Zero Trust Engineer II(TS/SCI 26-059) with Security Clearance

About the role

The position involves providing expert technical advice and guidance to the government on enhancing resilience and survivability against sophisticated cyber and physical threats. The successful candidate will support the development of authenticated, secure connections from untrusted devices in an untrusted environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical advice and guidance to the government on all aspects of enhancing resilience and survivability against sophisticated cyber and physical threats.
• Support development of authenticated, secure connections from untrusted devices in an untrusted environment, using traditional ICAM, biometrics, and novel sensing of the environment.
• Coordinate meetings, assess performer technical progress, project performer outcomes, and ensure that project management best practices are followed by performers.
• Prepare and deliver technical reports, briefings, and presentations to government officials and technical stakeholders.
• Responsible for evaluating emerging technologies, monitoring development of novel solutions, and contributing to the development of resilient classified networks, services, endpoints, and architectures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (master's degree preferred).
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, network development, network security, and/or enterprise systems.
• First-hand experience with research and/or development of secure platforms, security software for endpoints, and information security software systems.
• Substantial experience with decentralized software services across a wide variety of transport types and levels of service.
• Substantial experience with private key encryption, authentication mechanisms, access control mechanisms, and endpoint security.
• Familiarity with security systems and services, concepts of Zero Trust, and continuous integrity.
• Ability to work with little oversight to achieve team goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A high degree of initiative, excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and reliability.
• Familiarity with general systems engineering principles for management of complex systems development.

Qualifications

• Experience with a wide variety of endpoint hardware and form factors (Workstations, Servers, fixed, mobile, etc.).
• Experience with distributed services.
• Experience with classified network certification and accreditation, including required DOD cybersecurity activities.
• Experience with Clandestine or Covert Operations (Desired).
• Experience with Cyber Operations (Desired).
• Experience working with Special Access Programs (SAPs)/CAPs.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.

Skills

• Technical expertise and experience in network engineering of DOD classified networks.
• Evaluation of emerging technologies and novel solutions.
• Development of resilient classified networks, services, endpoints, and architectures.

Benefits

Strategic Analysis, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to non-discrimination in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability (physical or mental), age (40 or older), protected veteran status, genetic information (including family medical history) or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pay

$200k-$240k

Schedule

FT/PT Status: Full Time