Cyber Systems Engineer Senior Technical Specialist - Front Office Support

Overview:
Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit (url removed) for more details.

Responsibilities:
Program Description: 

The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer.? The contracts support functions are:? IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support. 

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Position Description: 

The Cyber Systems Engineer Project Management Technical Support provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to: 

Support the front Office elements (Director, Deputy, COS, Business Operations Lead, Tech Director) in the development, communication and implementation of the cyber/IA strategy for the Enterprise.

Collaborate with other contractors, customers and FFRDCs to ensure actions and items of interest are worked to closure.

Advise in the production and tailoring of government financial artifacts, execution reports and program acquisition documentation and ensure affordable, supportable and effective program requirements are specified to meet mission needs. 

Provide assessments and recommendations to the customer on matters of cybersecurity and information assurance

Assist in the development of execution reviews, acquisition roadmaps and transition plans  

Assist with the development, documentation and communication of office initiatives geared toward enterprise security 

Provide technical recaps of customer meetings with cyber security contractors 

Assesses contractor performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures 

Assist in the development of technical requirements 

Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials 

Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps 

Develops strategies to comply with privacy and risk management requirements. 

Work with government and contractor leads to address various systems engineering, system integration, and project management issues across projects 

Provide support to GPMs to assure execution within the cost, schedule, and performance baselines. Utilize program management tools (e.g., Plan-It, MS Excel) to assist GPM with planning, documenting, executing, and reporting of all program details (e.g., spend plans), for both current year (FY) and out-years (FYDP) 

Qualifications:
Required:

12 to 15 years with BS or 10 to 13 years with MS or 8 to 10 years with PhD. 

Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly 

An 8570/8140 IA Certification 

Ability to work customer's core hours (0900 - 1500 Monday - Friday) 

Excellent communications skills - Verbal and Non-Verbal 

Experience supporting project management and acquisitions 

Experience with customer’s Cybersecurity Processes and tools/capabilities 

Experience in requirements analysis 

Strong attention to detail 

Ability to work in a team environment 

Hands-on working knowledge of Excel and other database applications 

Excellent oral and written communications skills 

 

Desired:

Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision 

Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification (i.e. CISSP or CASP) 

Experience briefing senior customer personnel 

Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced deadline driven environment 

Familiarity with the RMF process 

Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain 

Working knowledge of Microsoft tools; Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint 

EEO Statement:

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.