Senior Functional Specialist - Cyber

Job Description

Strategic ACI is seeking a Senior Cyber Engineer to provide expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as: engineering and technology; policy and administration; planning; analysis; training and development; facilities; communications; visual design; human capital; business; and management. To ensure that quality is an integral part of the development, design and manufacture of products or services. To monitor requirements through test and measurement activities; manages/leads quality assurance activities.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine design feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Evaluate information to recommend and plan computer specifications, system layouts, and peripheral equipment modifications.
• Review and refine existing programs to reduce operating time, increase efficiency, and improve techniques.
• Collaborate with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and other stakeholders to design systems and define performance requirements, capabilities, and interfaces.
• Gather and assess information on reporting formats, costs, and security needs to determine optimal hardware configurations.
• Estimate software development costs and schedules.
• Consult with customers on software system design, development, and maintenance.
• Work with engineering teams to evaluate hardware/software interfaces, define specifications, set performance requirements, and resolve customer issues.
• Partner with data processing and project managers to understand project limitations, capabilities, and requirements.
• Prepare detailed reports and correspondence outlining project specifications, activities, progress, and status.
• Evaluate cost, reporting, and security factors to ensure hardware configurations align with project goals.
• Security System Design & Deployment: Implement and upgrade new security assets-including software, hardware, and network security components-in virtual and/or physical environments.
• Security Maintenance: Maintain and repair existing security systems, performing replacements or upgrades as needed.
• Vulnerability Management: Conduct system scans and simulations to identify weaknesses in IT infrastructure and develop mitigation strategies.
• Reporting & Recommendations: Document findings from security tests or breaches and present actionable recommendations for security enhancements to management.
• Policy & Procedure Development: Develop, implement, and manage security policies and best practices to prevent future incidentsand strengthen organizational resilience.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance and the ability to pass a polygraph examination.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Image Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or a related field.
  1. Substitutions: 4 years of additional related experience may substitute for a degree - OR - 2 years of additional related experience may substitute when holding a non-STEM degree.
• 12+ years of experience in guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as:
  1. Engineering and Technology
  2. Policy and Administration
  3. Program management
  4. Planning and Analysis
  5. Training and Development
  6. Facilities Management
  7. Communications and Visual Design
  8. Human Capital
  9. Business Operations
• Demonstrated experience delivering strategic guidance and direction in high-technology programs.
• Prior experience with NGA and/or NSG/ASG programs or projects.
• Previous Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) program or project experience.
• Experience in Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, or Image Science.
• Strong knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, IPSec), firewalls, encryption, intrusion detection systems.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex security problems.
• Demonstrated aptitude for troubleshooting security issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desired:

• Master's degree or higher in Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Image Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in the engineering, design, and analysis of IT or related systems, including all phases of design, development, analysis, documentation, and creation of standards and guidelines.
• 12+ years of experience with DoD/IC acquisition processes or Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES).
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including relevant processes, tools, and languages.
• Experience applying Agile software development methodologies.
• Certifications in:
  1. Security+
  2. CISSP
  3. Cloud Certifications (AWS, Azure)
  4. Server Certifications (Windows / Linux)
• Tools & Systems Proficiency in:
  1. Project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Primavera)
  2. Financial tracking tools
  3. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems
  4. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems

About Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc



Strategic Alliance Consulting Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.



It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Strategic ACI not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.



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Why choose a career with Strategic ACI?



Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc. believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff's expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI's culture.



We're proud the be selected as a 2020 Best Places to Work in the Greater Washington Area by the Washington Business Journal (WBJ), as well as being 1 of 19 Virginia based companies to be awarded the prestigious HIRE Vets Gold Medallion by the Department of Labor for our commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development.



Your Strategic ACI Total Rewards Compensation Package includes:

• Competitive salary


• 100% benefits paid (Includes; health, dental, and vision plan premiums) for all full time employees and their families


• 401k with 5% match vested at day one!


• Profit sharing commensurate with company growth


• PTO - 3 weeks and 3 days per year


• 11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)


• Long term/Short term disability


• 1.5x salary life insurance


• $100 per month cell phone allowance


• $6000 cash in lieu of benefits per year if employee is insured elsewhere


• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications


• Casual dress code, company lunches, flexible schedules, employee phone plan discounts