Task Lead

Peraton•Linthicum, MD

18h•$146,000 - $234,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Task Lead will serve as a project lead and provide oversight of system and network forensic examinations/malware analysis and reverse engineering for a range of evidence collected for a government mission. The Task Lead be responsible for the quality and efficiency of the contractor’s performance and will assist the Government with all financial and business processes of the task, excluding inherently governmental functions. The Task Lead will manage approximately 50 contractors consisting of forensic examiners, malware engineers, and imaging and extraction technicians. As the Task Lead, the candidate will work with team leads to: Provide functional knowledge of operational and support processes for their service area. Clarify/resolve process-related activities for technical team. Understand existing and proposed delivery process, procedures, and tools by function. Monitor and report progress against plans through final acceptance and signoff. Manage, coordinate, and resolve project issues, decisions, and risks. Personnel / Performance Management: Responsibilities include interviewing, selection and hiring; training new and existing employees; planning, assigning and directing work; addressing employee performance and corrective action plans; employee motivation and rewards. This position requires full-time, onsite attendance Monday through Friday in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Requirements

12 years of relevant experience, may have management experience
Active Top Secret clearance, SCI eligible
Experience within the last five years leading technical efforts and supervising teams in a forensics lab environment
Experience within the last seven years performing digital and multimedia forensics examinations, analysis, and techniques
Experience within the last seven years working with MS Windows, Apple/UNIX, and Linux operating systems related to forensics examinations
Experience within the last seven years with forensic network analysis in support of the investigative process
Experience within the last seven years analyzing endpoint, Packet Capture (PCAP) data, and other relevant data sources
Experience within the last five years utilizing common digital forensic examination tools (e.g., FTK, EnCase, and X-Ways)

Nice To Haves

PMP Certification
Minimum of one year of experience within the last five years working on malware analysis, reverse engineering, software development, and the cyber-attack lifecycle, from the initial exploit and malware execution path to callback destinations and follow- on binary download attempts

Responsibilities

Provide oversight of system and network forensic examinations/malware analysis and reverse engineering
Responsible for the quality and efficiency of the contractor’s performance
Assist the Government with all financial and business processes of the task, excluding inherently governmental functions
Manage approximately 50 contractors consisting of forensic examiners, malware engineers, and imaging and extraction technicians
Provide functional knowledge of operational and support processes for their service area
Clarify/resolve process-related activities for technical team
Understand existing and proposed delivery process, procedures, and tools by function
Monitor and report progress against plans through final acceptance and signoff
Manage, coordinate, and resolve project issues, decisions, and risks
Interviewing, selection and hiring
Training new and existing employees
Planning, assigning and directing work
Addressing employee performance and corrective action plans
Employee motivation and rewards