AddressOverview
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 arcfield.com for more details.
Responsibilities
Program Description:
The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) core and non-core support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts Core Capabilities 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.
Position Description:
The Information Systems Security Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Provide analytical and technical security recommendations to the customer
- Identify projects’ security requirements
- Participate in network design reviews and security testing for the customer’s networks
- Coordinate with system development teams to ensure network security standards are being followed and implemented correctly
- Identify additional security requirements, based on RMF or as the result of security issues that put the customer’s systems at risk
- Review and analyze new systems (hardware and software) and provides recommendations concerning their security
- Review Security Requirements Traceability Matrixes (SRTMs), System Security Plans (SSPs) and other IA documentation for completeness
- Provide A&A and RMF guidance to system owners to ensure accreditation success
- Provide insight and recommendations leading up to and during the customer's information assurance readiness review process
Qualifications
Required:
- BS 12-15, MS 10-13, PhD 8-10
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
- Demonstrated expertise and experience in networking protocols and concepts
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in software defined networking principles and technologies
- Demonstrated experience providing security engineering support to capability migration from on-prem to cloud
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience providing security engineering support for architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on AWS and multi-cloud platforms
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the NIST RMF
- Demonstrated expertise and experience in cybersecurity principles
- Demonstrated experience with Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems
Desired:
- Demonstrated experience providing security engineering to cloud capabilities and solutions in AWS, Azure or other mainstream CSP
- Demonstrated cloud architecting experience (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect)
- Systems Engineering (configuration management, requirements management/writing, architecture, interfaces)
- Knowledgeable of customer’s infrastructure
- Familiarity with customer’s IA processes
- Bachelors of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
- Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision
- Experience briefing senior customer personnel
- Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
- Experience with IA vulnerability testing and related network and system test tools (i.e. retina, HBSS, EVSS, ACAS)
- Familiarity with Enterprise Cross Domain Solutions (ECDS)
- Experience with XACTA, ServiceNow
- Experience with Splunk
- Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain
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.
