Cybersecurity Engineer/Project Manager

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

This position will support the Sponsor's Cyber organization, which is responsible for Risk Management and Cyber Security Response. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Maintaining a strong awareness of technical trends in information technology, develop and maintain a strong awareness of on-going IT projects, and business unit requirements; be able to apply project management principles to efforts within scope.
• Preparing required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation.
• Providing technical direction and advice to government.
• Assisting in establishing standards for information systems procedures.
• Performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, cost estimation, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications/recommendations.
• Conferring with clients regarding the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address.
• Consulting with management to ensure agreement on system principles.
• Analyze and study complex system requirements.
• Developing analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions.
• Provide technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools.
• Presenting at formal meetings and boards.

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• A degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of core project management processes, frameworks, methodologies, and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Ability to analyze requirements and document them appropriately in a knowledge management repository.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with third parties and internal staff at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work independently, self-starter.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity operations, incident response, information systems, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools, e.g., Splunk), logging standards and related topics.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python).
• Familiarity with cloud architectures.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Knowledge of computing design concepts and implementation.
• Knowledge of network defense monitoring tools and systems.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• The ability to analyze systems, including forensically, for malware, misuse, and/or unauthorized activity.

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to provide technical cyber security guidance.
• Ability to create complex system designs, resolve engineering problems, and propose preventative strategies.

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.