SME Cybersecurity Specialist

Overview

VTG Defense has an exciting opening for a SME Cybersecurity Specialist to support an Intelligence Community (IC) organization in the fast-growing National Security Sector. This position is in Bethesda, MD. Candidates must currently possess a TS/SCI Polygraph security clearance.

What will you do?

Primary responsibilities and tasks may include some or all of the following:

• Developing, collecting, analyzing, and reporting cybersecurity data to respond to customer requirements and inform senior executive actions
• Respond to congressional inquiries on Cybersecurity issues
• Drafting data analysis reporting and collaborating with cybersecurity team for inclusion into annual FISMA report, as well as other reports and briefs supporting customer requirements
• Developing assessment criteria (metrics, measures, key performance indicators) through critical evaluation and interpretation of IC policies, standards, strategies, and initiatives
• Integrating data from internal and external organizations to enhance cybersecurity situational awareness
• Coordinating and collaborating with database managers to validate operations to ensure successful migration for historical data
• Participating and coordinating with internal and external cybersecurity teams to meet customer's requirements for governance, policy, standards, and strategic planning
• Analyzing and evaluating existing and emerging technologies to recommend strategies to support and enhance mission requirements and data collection
• Drafting technical documentation (i.e., user manuals, standard operating procedures, metric, and measurement data dictionaries, etc.) to support job functions

Additional duties may include:

• Experience authoring and reviewing policy and directives for federal government
• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), documentation including strategy development, roadmaps, presentations, and other technical and non-technical documentation

Do you have what it takes?

Basic Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with Poly required
• Demonstrated experience with the management, operational, and technical aspects of IT Security in a complex enterprise environment. Additional experience in cyber risk management and assessments will be considered
• Require BS degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience to operate within the scope contemplated by the level.; additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Detail-oriented, ability to consistently provide high-quality products that are concise, thorough, and accurate
• Ability to adapt in response to shifts in customer priorities
• Recent IC experience, within the last 3 years
• CISSP, or similar certification, preferred

Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $180,000-$195,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.