Cyberspace Analyst II - Military veterans preferred

The National Security Customer Group, DoD Agencies & Commands & Enterprise Services Directorate of SAIC currently has a full-time position for a Cyberspace Analyst with an active TS/SCI Polygraph to support the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), Fort Meade, Maryland.

The successful candidate communicates complex cyber planning and operations information, orally and in writing, elicits understanding and support from professional peers and non-specialists. Demonstrates broad, knowledge of the Command’s Cyber missions, authorities, and capabilities as well as equivalent information regarding the roles and responsibilities of the Command’s external program partners which includes (but not limited to) other DoD commands and agencies, other U.S. Government agencies and key partners. Evaluates and conducts development of Cyberspace Operations (CO) requirements. 

Daily activities may include:

• Provides technical expertise for the identification, development and prioritization of cyberspace operations requirements, processes, procedures, and governing directives

• Assists in conducting cyberspace operations and defense of the DoD Information Network (DODIN)

• Provides situational awareness (SA) of cyber incidents, health, performance, availability, and reliability of the DODIN

• Identifies issues and priorities affecting operations

• Supports the creation, dissemination, and compliance of applicable orders and directives to the DOD community

• Addresses areas of concern for the development of cyberspace capabilities for cyberspace operations

• Prepares and modifies requirements to develop cyberspace capabilities based on the changing cyberspace environment for appropriate Government review, validation, and prioritization

• Analyzes capability development requirements, concept of operation documents, and system architectures

•  Utilizes automated capabilities to assess risk to DODIN assets

• Assists in identifying and prioritizing requirements for capability development efforts

• Analyzes proposed capabilities, recommends COSs, and develops solutions to address areas of concern for shortfalls

• Develops, maintains, and automates metrics to assess USCYBERCOM operational Measure of Effective and Performance (MOE/MOP)

• Develops concept papers, technical white papers, and related documentation detailing cyber security practices for implementation throughout DOD

• Analyzes vulnerabilities with known exploits that do not have vendor-provided mitigation or remediation action

• Conducts research that focuses on rapidly emerging cyber threats and cyber adversary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)

• Collaborates with internal and external partners to facilitate cyber SA and information sharing

• Assesses the development of cyberspace capabilities to validate USCYBERCOM requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum six (6) years of experience as a Cyberspace Analyst or a related functional area with a Bachelor’s Degree.  Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Minimum DOD 8140/DOD 8570 IAM Level II Certification, CSSP Incident Responder, or CSSP Infrastructure Support (CAP, CASP CE, CISM, CISSP, GSLC, CCISO, CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud +, or CND)

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Excellent communications skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

REQUIRED CLEARANCE:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph