requirements into secure technical solutions that can be understood by customers, adopters, implementers, and developers.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Assurance, or related discipline.
• Information Assurance System Architect and Engineer Level 1, Information Assurance Technician (IAT I) certification, or Technical Level III Certification as outlined by DoDD 8140.01.
• Demonstrated experience engineering, acquiring, using, and decommissioning cybersecurity tools in large enterprise projects and programs.
• Demonstrated experience and certification securing virtual systems, cloud computing/hybrid environments, and data infrastructure in large enterprise environments.
• Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on Agile software development concepts and best practices such as DevSecOps.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences.
• Demonstrated experience balancing security compliance with program cost, schedule, performance, or mission needs (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with network security architecture and systems security engineering concepts, including topology, protocols, components, and principles such as defense-in-depth, and applying security solutions into proposed information technologies (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience implementing security controls for Docker containers and Kubernetes-based microservice architectures (preferred).
• Current DoD 8570/8140 cybersecurity certification and demonstrated experience developing and/or applying cybersecurity principles, policies, practices, standards, or controls (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience working on or with major defense acquisitions or large R&D programs (preferred).

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans (Healthcare benefits are 100% employer-paid for employees only)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Flexible/Combined PTO, Bereavement Leave, 11 Company Paid Holidays)
• 401K Retirement Plan with employer match
• Professional Development Training Reimbursement