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Job Description Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.
The Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) division within the USARCC-SWA is looking for a strong Cyber Defense Architect candidate with strong scripting abilities, experience with systems security administration, and network security technologies. The Cyber Defense Architect will design, implement, automate, maintain, and optimize measures protecting systems, networks, and information.
This position offers company-paid housing and transportation, a completion bonus and tuition reimbursement program!
You must satisfy all host country requirements to legally work in the host country to include but not limited to the ability to obtain and maintain a host nation visa and host nation driver’s license in order to be qualified for this position.
Responsibilities
- Develop software tools through computer programming and reverse engineering software.
- Determines security requirements by evaluating mission requirements; researching security standards; conducting system security, vulnerability analyses, and risk assessments.
- Assess new technology, architecture, and platforms and provide input for integration and implementation plans.
- Maintain, improve, and document developed software tools to include technical documentation such as source code, APIs, and manuals for end-users.
- Analyze network posture and generate detailed analytical reports.
- Draft information briefs and white papers.
- Maintain security by monitoring and ensuring compliance with standards, policies, and procedures, conducting incident response analyses.
- Design, document, and maintain test and laboratory networks.
- Improve analysis processes and security posture of the network.
- Upgrades security systems by monitoring security environment; identifying security gaps; evaluating and implementing enhancements.
- Prepare system security reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- Performs other duties and assignments assigned.
Qualifications
- Qualifications
- Security Clearance:
- Requires an active Top Secret Clearance.
- Education / Certifications:One year of related experience may be substituted for one year of education if degree is required.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience preferably in Computer Science or MIS, IS, Engineering or related field.
- This position requires candidates to adhere to DoD 8570.01M. All candidates are required to maintain at least one (1) baseline certification and one (1) computing environment (CE) certification. Baseline certifications cannot also be used as a Computing Environment (CE) certification.
- The authorized certifications for this job title are listed as follows:
Baseline:
- CompTIA: Cloud+ ce
- CompTIA: CySA+ ce: Cybersecurity Analyst
- CyberSec: CFR: First Responder
- EC-Council: CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker
- EC-Council: CHFI: Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator
- EC-Council: CND: Certified Network Defender
- GIAC: GICSP: Industrial Cyber Security Professional
- ISC2: SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner
Computer Environment (CE):
- Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional (Any)
- EC Council: CIH: Certified Incident Handler
- GIAC: GCFA: Certified Forensic Analyst
- GIAC: GCIA: Certified Intrusion Analyst
- GIAC: GCIH: Certified Incident Handler
- GIAC: GCWN: Certified Windows Security Administrator
- GIAC: GDAT: Defending Advanced Threats
- GIAC: GREM: Reverse Engineering Malware
- Microsoft: 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
- Microsoft: Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Microsoft: Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft: MCSE: Core Infrastructure
- Microsoft: MCSE: Database Management and Analytics
- Microsoft: MCSE: Productivity Solutions Expert
- Offensive Security: Certified Expert
- Offensive Security: Certified Professional
- Experience:One year of related academic study above the high school level may be substituted for one year of experience up to a maximum of a 4-year bachelor's degree in a Business Information Systems discipline for three years general experience.
- At least ten (10) years of practical experience working with various data (network and system) technologies, with a minimum of two of those years focused on information systems security software development.
- Experience with computer languages including but not limited to Assembly, C, C++, Perl, Java, Python, etc.
- Experience with a customer service-oriented company.
- ool level may be substituted for one year of experience up to a maximum of a 4-year bachelor's degree in a Business Information Systems discipline for three years general experience.
- Experience with a customer service-oriented company.
- Skills & Technology Used:
- Ability to troubleshoot servers and infrastructure equipment.
- Ability to assess networking requirements and provide solutions.
- Ability to make accurate and independent decisions under pressure.
- Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
- Ability to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.
- Visualization of quantitative (numerical) or qualitative information.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication, and briefing skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Threat Intelligence and visualization technologies.
- Security enclave engineering.
- Proficiency with scripting and programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, C/C++, Java, Perl, or similar languages for automation and security tool development.
- Experience developing, maintaining, and documenting software tools, APIs, source code, and technical/user documentation in support of defensive cyber operations.
- Knowledge of security architecture, vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, and implementation of defensive security controls across enterprise networks and systems.
- Experience designing, documenting, and maintaining test/laboratory networks and security enclave architectures to validate cyber defense capabilities.
- Familiarity with network security monitoring, SIEM/log analysis, incident response analysis, system security reporting, and security posture improvement activities.
- Supervisory/Budgetary Responsibilities:
- Update proprietary applications regarding employee daily status, leave, sick, on site, etc.
- Verify and track accomplishment of section monthly or quarterly safety and compliance training.
- Purge section employee expired certifications.
- Verify section employee compliance training in Virtual Training Record.
- Verify section vehicle logs are being kept accurately and uploaded.
- Ensure section personnel are maintaining their 8570 / 8140 certifications.
- Review weekly training compliance reports for accomplishment prior to suspense.
- Review and approve leave forms ensuring before approval all compliance training is current.
- Coordinate transportation and integration of new and returning employees.
- Document and promptly counsel poor performance and policy violations.
- Enforce all V2X, GO 1, and dress code policies.
- Provide annual employee appraisal feedback in a professional and constructive manner.
- Demonstrate V2X values Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, and Professionalism.
- Ensure the safety of personnel and monthly safety inspections are properly conducted.
- Communicate effectively up and down the chain of command.
- Manage work schedules.
- Conduct proper new and returning employee orientation and ensure employee thorough understanding and can accomplish all tasks in the Employee Job Certification (EJC).
- Work with employees and HR when emergencies or abnormal circumstances occur.
- To the best of your ability render all decisions based upon our company values and principles of Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, and Professionalism.
Work Environment:
- The work environment will be 95% indoors and 5% outdoors.
- The outdoor work environment may exceed temperatures 100° F. Candidate must be able to physically withstand extreme heat.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be capable of lifting, pushing, and pulling items weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Must be capable of wearing Personal Protective Equipment (helmet and plated vest) which can weigh 25 to 40lbs, for extended periods of time.
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