CISA - Telecommunications Network Analyst

cFocus Software Incorporated•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

cFocus Software Incorporated is seeking a Telecommunications Network Analyst to serve as the domain authority on a TS/SCI-cleared team analyzing the nation's most critical communications infrastructure — including undersea cable systems, the Public Switched Network, and next-generation converged networks — for DHS CISA. Your analyses will directly inform how the Government assesses availability, resilience, and risk to national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) communications.

Requirements

Active, final Top Secret/SCI clearance granted by the U.S. Government; U.S. citizenship
Bachelor's degree with three (3) years of specialized experience, Master's degree with one (1) year, or seven (7) years of equivalent specialized experience
Strong background in a telecommunications discipline (carrier networks, transport/optical systems, submarine cable systems, wireless, or internet infrastructure)
Specialized experience in Public Switched Network modeling and analysis — spanning Internet, PSTN, and wireless — including associated methodologies, tools, data, and procedures
Knowledge of cybersecurity and IT security principles as applied to communications infrastructure
Intermediate proficiency with the ESRI ArcGIS product suite
Broad expertise in research, analysis, and technical writing, with deliverables meeting formal Government acceptance standards
Familiarity with the National Response Framework (NRF), Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2, and applicable national cyber incident response doctrine
Availability for after-hours, weekend, and holiday surge support during NS/EP events

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with submarine/undersea cable systems, landing stations, or international transport networks
Experience with telecommunications capacity, usage, routing, or outage datasets
Prior support to NS/EP communications programs, priority services, national security systems, or a 24/7 operations center environment
Experience developing routing or network performance metrics, or evaluating emerging technologies (SDN, 5G, converged NGN architectures)
Experience briefing senior Government or industry audiences on technical risk topics

Responsibilities

Plan and execute studies evaluating the physical and logical characteristics of national and international communications infrastructure under a range of operational scenarios
Assess the availability, resilience, and performance of communications systems supporting NS/EP requirements, and quantify the benefits of proposed enhancements or mitigations
Conduct studies of Internet and network architecture relevant to undersea cable infrastructure, including next-generation networks that converge packet-switched and circuit-switched technologies
Evaluate industry and academic datasets and analytic tools; develop or assess routing and performance metrics; analyze the viability of emerging network technologies
Frame and support telecommunications risk analyses addressing route diversity, Continuity of Operations (COOP), and potential impacts to Government communications during NS/EP events
Apply Public Switched Network (Internet, PSTN, wireless) modeling and analysis methodologies, tools, data, and procedures to Government analytic requirements
Conduct rapid triage on questions, issues, or events involving the nation's critical communications infrastructure
Interface with critical infrastructure sector representatives, industry, and external agencies for note-taking, assessment, and information gathering; represent the team in technical meetings and discussions
Support geospatial analyses of telecommunications infrastructure in partnership with GIS data scientists, contributing domain validation to infrastructure mapping products
Provide analytic support before, during, and after NS/EP events, including surge operations outside normal business hours
Author concise, professional-quality analytic reports, briefings, and technical assessments on formal Government review cycles