Cyber Engineer - Capabilities Development

About the role

We work as a multi-disciplinary team of systems, cybersecurity, and software engineers, who enable mission resilience by developing novel tools. We leverage the latest threat intelligence along with cutting-edge cybersecurity trends, techniques and technologies to achieve an operational advantage for our sponsors.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operational stakeholders to understand and document their needs, and translate them into well-defined requirements.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to lead the creation of novel cyber concepts, capabilities, and techniques to achieve cyber superiority in emerging domains.
• Develop and apply a detailed understanding of computer, network, systems, and cybersecurity concepts to create, assess, and operationalize novel approaches to solving cyber system security challenges in operational environments.
• Document and present findings, results, concepts, recommendations, and mitigation strategies.
• Guide and mentor team members to develop future leaders and technical experts.

Qualifications

• Possess a B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or other technical degree.
• Possess 5+ years of experience developing cyber concepts, systems, or analytics, with an understanding of systems engineering or operational planning.
• Have experience in one or more programming languages.
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, good organizational skills, and the ability to work in teams.
• Able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret / SCI Clearance.

Requirements

• Possess a M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or other technical degree.
• Possess 10+ years of experience developing cyber concepts, systems, or analytics, with an understanding of systems engineering or operational planning.
• Have experience in conducting research, development, and testing of offensive cyber capabilities.
• Have experience in DevSecOps.
• Have experience with DoD and/or IC cyber operations/mission forces.
• Hold an active Top Secret security clearance and can ultimately obtain TS/SCI level clearance.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Minimum Rate $100,000 Annually
Maximum Rate $245,000 Annually

Schedule

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Contact

For more information, visit APL's career page.