Cybersecurity Engineering Specialist III

Cherokee Federal•Springfield, VA

15h

About The Position

This role involves providing feedback to design engineers and evaluating end-to-end systems and system-oriented products throughout their entire lifecycle. The specialist will conduct research, evaluate the technical performance of software products, and ensure compliance with government information assurance and cybersecurity standards. A key focus will be on verifying and validating systems, particularly in network operations and cyber warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures, with an emphasis on threats to information networks. The position requires assessing performance using defined criteria and measures, preparing cyber threat profiles, and participating in design reviews to ensure system applicability and requirement traceability. Additionally, the role involves developing analytical procedures, producing high-quality documentation for senior government officials, and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

Current TS/SCI security clearance
Ability to develop new concepts and processes.
Ability to analyze root causes and resolve issues.
Ability to support junior level technicians and specialists in their activities.
Ability to perform all tasks of lower level technicians or specialists.
Ability to work individually, actively participate on integrated teams, and lead a task, project or team.
Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Responsibilities

Provides feedback to design engineers and evaluates end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
Conducts research and evaluates technical performance of software products and overall segments and systems.
Ensures products and systems comply with requirements and government information assurance and cyber security standards and practices through formal verification methods.
Verifies/validates systems with specific emphasis on network operations and cyber warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures focused on the threat to information networks.
Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
Prepares assessments and cyber threat profiles of current and planned products based on sophisticated testing, research, and analysis.
Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements.
Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they verify/validate the requirements.
Develops and maintains analytical procedures to meet changing requirements.
Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned