Systems Engineer Senior-Level 112-183 | | | | Sr. Systems Engineer guide engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.
Duties May Include:
Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies. Guides the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers developing solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology. Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions. Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs. Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities. Conducts Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design. Operates at the level of integrating multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within a Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational and agency boundaries
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM degree program -or- 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree 12 to 18 years' experience Senior-level working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments. Demonstrated experience with the systems engineering lifecycle.
Desired:
Master’s degree in a related STEM degree program. Demonstrated experience with Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages. Demonstrated experience with Software Development Frameworks. Possesses INCOSE Certified System Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification. Demonstrated experience in the field of geospatial intelligence. Possesses a Licensure as a professional engineer. Possesses Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations: ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF Demonstrated experience in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields. Demonstrated experience with the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer 112-189 | | | | Sr. Cyber Security Engineer N2W Cyber Security Engineer will serve as a member of the N2W Active IT and project team, providing systems engineering, security engineering, and project management expertise. The N2W Cyber Security Engineer will support the overall goals / objectives of the NGA Technical Security Program, specifically, cyber security requirements required to support the National Security Information (NSI) compliance. The N2W Cyber Security Engineer will support the development and documentation of the N2W Active IT Cyber Security architecture, roadmaps and investments. The Cyber Security Engineer will act as a technical point of contact for many of the N2W activities, work with other teams to complete studies / research, develop concept of operations (CONOPS) in support of establishing new capabilities, and develop requirements in support of new N2W capabilities. As a member of the N2W team the Cyber Security Engineer will be responsible for assessing the future IT capabilities such as secure wireless, zero-client, multi-level security, IoT, an cloud solutions, to include business processes and cases for the NGA organization. The Cyber Security Engineer will work side-by-side with contractor and government personnel to ensure all issues are addressed. The environment is a multi-contractor program; therefore, candidates should be comfortable working with a diverse set of contractors and all grades of customer personnel.
Duties May Include:
Support data center engineering aspects of the N2W Project including Identify, manage, and resolve specific technical requirement issues, perform analysis of alternatives (AoA) and develop roadmaps and engineering assessments. Support the Government to develop cyber security design requirements for the planned wired and wireless environments of the N2W. Develop encryption strategies in compliance with IC/DoD/NGA standards and policies. Support Government to develop system security plans and accreditation packages. Review cyber security Test Plans / Test Reports and provide input to the government. Assist in the development of mitigation strategies and exception packages. Assess opportunities for inserting mission IT capabilities at the N2W facility. Work with subject matter experts in NGA and the industry to ensure best practices are being considered / used. Provide lifecycle project management analysis; conduct studies; participate in major reviews; perform hardware, software, and technology evaluations; identify security solutions; provide recommendations; plan activities. Brief status and analysis results.
Education and Experience
Required:
12 to 18 years of Experience Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Math / Science / Engineering / Information Technology Management or IT related degree. 10 years of cyber security experience in authorization and accreditation of large and complex IT system. 2 years demonstrated experience implementing DoD/IC secure wireless strategies and policies, such as Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC).
Desired:
M.S. Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or IT related degree. 5 years of demonstrated experience designing and implementing Wired and Wireless Technology. 5 years of demonstrated experience with securing emerging cloud and hybrid cloud environments and technologies. CEH certification.
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Systems Engineer Senior-Level 112-188 | | | | We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Systems Engineer specializing in Sensor Integration to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for professionals with a strong background in systems engineering or systems integration who thrive in complex, technical environments and are eager to support mission-critical programs. In this position, you will lead and support the integration of sensors and associated systems, coordinate data definitions, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful development, processing, and exploitation of sensor data. You will also play a key role in requirements and interface definition, impact assessments, and customer briefings.
Duties may include:
Lead sensor integration efforts across multi-domain platforms and systems. Manage and coordinate sensor data definitions to support interoperability and processing. Integrate tools and software required for processing, exploiting, and disseminating sensor data. Define, update, and manage Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and requirements baselines. Analyze and assess the technical impact of proposed system changes or enhancements. Develop and deliver technical briefings and presentations to internal stakeholders and external customers. Support and participate in Concept of Operations (CONOPs) development, architecture analysis, and system design activities. Assist in planning and executing testing and validation activities to ensure system readiness and performance. Conduct schedule analysis and support risk identification and mitigation planning. Manage and maintain configuration control for operations systems and documentation.
Experiend and Education
Required:
Bachelor’s of Science degree in Systems Engineering or STEM related degrees 12+ years of experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including DoD/IC Acquisition process, requirements process, PPBES process or system engineering of large complex system or systems or SOA/cloud environments 8+ years of experience with strategic plan development, decomposition, and management 8+ years of experience with Systems Engineering lifecycle 8+ years of experience supporting the assessment, evaluation, and deployment of new or emerging technologies into operations or architectural impacts and a recommendation path forward 3+ years of experience in project management or technical team leadership 3+ years of experience in segment level Systems Engineering 3+ years of experience in multiple system, service, and interface integration across organizational agency boundaries 3+ years of experience experience in capturing user and mission requirements and translating into systems capability requirements such as writing technical documents 3+ years of experience in CM board process in the IC 3+ years of experience in test/evaluation and analysis within NGA and/or the IC 3+ years of experience in facilitating meaningful technical discussions with a broad audience through effectively communicate with government, engineers, developers, and stakeholders Prior experience supporting NRO programs is highly desired
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ISSO 1 102-192 | | | | Information System Security Officer (ISSO) 1- This is a future position that may come open in the future. We are currently building our pipeline.
Responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system and as such, works in close collaboration with the ISSM and ISSO. The position shall have the detailed knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of an information system and, in many organizations, is assigned responsibility for the day-to-day security operations of a system. This also will include physical and environmental protection, personnel security, incident handling, and security training and awareness. It will be required to work in close coordination with the ISSM and ISSO in monitoring the information system(s) and its environment of operation to include developing and updating the authorization documentation, implementing configuration management across authorization boundaries. This will include assessing the security impact of those changes and making recommendation to the ISSM. The primary function is working within Special Access Programs (SAP) supporting Department of Defense agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information and SAP activities.
Duties May include:
Assist the ISSM in meeting their duties and responsibilities Prepare, review, and update authorization packages Ensure approved procedures are in place for clearing, sanitizing, and destroying various types of hardware and media Notify ISSM when changes occur that might affect the authorization determination of the information system(s) Conduct periodic reviews of information systems to ensure compliance with the security authorization package Coordinate any changes or modifications to hardware, software, or firmware of a system with the ISSM and AO/DAO prior to the change Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and functioning correctly Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals Ensure audit records are collected, reviewed, and documented (to include any anomalies) Attend required technical and security training (e.g., operating system, networking, security management) relative to assigned duties Execute the cyber security portion of the self-inspection, to include provide security coordination and review of all system assessment plans Identify cyber security vulnerabilities and assist with the implementation of the countermeasures for them Prepare reports on the status of security safeguards applied to computer systems Perform ISSO duties in support of in-house and external customers.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor's degree or 4 years of additional relevant experience 1-2 years related experience, especially in developing RMF packages or bodies of evidence Prior performance in roles such as System or Network Administrator
DESIRED:
TRAINING:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Systems Integrator Senior Level 112-186 | | | | Sr. Systems Integrator to support governance process for capability insertion and prioritization of the IPO, and as appropriate other development done on behalf of the NSG analytic community. Conduct assessments of new technology recommended for transition to the enterprise and provide recommendations on priorities relative to other work. Also coordinate with engineers in IPA on their assessment of new or modified priorities. Prepare information for management and communications for the broader analytic workforce on technology issues and development status. As needed, support ATT staff in the identification of solutions to technology issues effecting the analytic workforce.
Duties may include:
Provide input to and help to draft/review sections of the Analysis Services CONOPS. Support ATT leadership by preparing materials in preparation for and documenting results of Analysis Technology Oversight Board decisions. Evaluate proposed new insertions to the priority list and provide summary slides for management review along with priority recommendations. Coordinate with engineers in CIO-T to develop plans and obtain assessments of the impacts and tradeoffs for capability insertions or priority changes. Engage with mission customers and users to shape and define future capabilities. Participate in customer and program strategic and tactical planning activities. Participate in the development of system architectures to evolve mission services. Assess new technologies for fit-for-use by mission services, employing quantifiable and traceable criteria to enable future decision making. Conduct AoAs and provide data-driven recommendations. Identify project key decision points and provide Go/No-Go recommendations. Conduct user outreach to communicate planned architecture changes, operational concepts, and project status, and accept user inputs for optimization of delivery plans. Produce weekly activity reports for use by government customers and the program. Develop and present effective technical presentations to senior management and to technical/non-technical audiences; must possess strong written and verbal communications skills. Explain technical issues clearly/accurately to technical/non-technical audiences; and conduct issue coordination within and across agencies. Work with customers to resolve technical and programmatic issues.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Mathematics / Physical Sciences/ Engineering or related technical experience. 12+ years of systems engineering, systems integration, or systems development experience Experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, SAFe Agile acquisition product ownership, Governance of acquisition efforts, defining a vision for future work based on incomplete requirements, conducting imagery and/or geospatial analysis.
Desired:
Master’s degree in Computer Science / Mathematics / Physical Sciences/ Engineering or related technical experience. 2+ years of experience in one or more disciplines of GEOINT analytic tradecraft and analysis production system development 2+ years of experience in government acquisition processes. 1+ years of experience in agile Systems development. Prior experience in NGA Analysis or similar analysis organization.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Senior Systems Engineer 112-185 | | | | Sr. Systems Engineers guide engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT
Duties may include:
Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies. Guides the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers developing solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology. Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions. Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs. Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities. Conducts Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design. Operates at the level of integrating multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within a Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational and agency boundaries
Education and Experience
Required:
12 to 18 years of experience Senior-level or higher experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or systems engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related STEM degree program, or 4 years of additonal experience Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle. 6+ years of experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), or Intelligence Community’s (IC) Program Architecture Guidance (PAG) Demonstrated proficiency with the Cameo architecture tool (or similar tool) Experience with MBSE
Desired:
Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program. Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages. Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks. INCOSE Certified System Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification. Documented work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence. Licensure as a professional engineer. Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations: ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields. Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises. Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Senior Level Cloud Engineer 112-184 | | | | Sr. Cloud Engineer defines implementation approaches and plans to ensure optimum cloud performance and reliability across the servers, networks, and related utilities and hardware that comprise the cloud infrastructure. They conduct analysis and make reliable engineering recommendations to ensure six sigma reliability/resiliency of the cloud infrastructure. They monitor and report on cloud utilization and plan continuous process improvement
Duties may include:
Supports applying a systematic, engineering approach to the design, architecting, requirements elicitation, development, operation and use of cloud technologies and platforms for mission solutions. Leverages software, platform, and infrastructure- as-a-service to deliver GEOINT solutions. Ensures optimum efficiencies for the utilization of cloud services. Guides the work of Mid and Junior level contractor Cloud Engineers.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor's degree or higher in a related STEM degree program -or- 4 years of additonal experience, in lieu of degree 12 to 18 years of experience Senior-level or higher experience in working government or industry leading or supporting cloud-based systems engineering efforts. One or more Cloud Certifications, but are not limited to the following: AWS Certified, Cisco Certified Networking Administrator – Cloud, Cisco Certified Network Professional – Cloud, IBM Certified Cloud Solution Architect, MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, or VMware Certified Professional (VCP7-CMA) Working experience with NGA/NRO joint integration activities. Working knowledge of NGA IPO infrastructure. Demonstrated proficiency with the Cameo architecture tool, or similar tools. Familiarity with DoDAF.
Desired:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program. Citrix XenApp expertise or certification Experience in Scripting/automation via PowerShell, VBscript, AutoIT or similar. SAN storage infrastructure experience (EMC in particular). Microsoft Clustering experience. Microsoft SQL experience (installation, configuration, troubleshooting experience) Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience. Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Technical Editor Senior Level 113-057 | | | | Senior Technical Editor reviews intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for logic, clarity, and consistency. Ensures that style and format conform to agency publication standards and that language presentation is consistent with prescribed style guides and specialized vocabulary of subject matter fields. Amends draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure the content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text. Ensures proper classification markings in accordance with IC guidance. Works with authors to revise products for narrative organization, and negotiates further revisions as needed. Assists in the management of all J2 finished intelligence products approved for external dissemination. Researches and collects information from internal and external stakeholder subject matter experts as well as other sources. Analyzes, interprets, cross-checks and edits intelligence products, as required, to ensure accuracy and compliance with associated Intelligence Community guidance, to include but not limited to ICDs 206, 209, 501 and 710). Organizes information, determines optimum method of presentation, and creates content according to plan. Ensures completed materials fulfill the specified purpose and scope. Assists in determining and supervising the production process for completed materials.
Duties may include:
Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category. Demonstrates the ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced. Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines. Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction. Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution. Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence. Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems. Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives. Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements. Demonstrates ability to work independently and with minimal oversight.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor’s degree and eight (8) years of experience relevant to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last two (2) years. No experience substitute for education.
Desired:
Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years. Master’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert Systems Engineer 112-181 | | | | Expert Systems Engineers assist in leading engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to
requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services
development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National
System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and
Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.
Duties may include
Assists the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling,reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies. Assists with the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Advises the Government on proposed changes to the solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology. Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customerrequirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions. Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs. Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities. Assist in leading Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design. Provides expert advice to the Government in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments. Operates at the level of integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational, agency, department, and governmental/national boundaries. Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises. Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.
Education and Experience
Required:
Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Expert level work experience as a Systems Engineer. Expert working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments. Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
Desired:
Doctorate in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program. Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages. Software Development Framework certification. Licensure as a professional engineer. Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations: ACSM ASCE ASPRS OGC SAREM USGIF
Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence. Experience engineering solutions using Cloud-based technologies. Experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data. Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert System Engineer 112-093 | | | | Expert Systems Engineers assist in leading engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.
Duties include:
Assists the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies. Assists with the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Advises the Government on proposed changes to the solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology. Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions. Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs. Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities. Assist in leading Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design. Provides expert advice to the Government in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments. Operates at the level of integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational, agency, department, and Governmental/national boundaries. Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises. Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level Contractor Systems Engineers. Exhibits transparency by sharing all salient facts relevant to the task at hand. Routinely provides honest and frank feedback to Government leads on the achievability of desired deliverables within proposed timeframes. Communicates unexpected setbacks quickly, and proposes mitigation actions. Incorporates lessons learned in future planning. Arrives on time and prepared to actively participate in all meetings.
Skills and Experience:
Required:
Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Expert level experience as a Systems Engineer. Expert working experience in Government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments. Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
Desired:
Doctorate in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program. Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages. Software Development Framework certification. INCOSE Expert System Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification. Licensure as a professional engineer. Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations: ACSM ASCE ASPRS OGC SAREM USGIF
Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence. Experience engineering solutions using Cloud-based technologies. Experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data. Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
IT-IA Specialist 3 102-190 | | | | Information Technology-Information Assurance (IT-IA) Specialist 3 is working within Special Access Programs (SAP) supporting Department of Defense agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Access Program activities.
Duties may include:
Establish complex operational software configuration controls and system interfaces for computer system(s) assigned Maintain file servers, Firewalls, network access, Security Monitoring Systems and system documentation as required Analyze and troubleshoot system anomalies to ensure optimum equipment performance
Prepare system for operational use and support operational tests Review, prepare, and update authorization packages Notify customer when changes occur that might affect authorization accreditation Conduct cybersecurity portion of the self-inspection’s checklist Review and provide technical and cyber security coordination on all Bodies of Evidence that makeup the authorization package Identify any and all vulnerabilities and implement countermeasures Ensure information systems and network appliances are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and practices Perform Video-Teleconferencing VTC System Administration, Scheduling, and Configuration Provide External Information System(s) Client Support Perform account creations, changes, and deletions on multiple authorization boundaries Perform Help Desk and troubleshooting activities Perform Hardware/Software System Configuration, upgrades and modifications Perform system and network appliance patching activities Provide Government-Issued Laptop Support Assist in Media Control and Accountability activities Perform COMSEC account/equipment management activities
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree -or- 4 years of additional experience, in lieu of degree 8-10 years related experience, prior experience in roles such as System/Network Administrator or Information Technology/Assurance Specialists 2+ years SAP experience
Training and Certifications:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
IT-IA Specialist 3 102-189 | | | | The primary function of an Information Technology/Information Assurance (IT/IA) 3 Specialist is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information and SAP activities.
Duties may include:
Establish complex operational software configuration controls and system interfaces for computer system(s) assigned Maintain file servers, Firewalls, network access, Security Monitoring Systems and system documentation as required Analyze and troubleshoot system anomalies to ensure optimum equipment performance Prepare system for operational use and support operational tests Review, prepare, and update authorization packages Notify customer when changes occur that might affect authorization accreditation Conduct cybersecurity portion of the self-inspection’s checklist Review and provide technical and cyber security coordination on all Bodies of Evidence that makeup the authorization package Identify any and all vulnerabilities and implement countermeasures Ensure information systems and network appliances are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and practices Perform Video-Teleconferencing VTC System Administration, Scheduling, & Configuration Provide External Information System(s) Client Support Perform account creations, changes, & deletions on multiple authorization boundaries Perform Help Desk & troubleshooting activities Perform Hardware/Software System Configuration, upgrades and modifications Perform system and network appliance patching activities Provide Government-Issued Laptop Support Assist in Media Control & Accountability activities Perform COMSEC account/equipment management activities
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree -or- 4 years of additional, relevant experience, in lieu of degree 8-10 years related experience, prior experience in roles such as System/Network Administrator or Information Technology/Assurance Specialists 2+ years SAP experience
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ISSO 2 102-188 | | | | Information System Security Officer 2 is responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system and as such, works in close collaboration with the ISSM and ISO. The position shall have the detailed knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of an information system and, in many organizations, is assigned responsibility for the day-to-day security operations of a system. This also will include physical and environmental protection, personnel security, incident handling, and security training and awareness. It will be required to work in close coordination with the ISSM and ISO in monitoring the information system(s) and its environment of operation to include developing and updating the authorization documentation, implementing configuration management across authorization boundaries. This will include assessing the security impact of those changes and making recommendation to the ISSM. The primary function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information and SAP activities.
Duties may include:
Assist the ISSM in meeting their duties and responsibilities Prepare, review, and update authorization packages Ensure approved procedures are in place for clearing, sanitizing, and destroying various types of hardware and media Notify ISSM when changes occur that might affect the authorization determination of the information system(s) Conduct periodic reviews of information systems to ensure compliance with the security authorization package Coordinate any changes or modifications to hardware, software, or firmware of a system with the ISSM and AO/DAO prior to the change Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and functioning correctly Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals Ensure audit records are collected, reviewed, and documented (to include any anomalies) Attend required technical and security training (e.g., operating system, networking, security management) relative to assigned duties Execute the cyber security portion of the self-inspection, to include provide security coordination and review of all system assessment plans Identify cyber security vulnerabilities and assist with the implementation of the countermeasures for them Prepare reports on the status of security safeguards applied to computer systems Perform ISSO duties in support of in-house and external customers Conduct security impact analysis activities and provide to the ISSM on all configuration management changes to the authorization boundaries
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree -or- 4 years of additional, relevant experience, in lieu of degree 2-5 years related experience, especially in developing RMF packages or bodies of evidence Prior performance in roles such as System/Network Administrator or ISSO SAP experience
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Sr. Systems Engineer 100-017 | Springfield, VA or King of Prussia, PA | | | Senior Systems Engineers to lead the planning, test development, data definition, and task execution for new and existing products within the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG).
Duties may include:
Lead a team of image scientists, imagery analysts, photogrammetrists, and statisticians to perform specific tasks, track issues, and clearly communicate status and results to multiple stakeholders The mission spans multiple data providers and sensor phenomenologies including electrical-optical, RADAR, LIDAR, OPIR, motion, multi- and hyper-spectral Verify and validate product visual quality, as well as the accuracy of the support data Experience with test design to verify and validate products against requirements to meet planned concept of operations Previous image science or imagery analysis experience to assist in group problem solving scenarios Ability to foster teamwork through leadership as well as effective written and verbal communication is critical
Experience/Education
Required:
BS degree plus 10 years of experience; MS degree plus 8 years of experience; PhD plus 5 years of experience Experience with sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing Ability to work independently as well as part of a team Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment
Desired:
Experience in remote sensing phenomenologies (for example EO/IR/SAR) Knowledge of NSG tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination image chain Experience with product quality assessments, visual or metadata assessments
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Mid-Level JIRA Integration/Scheduler 100-016 | Washington, DC, St. Louis, MO, or King of Prussia, PA | | | Mid-Level JIRA Integration/Scheduler supports planning, scheduling, and documentation tasks for a large organization. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your career by working with the community subject matter experts, directly with the customer, and with an experience testing team.
Duties may include:
Support working group to manage project elements. Develop agenda, charts, action items, and status in coordination with government leads. Design and maintain an integrated master schedule of test events, dependencies, capabilities and effectivities to meet evolving customer needs. Evaluate impacts on segment, project and enterprise schedule related to changes in customer and program requirements or schedule performance. Update schedules with new or modified request for service (RFS) and staffing resource allocation data. Develop a resource loaded schedule to support office planning, staffing of skill sets, and software tool development needs to support future activities. Provide status to include analysis and reports to management consistent with program and customer requirements. Support and improve business processes. Identify areas for efficiencies and provide process improvements. Track project execution, identify, and mitigate project risk. Work independently and within teams where appropriate. Provide briefings to internal team and assist with briefings to senior government customers. Will be responsible for technical and operational leadership of test management projects within the guidelines set by the program manager and customers. Define, generate, and review project requirements documentation and communicate with stakeholders regularly for updates and maintenance of requirements. Build testing schedules for the organization based on inputs from program schedules, requests for change (RFCs), and other system level data to allow the organization to develop their staffing, software, and support needs. Monitor projects to ensure work scope, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained and create products to track schedules, project actions, meeting agendas, and other documentation to support government working groups.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor's degree or 6 years of additional equivalent experience in project management, scheduling, or business processes. 4-7 years of experience with planning, schedule development, and resource allocation Experience with schedule planning, visualization, and project management tools e.g. JIRA/Confluence, Microsoft Project Knowledge/experience working in the Intelligence Community. Strong analytical skills and ability to develop and formulate solutions for problems/issues. Strong interpersonal, customer interaction, written, and verbal and briefing skills with ability to work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment.
Desired:
System Engineering and project planning experience, working medium to large projects. Experience working Test Management software Technical writing expertise Experience with the concepts and practice of Digital Engineering Environment, Authoritative Sources of Truth (ASoT)
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Mid-Level Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) 100-015 | | | | Mid-Level Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) who will be responsible for management of the certification and accreditation of computer networks and standalone information systems using government standards.
Duties may include:
Maintain responsibility for media control, virus scanning, hardware and software control, and computer security briefings. Support all disciplines within the security program and ensure business needs are met. Work with the system administrator to ensure all systems security procedures are being followed and maintaining audit files that are reviewed in accordance with multiple client requirements. Interact with internal and external customers or government security officials to perform security duties, address routine information security matters with employees regarding issues, and report preparation and system security access briefings. Need to be able to make sound decisions and manage all aspects of information systems security as it applies to the DOD community (NISPOM, IFSO Manual, NISPOM Technical Baseline, DOD 8570M), conduct risk assessments on hardware intended for use by a program to determine the proper Protection Level for the IS, and identify any vulnerabilities that would need mitigation. Prepares and implements Information System Security Plans, Protection Profiles, etc., working closely with local DSS, ODAA, and other government approval authorities to achieve system accreditation and maintain compliance for all collateral classified information systems. Conduct regular AIS audits to ensure accredited systems are being operated securely and computer security policies and procedures are implemented as defined in security plans. Ensure that personnel are trained on the IS's prescribed security restrictions and safeguards before they are initially allowed to access a system. Ensure the implementation of site procedures for marking, handling, controlling, removing, transporting, sanitizing, reusing, and destroying media/equipment containing classified information are followed.
Education and Experience
Required:
A Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience 5 years of related experience in INFOSEC administration In-depth experience with Government procedures and policies, including Operations Security requirements and preparation of deliverable documentation 3 years of experience generating Risk Management Framework (RMF) packages, including supporting Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 compliance 3 years of experience providing Cybersecurity (IT security) support with IT hardware, software, networks/security system, or management services with IT hardware, software, networks/security system 3 years of experience with applying DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIGs) and Security Recommendation Guides (SRG) 2 years of experience utilizing the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) tool to analyze computer asset vulnerabilities
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
IT-IA Specialist 2 102-115 | | | | Information Technology-Information Assurance (IT-IA) Specialist 2
The primary function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Duties may include:
Establish complex operational software configuration controls and system interfaces for computer system(s) assigned Maintain file servers, Firewalls, network access, Security Monitoring Systems and system documentation as required Analyze and troubleshoot system anomalies to ensure optimum equipment performance Prepare system for operational use and support operational tests Review, prepare, and update authorization packages Notify customer when changes occur that might affect authorization accreditation Conduct cybersecurity portion of the self-inspection’s checklist Review and provide technical and cyber security coordination on all Bodies of Evidence that makeup the authorization package Identify any and all vulnerabilities and implement countermeasures Ensure information systems and network appliances are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and practices Perform Video-Teleconferencing VTC System Administration, Scheduling, & Configuration Provide External Information System(s) Client Support Perform account creations, changes, & deletions on multiple authorization boundaries Perform Help Desk & troubleshooting activities Perform Hardware/Software System Configuration, upgrades and modifications Perform system and network appliance patching activities Provide Government-Issued Laptop Support Assist in Media Control & Accountability activities Perform COMSEC account/equipment management activities.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor's degree -OR- 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree 5-7 years related experience Prior experience in roles such as System/Network Administrator or Information Technology/Assurance Specialists SAP experience
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Mid-Level 100-014 | | | | Mid - Level Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) will be responsible for management of the certification and accreditation of computer networks and standalone information systems using government standards.
Duties may include:
Maintain responsibility for media control, virus scanning, hardware and software control, and computer security briefings Support all disciplines within the security program and ensure business needs are met Work with system administrator to ensure all systems security procedures are being followed and maintain audit files that are reviewed in accordance with multiple client requirements Interact with internal and external customers or government security officials to perform security duties, address routine information security matters with employees regarding issues, and report preparation and system security access briefings Able to make sound decisions and manage all aspects of information systems security as it applies to the DOD community (NISPOM, IFSO Manual, NISPOM Technical Baseline, DOD 8570M), conduct risk assessments on hardware intended for use by a program to determine the proper Protection Level for the IS, and identify any vulnerabilities that would need mitigation Prepares and implements Information System Security Plans, Protection Profiles, etc., working closely with local DSS, ODAA, and other government approval authorities to achieve system accreditation and maintain compliance for all collateral classified information systems Conduct regular AIS audits to ensure accredited systems are being operated securely and computer security policies and procedures are implemented as defined in security plans Ensure that personnel are trained on the IS's prescribed security restrictions and safeguards before they are initially allowed to access a system Ensure the implementation of site procedures for marking, handling, controlling, removing, transporting, sanitizing, reusing, and destroying media/equipment containing classified information are followed.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor’s degree with 8-10 years of experience 8-10 years of related experience in INFOSEC administration In-depth experience with Government procedures and policies, including Operations Security requirements and preparation of deliverable documentation 3 years of experience generating Risk Management Framework (RMF) packages, including supporting Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 compliance 3 years of experience providing Cybersecurity (IT security) support with IT hardware, software, networks/security system, or management services with IT hardware, software, networks/security system 3 years of experience with applying DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIGs) and Security Recommendation Guides (SRG) 2 years of experience utilizing the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) tool to analyze computer asset vulnerabilities
Certifications:
• IA certification in Security+ CE or higher (e.g. CEH, CASP, CISSP, etc
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Test System Engineer Mid or Senior Level 100-013 | | | | Test System Engineer Mid or Senior Level to lead the planning, test development, data definition, and task execution for new and existing products within the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG). The candidate will need to write clear test plans to satisfy the test objective. They will lead a team of image scientists, image analysts, photogrammetrists, and statisticians to perform specific tasks, track issues, and clearly communicate status and results to multiple stakeholders.
The mission spans many data providers and sensor phenomenologies including electrical-optical, RADAR, LIDAR, OPIR, motion, multi- and hyper-spectral. We work to verify and validate product visual quality, as well as the accuracy of the support data. The qualified candidate should have experience with test design to verify and validate products against requirements to meet planned concept of operations. The ideal candidate will have image science or imagery analysis experience or knowledge ready to apply to the challenges of the group. Good written and verbal communication and team work is critical.
Experience/Education:
Required:
Bachelor of Science degree in System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering, or a related Science or Engineering 3-10 years of system engineering experience, to include independent testing and data verification, requirements, and development of concept of operations Experience with sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing Ability to work independently as well as part of a team Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment
Experience/Education:
Desired:
Experience in remote sensing phenomenologies (for example EO/IR/SAR) Knowledge of NSG tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) image chain Experience with product quality assessments, visual or metadata assessments
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
System Administrator/Network Engineer Mid-Level 100-012 | | | | System Administrator/Network Engineer Mid-Level to support a Test Control Center for a customer. The Test Control Center hosts a testing and engineering environment, with multiple test configuration baselines that mimics the operational National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG). This position performs a critical function to maintain a stable test Enterprise T&E environment, as well as providing timely response to configuration modification requests from test engineers during the testing process. Position responsibilities include IT support of workstations and the test infrastructure leading up to testing, during transitioning between test configurations, and during test windows. There are frequently several test configuration baselines operating concurrently in support of multiple test events. Continuous engagement is required with government and contractor individuals and teams.
Duties may include:
Perform installation, configuration, updates, and support of applications that are part of the internal support environment Systems administration and network support to the mission environment and servers. Calibrate monitors for evaluation workstations in compliance with all applicable standards, guidelines and instructions. Manage and maintain Outlook mail groups and security groups. Create and manage Active Directory distribution and security groups Provide file system management services to include: file management support, and folder and file permissions/restrictions control Provide SharePoint support and administration for file management. Support establishment, accreditation, maintenance, and support of T&E prototyping, test, staging, and production environments across different domains Provide management, maintenance, and administration of the test environment; create, track and maintain user accounts for the test environment.
Experience/Education
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or in a related Engineering or Mathematics field; high school diploma with 11-14 years of experience and certifications are also acceptable 5-10 years of system administration of Windows and LINUX Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team Willingness to learn, solve problems, and perform in a dynamic work environment Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis communicating issues and opportunities to government customers
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Senior SAR Image Scientist 100-011 | | | | Senior Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Image Scientist to join a skilled, highly respected and long-standing team supporting product quality mission. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your career by working with the community subject matter experts, directly with the customer and with project autonomy not customarily given as a government contractor. Based on the priorities of the customer, the image scientist will support product evaluations, quality studies, new product initializations, product algorithm assessments, or develop image quality equations to quantify the expected quality of a system given various parameters. Candidate should have a working understanding and practical application of modeling components of the image path to include sensor, detector, atmospheric, and material properties. Simulation and modeling experience and ability to develop algorithm description documentation for software development is needed. Familiarity with current GEOINT systems, products and development, as well as the exploitation software packages will be necessary to develop test and verification methodologies. The candidate will work within an existing team to complete tasks as prioritized by government customers. Good communication and teamwork is necessary. A history of delivering results is critical to success.
Duties may include:
Sensor modeling; decomposing product formation elements to quantify the overall quality of the image chain Algorithm assessment to quantify the performance of a product given desire mission application Performing baseline assessment of system performance to support sensor initialization Operational monitoring of system performance over time Responding to detected errors and artifacts by recommending possible causes and corrective actions
Experience/Education
Required:
Degree in Image Science, Electrical Engineering, or Physics 12 years of experience with a BS/BA, or 10 years of experience with an MS/MA, or 7 years of experience with a PhD Experience working with Imagery and Complex products collected with SAR imaging platforms Image processing and Digital Signal processing experience Image chain analysis to include sensor modeling, signal quality and noise, detectors, detector calibration, and complex processing image formation Application of error estimation Understanding and application of image quality standards (e.g. NIIRS), scales, metrics and image quality equations. Significant applied knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle to include independent testing and data verification Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing Ability to work independently as well as part of a team Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment Track record of delivering results
Desired
Knowledge of National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) image chain, specifically the exploitation of SAR imagery and complex data products Experience working in a DoD or IC operational environment Experience developing engineering code (C, Python, Matlab, IDL) to solve hard problems and create processes for repeatable results
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Senior Cloud Architect 112-180 | | | | Sr. Cloud Architect assist in leading and overseeing the planning and development of cloud services architectures. They ensure analysis of cloud service alternatives are conducted and prioritized to ensure the Government properly architects business and mission solutions using cloud bases systems and services
Duties may include:
Assists with leading cultural change for cloud adoption Assists with overseeing development and coordination of cloud architectures Develops cloud strategies and coordinating adoption of cloud-based solutions Guides the work of Mid, and Junior-level contractor Cloud Architects
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor's degree or higher in a related STEM degree program, or 4 years of equivalent additional experience. 12 to 18 years of Senior-level experience in cloud-based systems architecting Working experience with NGA/NRO joint integration activities Working knowledge of NGA IPO infrastructure
Desired:
Master’s degree in a related STEM degree program. Senior-level experience working in government or industry, within Cloud Architect profession. Experience architecting solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data. Experience architecting solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Experience architecting solutions using Model-Based Systems Engineering. Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience. Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.
Training and Certifications:
One or more Cloud Certifications to include, but are not limited to the following:
Cloud Certified Solutions Architect AWS Certified Cisco Certified Networking Administrator – Cloud Cisco Certified Network Professional – Cloud IBM Certified Cloud Solution Architect MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure VMware Certified Professional (VCP7-CMA)
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
SOC Analyst 2 102-186 | | | | Security Operation Center (SOC) Analyst 2's primary function is to provide comprehensive Computer Network Defense and Response support through 24×7×365 monitoring and analysis of potential threat activity targeting the enterprise. This position will conduct security event monitoring, advanced analytics and response activities in support of the government’s mission. This position requires a solid understanding of cyber threats and information security in the domains of TTP's, Threat Actors, Campaigns, and Observables. Additionally, this candidate must be familiar with intrusion detection systems, intrusion analysis, security information event management platforms, endpoint threat detection tools, and security operations ticket management. This position will support activities within Special Access Programs (SAP) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Duties may include:
Must have strong analytical and technical skills in computer network defense operations, ability to lead efforts in Incident Handling (Detection, Analysis, Triage), Hunting (anomalous pattern detection and content management) and Malware Analysis Experience and ability to with analyzing information technology security events to discern events that qualify as legitimate security incidents as opposed to non-incidents. This includes security event triage, incident investigation, implementing countermeasures, and conducting incident response Must be knowledgeable and have hands-on experience with a Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) platforms and/or log management systems that perform log collection, analysis, correlation, and alerting Strong logical/critical thinking abilities, especially analyzing security events (windows event logs, network traffic, IDS events for malicious intent) Excellent organizational and attention to details in tracking activities within various Security Operation workflows A working knowledge of the various operating systems (e.g. Windows, OS X, Linux, etc.) commonly deployed in enterprise networks, a conceptual understanding of Windows Active Directory is also required, and a working knowledge of network communications and routing protocols (e.g. TCP, UDP, ICMP, BGP, MPLS, etc.) and common internet applications and standards (e.g. SMTP, DNS, DHCP, SQL, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.) Experience with the identification and implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls for deployment and implementation in the enterprise network environment Experience with one or more of the following technologies Network Threat Hunting, Big Data Analytics, Endpoint Threat Detection and Response, SIEM, workflow and ticketing, and Intrusion Detection System
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor's degree AND 5 years related experience -OR- 9+ years of additional, relevant experience, in lieu of degree Prior performance in roles such as ISSO or ISSM SAP Experience
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
O-M Systems Engineer Level 3 or 4 114-019 | | | | Principal/Senior Principal Cyber System Eng (O&M engineer) responsibilities include, but are not limited to: monitor system health, troubleshoot system problems, maintain storage systems. Provide after-hours on-call/call-in support on a rotational basis, ensure system security requirements are satisfied, create/maintain system scripts, patch/upgrade system, and administer user accounts. This position is 100% onsite
Education and Experience:
Required
For Principal Cyber Systems Eng - A Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement. For Senior Principal Cyber Systems Eng - A Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement. Experience with managing systems both on-prem and in AWS. Experience managing and monitoring large clusters (>400 nodes) and applications both containerized and non-containerized. Experience in the planning, design, development, implementation and technical support of multi-platform, multi-system networks, including those composed of (Linux-based hardware platforms), to encompass diagnosing performance shortcomings and designing and implementing performance improvements. Strong Linux command line skills
Desired:
Technical experience and knowledge of distributed storage networks, routing and application messaging frameworks. Demonstrated knowledge of analytical needs and requirements, query syntax, data flows, and traffic manipulation. Experience with Splunk Dashboards Experience with NiFi, HA Proxy, Docker, Kubernetes, and ElasticSearch/OpenSearch Experience with Certification & Accreditation processes
Certification:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
DevOps Systems Engineer Level 4 114-018 | | | | DevOps Systems Engineer Level 4
The selected candidate will work with a government-provided CI/CD build and deploy pipeline designed for container orchestration solutions using the OpenShift Container Platform (OCP). The candidate will integrate a variety of software components in a secure container architecture working with cross functional teams to debug critical issues. Candidate will also support the migration of containerized workflows from platforms such as Docker Swarm, Kubernetes (vanilla or managed) to OCP.
Duties may include:
Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts Write/update Terraform scripts Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks)
Integrate tools into the pipeline Debugging integration issues DevOps Tool Integration Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc…)
Education and Experience:
Required
A Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of relevant experience -OR- Master’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience -OR- a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement Experience with Linux Environments Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash and Python Experience with OCP or similar container environment Understanding of Kubernetes or OpenShift Container Platform Understanding and willingness to work in a DevSecOps oriented environment with an Infrastructure as Code mindset
Desired
Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, such as Java Experience developing, deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting software solutions Experience integrating Jenkins and Docker for automated CI/CD pipelines
Trainings:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Software Engineer Level 3 114-017 | | | | Level 3 Software Engineer will work within a cross-functional Agile Scrum Team primarily focusing on building and maintaining containerized systems running in Kubernetes. However, will also participate in requirements gathering and assisting the Information Assurance team in maintaining security paperwork.
This position is 100% on-site.
Education and Experience:
Required:
A Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience -or- a Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement 4+ years experience with Java, 3+ years with Python and JavaScript, and 2+ years with shell scripts 5 years building and maintaining systems running on Linux or other UNIX-like systems 2 years working with DevOps or DevSecOps teams in deploying and troubleshooting container-based systems
Desired:
Security+ or equivalent certification and willingness to serve as a privileged user supporting deployed systems testing 2 years experience with Kubernetes (Red Hat OpenShift or another variant) Experience with NiFi Requirements management Maintaining systems documentation Experience with cross-domain systems
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
PSR 2 102-184 | | | | Program Security Representative 2 primary function is to provide multi-discipline security support for one or more of the customer’s Special Access Programs (SAPs). The position will provide “day-to-day” multi-discipline analysis for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Duties may include:
Ensure strict adherence to the provisions of the NISPOM, its Supplement, the DoD Overprint, DCID, ICD, and SAP policy Assist in developing and executing approved policies and procedures for safeguarding Special Access
Program (SAP), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and collateral data in support of US military operations Provide day-to-day security support that includes continuous assessment of procedures to identify shortfalls and provide appropriate recommendations for revising and improving security policies, procedures, and systems Identify vulnerabilities, threats, and risks to test, training, and operational activities Assist in developing, implementing, and training the Operations Security program Assist in providing contractor and subordinate facility assistance and oversight Brief all levels of personnel, both in the government and senior civilian services, on a variety of security related topics Conduct and document SAP facility compliance reviews, follow-on facility reviews, and facility close-outs Monitor, report and track all corrective actions resulting from compliance reviews Ensure timely notification of pertinent security matters to program technical and management staff Conduct exploration of any loss, compromise, or suspected compromise of classified and/or sensitive information, including conducting preliminary inquiries and generating damage assessments resulting from the loss of classified information. Coordinate with SAP security personnel to ensure lessons learned are incorporated into the curriculum for the SAP security education & awareness program
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor’s degree AND 8-10 yrs or related experience -OR- 12-14 years of related experience in lieu of degree Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) counts towards experience (no more than 5 years of experience) SAP experience
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
SCA 3 102-183 | | | | Security Control Assessor (SCA) 3 is responsible for conducting a comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls employed within or inherited by an IS to determine the overall effectiveness of the controls (i.e., the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system). SCAs also provide an assessment of the severity of weaknesses or deficiencies discovered in the IS and its environment of operation and recommend corrective actions to address identified vulnerabilities. Responsibilities will cover Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities within the customer’s area of responsibility.
Duties May include:
Perform oversight of the development, implementation and evaluation of IS security program policy; special emphasis placed upon integration of existing SAP network infrastructure Perform assessment of ISs, based upon the Risk Management Framework (RMF) methodology in accordance with the Joint Special Access Program (SAP) Implementation Guide (JSIG) Advise the Information System Owner (ISO), Information Data Owner (IDO), Program SecurityOfficer (PSO), and the Delegated and/or Authorizing Official (DAO/AO) on any assessment and authorization issues Evaluate Authorization packages and make recommendation to the AO and/or DAO for authorization Evaluate IS threats and vulnerabilities to determine whether additional safeguards are required Advise the Government concerning the impact levels for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability for the information on a system Ensure security assessments are completed and results documented and prepare the Security Assessment Report (SAR) for the Authorization boundary
Initiate a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) with identified weaknesses for each Authorization Boundaries assessed, based on findings and recommendations from the SAR Evaluate security assessment documentation and provide written recommendations for security authorization to the Government Discuss recommendation for authorization and submit the security authorization package to the AO/DAO Assess proposed changes to Authorization boundaries operating environment and mission needs to determine the continuation to operate. Review and concur with all sanitization and clearing procedures in accordance with Government guidance and/or policy Assist the Government compliance inspections
Assist the Government with security incidents that relate to cybersecurity and ensure that the proper and corrective measures have been taken Ensure organization are addressing and conducting all phases of the system development life cycle (SDLC) Evaluate Hardware and Software to determine security impact that it might have on Authorization boundaries Evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of Continuous Monitoring Plans Evaluate the differences and have a working knowledge of Information Systems and Network Appliances operating at Protection Level 3 (PL3) and Protection Level 4 (PL4) Differentiate the differences between the various types of Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) Assist with joint assessments of Cross-Domain Solutions with other DoD agencies
Education and Experience
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree 9-12 years related experience 9+ years experience in SAP, SCI, or Collateral Information Systems (S) security and implentation of regulations identified in the description of duties Prior performance in the role of ISSO and ISSM or SCA
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ISSO 3 102-182 | | | | Information System Security Officer (ISSO) 3 is responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system and as such, works in close collaboration with the ISSM and ISO. The position shall have the detailed knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of an information system and, in many organizations, is assigned responsibility for the day-to-day security operations of a system. This also will include physical and environmental protection, personnel security, incident handling, and security training and awareness. It will be required to work in close coordination with the ISSM and ISO in monitoring the information system(s) and its environment of operation to include developing and updating the authorization documentation, implementing configuration management across authorization boundaries. This will include assessing the security impact of those changes and making recommendation to the ISSM. The primary function is working within Special Access Programs (SAP) supporting Department of Defense agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Duties shall include:
Assist the ISSM in meeting their duties and responsibilities Prepare, review, and update authorization packages Ensure approved procedures are in place for clearing, sanitizing, and destroying various types of hardware and media Notify ISSM when changes occur that might affect the authorization determination of the information system(s) Conduct periodic reviews of information systems to ensure compliance with the security authorization package Coordinate any changes or modifications to hardware, software, or firmware of a system with the ISSM and AO/DAO prior to the change Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and functioning correctly Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals Ensure audit records are collected, reviewed, and documented (to include any anomalies) Attend required technical and security training (e.g., operating system, networking, security management) relative to assigned duties Execute the cyber security portion of the self-inspection, to include provide security coordination and review of all system assessment plans Identify cyber security vulnerabilities and assist with the implementation of the countermeasures for them Prepare reports on the status of security safeguards applied to computer systems Perform ISSO duties in support of in-house and external customers Conduct continuous monitoring activities for authorization boundaries under your preview Assist Department of Defense, National Agency and Contractor organizations with the development of assessment and authorization efforts
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree 5-7 years related experience, especially in developing RMF packages or bodies of evidence; Prior performance in roles such as System/Network Administrator or ISSO 2+ years SAP experience; TRAINING: DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level II (in lieu of IAT Level II)
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ISSO 3 102-181 | | | |
Information System Security Officer (ISSO) 3- This is a future position that may come open in the future. We are currently building our pipeline.
Responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system and as such, works in close collaboration with the ISSM and ISO. The position shall have the detailed knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of an information system and, in many organizations, is assigned responsibility for the day-to-day security operations of a system. This also will include physical and environmental protection, personnel security, incident handling, and security training and awareness. It will be required to work in close coordination with the ISSM and ISO in monitoring the information system(s) and its environment of operation to include developing and updating the authorization documentation, implementing configuration management across authorization boundaries. This will include assessing the security impact of those changes and making recommendation to the ISSM. The primary function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information and SAP activities.
Performance shall include:
Assist the ISSM in meeting their duties and responsibilities Prepare, review, and update authorization packages Ensure approved procedures are in place for clearing, sanitizing, and destroying various types of hardware and media Notify ISSM when changes occur that might affect the authorization determination of the information system(s) Conduct periodic reviews of information systems to ensure compliance with the security authorization package Coordinate any changes or modifications to hardware, software, or firmware of a system with the ISSM and AO/DAO prior to the change Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and functioning correctly Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals Ensure audit records are collected, reviewed, and documented (to include any anomalies) Attend required technical and security training (e.g., operating system, networking, security management) relative to assigned duties Execute the cyber security portion of the self-inspection, to include provide security coordination and review of all system assessment plans Identify cyber security vulnerabilities and assist with the implementation of the countermeasures for them Prepare reports on the status of security safeguards applied to computer systems Perform ISSO duties in support of in-house and external customers Conduct continuous monitoring activities for authorization boundaries under your preview Assist Department of Defense, National Agency and Contractor organizations with the development of assessment and authorization (A&A) efforts
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years related experience, specifically in developing RMF packages or bodies of evidence -OR- 9-11 years related experience in lieu of degree Prior performance in roles such as System/Network Administrator or ISSO 2+ years SAP experience DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level II (in lieu of IAT Level II)
TRAINING:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ISSO 3 102-180 | | | | Information System Security Officer (ISSO) 3 is responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system and as such, works in close collaboration with the ISSM and ISO. The position should have the detailed knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of an information system and, in many organizations, is assigned responsibility for the day-to-day security operations of a system. This also will include physical and environmental protection, personnel security, incident handling, and security training and awareness. It will be required to work in close coordination with the ISSM and ISO in monitoring the information system(s) and its environment of operation to include developing and updating the authorization documentation, implementing configuration management across authorization boundaries. This will include assessing the security impact of those changes and making recommendations to the ISSM. The primary function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, and SAP activities.
Duties may include:
Assist the ISSM in meeting their duties and responsibilities Prepare, review, and update authorization packages Ensure approved procedures are in place for clearing, sanitizing, and destroying various types of hardware and media Notify ISSM when changes occur that might affect the authorization determination of the information system(s) Conduct periodic reviews of information systems to ensure compliance with the security authorization package Coordinate any changes or modifications to hardware, software, or firmware of a system with the ISSM and AO/DAO prior to the change Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and functioning correctly Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals Ensure audit records are collected, reviewed, and documented (to include any anomalies) Attend required technical and security training (e.g., operating system, networking, security management) relative to assigned duties Execute the cyber security portion of the self-inspection, to include providing security coordination and review of all system assessment plans Identify cyber security vulnerabilities and assist with the implementation of the countermeasures for them Prepare reports on the status of security safeguards applied to computer systems Perform ISSO duties in support of in-house and external customers Conduct continuous monitoring activities for authorization boundaries under your preview Assist Department of Defense, National Agency and Contractor organizations with the development of assessment and authorization (A&A) efforts
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of related experience -OR- 9-11 years of experience in lieu of degree Experience in developing RMF packages or bodies of evidence Prior performance in roles such as System/Network Administrator or ISSO 2+ years of SAP experience
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert Systems Integrator (Solutions) 112-178 | | | 09/17/2024 | Expert Systems Integrator (Solutions) support the Government by leading and overseeing the integrity of the NSG/ASG systems-of-systems enterprise. They lead and oversee planning, implementation approaches, testing, documenting, and maintaining solutions for total cloud services, systems or subsystems using defined processes and tools. They provide end-to-end system development life cycle support to the program.
Duties include:
Assists with leading and performing systems integration activities across the NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT. Assists with leading and overseeing a total systems perspective including a technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud services, infrastructure and security domains. Assists with overseeing the preparation of engineering plans and site installation technical design packages. Oversees the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Integration Engineers.
Education and Experience:
Required
18+ years' experience. Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Expert level experience as a Systems Integrator. Experience Integrating solutions using Cloud Based Technology such as: Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Must demonstrate hands on experience in architecting and building large scale, service-oriented software products.
Education and Experience:
Desired
Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages. Experience Integrating solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data. Experience Integrating solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies. SAFe Agilist certification Cloud / multi-cloud certification or experience.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert Systems Integrator 112-177 | | | 09/17/2024 | Expert-level Systems Integrators support the Government by leading and overseeing the integrity of the NSG/ASG systems-of-systems enterprise. They lead and oversee planning, implementation approaches, testing, documenting, and maintaining solutions for cloud, on premise, and hybrid services, systems or subsystems using defined processes and tools.
Duties may include:
Leads and performs systems integration activities across the NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT. Leads and oversees a total systems perspective including a technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of for cloud, on premise, and hybrid services, infrastructure and security domains. Oversees the preparation of engineering plans and site installation technical design packages. Guides the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Integrators. Refer to Section 3.3 for a listing of expected work activities the Systems Integrator position would be required to support.
Skills and Experience:
Required:
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience. Expert-level systems integration experience working in government or industry integrating large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures. Experience with the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) Product Definition Document (PDD) and its Addenda. This includes experience modifying these documents and completing the approval process. Experience with national and international standards supporting NSGPDD-specified product definitions, especially the National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS). Experience with NGA to mission partner interface control documents and specifications. Experience with the testing of electro-optical imagery and the products derived from it. Experience guiding Working groups and standards forums to define products.
Desired:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program. Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages. Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience. Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience. Experience with NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4676 and Geographic JavaScript Object Notation (GeoJSON).
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert-Level Systems Engineer 112-176 | | | 09/15/2024 | We are seeking an Expert Systems Engineer to provide high-level technical leadership in support of complex geospatial intelligence systems across the National System of Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and other federal partners.
This individual will support the Government in applying a multi-disciplinary systems engineering approach to requirements development, solution design, integration, testing, resiliency, and lifecycle management for enterprise-scale mission systems.
The ideal candidate is a senior technical leader who can bridge mission needs and engineering execution while driving innovation across highly complex intelligence systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the Government in systems engineering efforts across large-scale GEOINT mission environments Translate mission needs into technical requirements and system capabilities Evaluate and improve system architectures, workflows, and cloud-based services Provide technical recommendations on solution designs and emerging technologies Perform requirements analysis, traceability, and allocation to architecture components Support systems integration, verification, validation, and performance engineering activities Lead or support: Contribute to strategic planning, risk management, interface design, and project execution Provide expert guidance on aligning mission vision, strategy, and technical capabilities Coordinate engineering efforts across organizational and agency boundaries Mentor and oversee junior and senior systems engineering staff Apply knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprise environments
Education and Experience
Required:
Master’s degree in: Equivalent expert-level, 18+ years' of systems engineering experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements 18+ years' experience supporting Government or industry in one or more of the following: DoD/IC Acquisition Processes Requirements development PPBES Large-scale System of Systems environments Cloud-based enterprise architectures
Strong understanding of the full systems engineering lifecycle
Desired:
Doctorate in a related technical discipline Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies Software Development Framework certification International Council on Systems Engineering Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification Professional Engineer (PE) license Active participation in professional organizations such as: United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Open Geospatial Consortium American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Extensive experience in geospatial intelligence Experience designing solutions using: Cloud technologies (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) Big Data platforms Automation and AI/ML technologies
Expertise in one or more of the following:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Mid-Level Cloud Architect 112-175 | | | 09/15/2024 | Mid-Level Cloud Architect
We are seeking a Mid-Level Systems Engineer with hands-on experience across the Systems Engineering & Integration Lifecycle (e.g., Architecture, Requirements, CONOPS, Integration, Test, Transition) and an understanding of IT and cloud-based technologies to support a variety of enterprise transformation initiatives across GEOINT mission systems and projects. The ideal candidate has familiarity with the GEOINT Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) Architecture and will bring a critical-thinking mindset to strategic enterprise architecture and technical planning, engineering analyses, and cross-organization coordination and integration activities to modernize the GEOINT architecture and advance GEOINT mission capabilities.
As a member of the Enterprise Engineering & Architecture Division’s Lead Integrator Team, you will work alongside Expert and Senior System Engineer and Integrator teammates to conduct a wide variety of analyses (e.g., Architecture Gap Analysis, Enterprise Requirements Analysis, Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (COAs), and Trade Studies), developing recommendations that will inform investment decisions (e.g., system divestitures and consolidation). You will apply your Systems Engineering and Integration knowledge to support a variety of integration activities across NGA Program Executive Offices (PEOs), ensuring synchronization of activities and documentation of the Enterprise baseline (e.g., architecture, requirements, interfaces). Working within NGA’s Digital Engineering Environment, you will help to facilitate the development of integrated project plans, requirements, epics, target state architectures, CONOPS, and roadmaps. You will participate in cross-organizational Integrated Project Teams focused on Analytic, Collection Management, Data Services, Foundation GEOINT, and Information Technology modernization, ensuring integrated solutions and capability deliveries.
You also will have the opportunity to leverage and expand your technical knowledge related to IT / Cloud technologies and services, working with Expert IT/Cloud Architects to drive NGA IT modernization. For example, you will help to define enterprise requirements and mature NGA’s IT Architecture Layer and Multiple Cloud Architecture Patterns.
Duties may include:
Perform architecture gap analysis and develop the Future State Enterprise Architecture. Conduct engineering analyses to inform GEOINT Mission and IT capability investment decisions in alignment with the Enterprise Architecture baseline. Conduct baseline analysis, driving allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs and end-to-end traceability of requirements, architecture, etc. Help advance NGA’s multiple cloud acquisition, through enterprise architecture and requirements activities. Identifies and documents associated Risks, Issues, and Opportunities. Capture and translate mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions. Perform systems integration activities across organizations; participate in integrated project teams, driving the development of project plans, architecture and engineering artifacts (e.g., CONOPS), roadmaps / schedules, Risks, etc. Participate in Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. Participate in NGA Governance, Configuration Management, and Risk Management processes. Help define modernized system integration processes, driving enhanced adoption of agile practices and digital engineering, efficiencies, and increased partnerships across a large number of organizations.
Education and Experience
Required:
6 - 12 years of experience in architecting cloud-based systems. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Mid level experience as a Cloud Architect. Understanding and demonstrated Mid-level working experience with systems engineering processes (e.g., Architecture, Requirements, Integration, Test, and/or Transition). Mid-level working experience in cloud-based systems architecting.
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands-on experience with one or more major Cloud Service Providers: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, or Google Cloud Platform. Familiarity with multiple cloud computing concepts (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). Experience with Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) implementation and integration. Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and tools. Working knowledge of full Systems Engineering lifecycle practices.
Desired
Experience / working knowledge of the GEOINT TCPED Architecture (Data Providers, Systems / Services, Interfaces, Data Flows) Experience with agile project management tools, such as Jira and Confluence Cloud Certification(s) Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification(s) Familiarity with multiple cloud concepts Experience / working knowledge of Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) Experience / working knowledge of DevSecOps principles and practices
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Systems Engineer Expert-Level 112-174 | | | 09/05/2024 | Systems Engineer Expert-Level assist in leading engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.
Duties may include:
Assists the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies Assists with the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations Advises the Government on proposed changes to the solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities Assist in leading Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design Provides expert advice to the Government in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments Operates at the level of integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational, agency, department, and governmental/national boundaries Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers
Education and Experience
Required:
18+ years' experience Bachelor’s degree or higher in related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience Expert-level experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or systems engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle Working familiarity with Jira, Confluence, CAMEO, Tableau, and/or Big Picture
Desired:
Master’s degree or higher in related STEM degree program. Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages. Software Development Framework certification. INCOSE Expert Systems engineering Professional (ESEP) certification. Licensure as a professional engineer. Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations: ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF. Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.. Experience engineering solutions using Cloud-based technologies.. Experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data. Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields. Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises. Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience. Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Mid-Level System Architect 112-173 | | | | Mid-Level System Architects design and develop solutions for complex applications problems, API design, data services, platform services, cloud services and infrastructure services to meet user requirements and align to strategic goals and the Enterprise Architecture.
Duties may include:
Designs, develops, maintains, and documents solution architectures ensuring traceability to the Enterprise architecture and Enterprise requirements. Conducts the analysis of user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Develops proposed changes to the solutions architecture design based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
Education and Experience:
Required
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program or equivalent Mid level experience as a Systems Architect. Mid-level architecture working experience in government or industry.
Education and Experience:
Desired
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert Cybersecurity Engineer 112-172 | | | 09/05/2024 | Expert Cybersecurity Engineer capture and refine information security requirements and ensure that the requirements are integrated into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration
Duties may include:
Assists with leading development teams working to design and develop information systems or upgrade legacy systems. Conducts product research and support Analysis of Alternative (AoA) activities that independently identify the most appropriate security solutions. Assists with leading the development of system concepts, contribute to the capability phase of the systems development lifecycle, and translate technology and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulation) into system security designs and processes. Assists with leading the development and documentation of Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investments. Oversees the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Cyber Security Engineers. Refer to Section 3.1.7: Security Architecture and Engineering for a listing of expected work activities the Cyber Security Engineer position would be required to support.
Education and Experience
Required:
Expert-Level experience (18+ years) Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Expert level experience as a Cyber Security Engineer. Expert working experience in government or industry within Cyber Security Engineering. DoD 8570 Level II (IASAE) certification compliance
Desired:
Expert working experience in government or industry leading enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud and on premise based systems and software. Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Cloud Based Technology such as: Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data. Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status.
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SCA 2 102-173 | | | | Security Control Assessor (SCA) 2- This is a future position that may come open and we are currently building our pipeline.
Responsible for conducting a comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls employed within or inherited by an IS to determine the overall effectiveness of the controls (i.e., the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system). SCAs also provide an assessment of the severity of weaknesses or deficiencies discovered in the IS and its environment of operation and recommend corrective actions to address identified vulnerabilities. Responsibilities will cover Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities within the customer’s area of responsibility.
Duties May include:
Perform oversight of the development, implementation and evaluation of IS security program policy; special emphasis placed upon integration of existing SAP network infrastructure Perform assessment of ISs, based upon the Risk Management Framework (RMF) methodology in accordance with the Joint SAP Implementation Guide (JSIG) Advise the Information System Owner (ISO), Information Data Owner (IDO), Program Security Officer (PSO), and the Delegated and/or Authorizing Official (DAO/AO) on any assessment and authorization issues Evaluate Authorization packages and make recommendation to the AO and/or DAO for authorization Evaluate IS threats and vulnerabilities to determine whether additional safeguards are required Advise the Government concerning the impact levels for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability for the information on a system Ensure security assessments are completed and results documented and prepare the Security Assessment Report (SAR) for the Authorization boundary Initiate a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) with identified weaknesses for each Authorization Boundaries assessed, based on findings and recommendations from the SAR Evaluate security assessment documentation and provide written recommendations for security authorization to the Government Discuss recommendation for authorization and submit the security authorization package to the AO/DAO Assess proposed changes to Authorization boundaries operating environment and mission needs to determine the continuation to operate. Review and concur with all sanitization and clearing procedures in accordance with Government guidance and/or policy Assist the Government compliance inspections Assist the Government with security incidents that relate to cybersecurity and ensure that the proper and corrective measures have been taken Ensure organization are addressing and conducting all phases of the system development life cycle (SDLC) Evaluate Hardware and Software to determine security impact that it might have on Authorization boundaries Evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of Continuous Monitoring Plans Represent the customer on inspection teams.
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree and 7-9 years related experience -OR- 11-13 years related experience in lieu of degree Prior performance in the role of ISSO and ISSM or SCA 4+ years experience in SAP, SCI, or Collateral Information Systems security and implentation of regulations identified in the description of duties
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Business Analyst– Skill Level 3 122-017 | | | 08/30/2024 | Business Analyst– Skill Level 3
Duties May include:
Provide support to the Source Foundation (SF) Technical Executive (TX), Integration Program Office-Foundation (IPF) Mission Owner (MO), and SFC to investigate and assess technical challenges and obstacles across the SF Offices that are impacting the Foundation GEOINT (FG) Mission. Provide support to the SF TX and the IPF Mission Owner to conduct requirements collection across the SF Offices and consolidate the input received. Provide support to the SF TX and the IPF MO to collaborate with the SF Office TXs as needed Provide support to the SF TX and the IPF MO to coordinate with the SF Office TXs, the IPF, and CIO-T as needed. Provide technical guidance and input on ad-hoc activities to the SF TX and the IPF MO Provide support to the SF TX, the IPF, the IPF MO, and SFC on Information Technology modernization efforts as needed. Provide support to the SF TX, IPF MO, and SFC on other duties as assigned. Demonstrated experience in performing research, providing input in the preparation of analytical/technical reports, publications, and maintaining hard/soft copy files. Demonstrated experience in creating and maintaining databases, spreadsheets, and Intelink web sites. Demonstrated experience communicating both orally and in writing with TXs Demonstrated experience in professional networking, building relationships, and driving towards results. Demonstrated experience navigating ambiguity effectively. Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office Suite for preparing briefings, building spreadsheets, consolidating input across the SF Offices, and updating as needed. Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the Intelligence Community (IC)
Education and Experience
Required:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ISSO 2 102-170 | | | | Information System Security Officer (ISSO 2) is responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system and as such, works in close collaboration with the ISSM and ISO. The position shall have the detailed knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of an information system and, in many organizations, is assigned responsibility for the day-to-day security operations of a system. This also will include physical and environmental protection, personnel security, incident handling, and security training and awareness. It will be required to work in close coordination with the ISSM and ISO in monitoring the information system(s) and its environment of operation to include developing and updating the authorization documentation, implementing configuration management across authorization boundaries. This will include assessing the security impact of those changes and making recommendation to the ISSM. The primary function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Duties may include:
Assist the ISSM in meeting their duties and responsibilities Prepare, review, and update authorization packages Ensure approved procedures are in place for clearing, sanitizing, and destroying various types of hardware and media Notify ISSM when changes occur that might affect the authorization determination of the information system(s) Conduct periodic reviews of information systems to ensure compliance with the security authorization package Coordinate any changes or modifications to hardware, software, or firmware of a system with the ISSM and AO/DAO prior to the change Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and functioning correctly Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals Ensure audit records are collected, reviewed, and documented (to include any anomalies) Attend required technical and security training (e.g., operating system, networking, security management) relative to assigned duties Execute the cyber security portion of the self-inspection, to include provide security coordination and review of all system assessment plans Identify cyber security vulnerabilities and assist with the implementation of the countermeasures for them Prepare reports on the status of security safeguards applied to computer systems Perform ISSO duties in support of in-house and external customers Conduct security impact analysis activities and provide to the ISSM on all configuration management changes to the authorization boundaries.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor's degree -or- 4 years of additional, relevant experience, in lieu of degree 2-5 years related experience, especially in developing RMF packages or bodies of evidence; Prior performance in roles such as System/Network Administrator or ISSO; SAP experience;
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert Systems Engineer 112-171 | | | 09/05/2024 | Expert Systems Engineer assist in leading engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.
Duties may include:
Assists the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies. Assists with the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Advises the Government on proposed changes to the solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology. Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions. Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs. Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities. Assists with Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design. Provides expert advice to the Government in areas of relating vision, strategy plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments. Leads the integration of Maven across other programs at NGA, the DIE, and the IC. Demonstrated knowledge of the current DIE, NSG/ASG, and NRO enterprises. Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior, Mid, and Junior-Level contractor System Engineers.
Education and Experience:
Required
Master’s degree in systems engineering and 15+ years’ experience OR; Bachelor's degree and 18+ years’ experience in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management. Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM-level experience. Demonstrated expert-level working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES process, or system engineering of large, complex System of Systems or Service-oriented Architecture/Cloud Environments. Demonstrated experience of systems engineering lifecycle.
Education and Experience:
Desired
Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages. Software Development Framework certification. INCOSE Expert System Engineering (ESEP) certification. Licensure as a professional engineer. Membership or active participation in any of the following professional organizations: ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF Demonstrated work in the field of geospatial intelligence. Demonstrated experience engineering solutions using Cloud-based technologies. Demonstrated experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data. Demonstrated experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation, and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Demonstrated experience in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
System Engineer Level 3 114-016 | | | 10/03/2024 | System Engineer Level 3 with DevOps experience to join our diverse team at our Herndon, VA, office. The candidate will work within a cross-functional Agile scrum team and will be responsible for integrating and troubleshooting deployed systems, working both locally and at deployment sites. The selected candidate will travel to multiple CONUS and OCONUS sites to participate in deployment and integration with external systems, performance testing, and DoD assessment/acceptance tests. This position is on-site. The candidate should be willing to spend up to 50% of their time traveling and working at deployment sites. While not traveling, the candidate will participate in requirements gathering, deployment and testing of containerized systems running in Kubernetes, and assisting the Information Assurance team in maintaining security paperwork.
Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement Security+ or equivalent certification and willingness to serve as a privileged user and systems administrator TS/SCI with current CI poly. 3-5 years administering Linux or other UNIX-based systems 2 years administering AWS cloud systems 2 years working with DevOps or DevSecOps teams in deploying and troubleshooting container-based systems 3-5 years creating and maintaining shell scripts, to include bash and Python
Preferred Qualifications:
2 years administering Kubernetes (Red Hat OpenShift or another variant) Familiarity with NiFi Requirements management Maintaining systems documentation Familiarity with the DoD Risk Management Framework and systems assessment and accreditation process
Education and Experience:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Mid-Level Integration Engineer 112-170 | | | 09/05/2024 | The Mid-Level Integration Engineer supports the design and implementation of enterprise integration solutions across complex systems environments within the National System of Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and federal partners. This role ensures interoperability across applications and systems, enabling seamless end-to-end mission execution while maintaining the integrity of a system-of-systems architecture.
Working closely with systems engineers, solution architects, and developers, this position plays a key role in aligning technical requirements, supporting integration strategies, and contributing to modernization efforts across distributed and cloud-enabled environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Systems Integration & Engineering
Support the development and implementation of integration solutions across enterprise systems and subsystems Analyze and define integration and interface requirements to ensure system interoperability Provide a holistic systems perspective, understanding dependencies across hardware, software, and network components
Technical Analysis & Implementation
Analyze, design, test, and evaluate networked systems, including cloud-based environments, LAN/WAN infrastructure, satellite communications, and distributed systems Support implementation approaches leveraging both custom-built and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies Assist in developing and documenting integration strategies and technical solutions
Data & Infrastructure Support
Contribute to data management practices that treat data as a strategic enterprise resource Support planning and implementation of IT infrastructure, including telecommunications (LAN/WAN, voice, video), cabling, cloud requirements, and network security
Program & Mission Support
Assist the Government in managing system development, modernization, and migration efforts Support Enterprise Integration Engineering activities across cross-system and segment initiatives
Ideal Candidate Profile
This role is ideal for a technically strong integration engineer who thrives in complex, interconnected environments. The right candidate brings a systems-thinking mindset, the ability to navigate dependencies across enterprise architectures, and a collaborative approach to delivering scalable, mission-critical integration solutions.
Education and Experience
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, MIS, or related STEM field. 6 years' of equivalent mid-level Systems Engineering/Integration experience may be considered in lieu of a degree Minimum of 6 years' of Mid-level Systems Engineering/Integration experience in government or industry Experience in database management and/or Big Data analysis within government or industry environments
Desired:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ISSO 2 102-168 | | | | Information System Security Officer (ISSO) 2 is responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system and as such, works in close collaboration with the ISSM and ISO. The position shall have the detailed knowledge and expertise required to manage the security aspects of an information system and, in many organizations, is assigned responsibility for the day-to-day security operations of a system. This also will include physical and environmental protection, personnel security, incident handling, and security training and awareness. It will be required to work in close coordination with the ISSM and ISO in monitoring the information system(s) and its environment of operation to include developing and updating the authorization documentation, implementing configuration management across authorization boundaries. This will include assessing the security impact of those changes and making recommendation to the ISSM. The primary function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Performance shall include:
Assist the ISSM in meeting their duties and responsibilities Prepare, review, and update authorization packages Ensure approved procedures are in place for clearing, sanitizing, and destroying various types of hardware and media Notify ISSM when changes occur that might affect the authorization determination of the information system(s) Conduct periodic reviews of information systems to ensure compliance with the security authorization package Coordinate any changes or modifications to hardware, software, or firmware of a system with the ISSM and AO/DAO prior to the change Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and functioning correctly Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals Ensure audit records are collected, reviewed, and documented (to include any anomalies) Attend required technical and security training (e.g., operating system, networking, security management) relative to assigned duties Execute the cyber security portion of the self-inspection, to include provide security coordination and review of all system assessment plans Identify cyber security vulnerabilities and assist with the implementation of the countermeasures for them Prepare reports on the status of security safeguards applied to computer systems Perform ISSO duties in support of in-house and external customers Conduct security impact analysis activities and provide to the ISSM on all configuration management changes to the authorization boundaries.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree - or - 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree. 2-5 years related experience, especially in developing RMF packages or bodies of evidence Prior performance in roles such as System/Network Administrator or ISSO SAP experience
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ASR 1 102-407 | | | | Activity Security Representative 1's primary function is to provide multi-disciplined security support to a customer’s facility and organization. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Duties May include:
Classification reviews of inbound and outbound correspondence Assist in the maintenance of a document accountability database and associated correspondence Processing inbound and outbound classified mail and receipt records Perform destruction of classified materials Process magnetic media for accountability Reproduction support for classified materials Maintain various daily logs for a variety of administrative functions associated with document control Assist in the processing of inbound data and outbound data transfer files Transfer electronic data files to internal customers Maintain an extensive customer database point of contact listing Assist with researching, processing, filing, and maintaining inbound and outbound visit notices Escort facility visitors and maintains associated logs Assist in the preparation of facility access control badges Conduct entry and exit inspections Assist in the maintenance of facility access control entry systems, to include visitor control Perform data entry to the Personnel Access Security System database and maintain all customer sponsored billets and quota information Assist in maintaining personnel security files for all personnel of the supported element Follow and enforce the customer’s Standard Operating Procedures Provide support for the security awareness and education programs Perform miscellaneous administrative support functions as directed by the contractor site lead and/or the Senior Security Representative.
Education and Experience
Required:
Experience Educaiton Equivalents:
Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) counts towards 1 year of experience Special Program Security Certification (SPSC) counts towards 1 year of experience Maximum equivalent experience for SPED cerfitications is no more than 3 years
Desired:
Bachelor degree SAP Experience DISS and JADE Experience
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Net-Sys Admin 3 102-166 | | | | Network System Administrator 3 primary function will be to organize, install, and support government organization’s computer systems, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), network segments, intranets, and other data communication systems. This will also include helping architect, design and analyze network models. It will require participation in decisions about buying future hardware or software to upgrade the organization’s infrastructure. This position might be called upon to provide technical support to computer users to help solve users’ problems. This position will support activities within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and SAP activities.
Duties may include:
Able to perform self-sustaining and work with little to no oversight. Lead IT ops team on day-to-day management and operations of Networks and implement capabilities vetted through Cybersecurity, ISSE and higher headquarters to maintain JSIG/RMF Authority to Operate and maintain Continuous Monitoring tools and processes. Manage COTS & GOTS products to collect, display and remediate a variety of automated systems security and system operations/performance functions and metrics. Assist during security assessments of servers/network devices/security appliances. Assist during security assessments regarding accuracy and efficiency. Assist with Creation of operational Operations and Maintenance (O&M) checklists to maintain the service (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly O&M checklists); build Tactics, Techniques and Processes (TTPs) and Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) associated with service checklists. Manage and operate monitoring tools/capabilities with the enterprise Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and create/tailor complex event alarms/rules and summary reports. Execute cybersecurity operations procedures for day-to-day network management, operations and maintenance. Monitor/analyze output of cybersecurity related tools for reportable security incidents and residual risk. Assist in analyzing technical risk, upon request, of emerging cybersecurity tools and processes. Work as part of a security incident response team as needed. Assist ISSM/ISSO/ISSE with the Integration/Development of new techniques to improve. Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability for networks/systems operating at various classification levels. Advanced technical competency in one or more of the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, MS Hyper-V/VMWare/ESx/Xen Hypervisors, Enterprise networking/firewalls/intrusion detection/prevention systems, forensic analysis/vulnerability assessment, Group Policy management and configuration, Scripting, BMC Footprints, WSUS, , Lumension, Bitlocker, SQL Server 2012, TomCat, IIS, Windows Server 2012r2/2016, Win 10, Red Hat 6.5, Microsoft Office Toolkits, SIEMs, Logrhythm, ACAS/Nessus/SCAP, mandatory/role-based access control concepts (e.g. SE Linux extensions to RHEL, PitBull, AppArmor, and Sentris) , video teleconferencing/VOIP, Oracle/MS SQL database security, and Apache/IIS Web server security
Education and Experience
Required:
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
ISSE 2 102-163 | | | | Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) 2 is primarily responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities with a focus on lifecycle of current systems and future requirement scoping. The position will collect and process the captured information security requirements and ensures that the requirements are effectively integrated into information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration. The position is an integral part of the development team designing and developing organizational information systems or upgrading legacy systems. The ISSE employs best practices when implementing security requirements within an information system including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques. This position’s main function is working within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day-to-day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Performance shall include:
Perform oversight of the development, implementation and evaluation of information system security program policy; special emphasis placed upon integration of existing SAP network infrastructures Perform analysis of network security, based upon the Risk Management Framework (RMF) with emphasize on Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG) authorization process Provides expert support, research and analysis of exceptionally complex problems, and processes relating to them Provides expert level consultation and technical services on all aspects of Information Security Serves as technical expert to the Cybersecurity Assessment Program providing technical direction, interpretation and alternatives to complex problems Builds IA into systems deployed to operational environments Assists architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of DoD and other agencies security policy and enterprise solutions Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures. Assesses and mitigates system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations. Thinks independently and demonstrates exceptional written and oral communications skills. Applies advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts Contributes to the development of new principles, concepts, and methodologies Works on unusually complex technical problems and provides highly innovative and ingenious solutions Lead a team of System Security Engineers and Certification and Accreditation Analysts responsible for ensuring the customers national and international security interests are protected as support equipment are designed and tested. Recommends cybersecurity software tools and assists in the development of software tool requirements and selection criteria to include the development of product specific STIGs from applicable DISA SRGs Review ISSE related designs and provides security compliance recommendations. Leads technical teams in implementation of predetermined long-range goals and objectives Supports customer and SAP community IA working groups, participate in SSE IPT reviews. Provides expert level consultation and technical services on all aspects of Information Security Review ISSE related designs and provides security compliance recommendations. Develop and provide IA risk management recommendations to the customer. Provide ISSE support for Mission and Training systems design and development. Assist with development and maintenance of the Program Protection Plan. Assist with site activation activities and design reviews. Represent the customer in various ISSE related working groups, advisory groups, and advisory council meetings. Chair and or Co-Chair customer and SAP community IA working groups, participate in ISSE IPT reviews. Represent the customer in various SSE related working groups, advisory groups, and advisory council meetings. Strong background in Patch/Configuration management, DevOps, and tier 3 support. Assist team to design, integrate, and implement JSIG/RMF Continuous Monitoring tools and processes Integrate COTS & GOTS products to collect, display and remediate a variety of automated system security and system operations/performance functions and metrics. Perform security assessments of servers/network devices/security appliances. Develop improvements to security assessments with regard to accuracy and efficiency. Integrate ancillary monitoring tools/capabilities with the enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) and create/tailor complex event alarms/rules and summary reports. Write and execute cybersecurity test procedures for validation of control compliance. Monitor/analyze output of cybersecurity related tools for reportable security incidents and residual risk. Analyze technical risk of emerging cybersecurity tools and processes. Work as part of a security incident response team as needed. Build operational Operations and Maintenance (O&M) checklists to maintain the service (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly O&M checklists); build Tactics, Techniques and Processes (TTPs) and Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) associated with service checklists. Integrate/Develop new techniques to improve Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability for networks/systems operating at various classification levels. Advanced technical competency in one or more of the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, MS Hyper-V/VMWare/ESx/Xen Hypervisors, Enterprise networking/firewalls/intrusion detection/prevention systems, forensic analysis/vulnerability assessment, Group Policy management and configuration, Scripting, BMC Footprints, WSUS, , Lumension, Bitlocker, SQL Server 2012, TomCat, IIS, Windows Server 2012r2/2016, Win 10, Red Hat 6.5, Microsoft Office Toolkits, SEIMs, Logrhythm, ACAS/Nessus/SCAP, mandatory/role-based access control concepts (e.g. SE Linux extensions to RHEL, PitBull, AppArmor, and Sentris), video teleconferencing/VOIP, Oracle/MS SQL database security, and Apache/IIS Web server security.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree. 12-15 years experience; Prior performance in roles such as ISSO, ISSM, SCA, or SAP IT Technical Director; SAP experience;
Training:
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert Systems Engineer 112-169 | | | 08/28/2024 | Expert Systems Engineer the KPMO Space Systems Engineer provides advanced engineering support across all phases of the system lifecycle to ensure the delivery of timely and accurate Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT). This role applies to a multi-disciplinary approach to the development, integration, and sustainment of space-based capabilities within Controlled Access Programs (CAPs) and Special Access Programs (SAPs) across the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) and the Department of Defense/Intelligence Community (DoD/IC).
The expert engineer will engage in activities including requirements engineering, solutions development, systems reliability and resiliency, services deployment, research and development (R&D), systems integration, test and evaluation (T&E), and maintainability analysis. A deep understanding of secure architectures and the ability to operate effectively within highly classified environments is essential.
Security and Program Access Requirements:
Education and Experience:
Required
Master’s in Engineering AND 18 years of experience, -OR- PhD in Engineering AND 10 years of experience in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics Must have astrodynamics or orbital mechanics experience Experience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) or integrating SSA applications Experience with space related activities such as SOSI, BMC3, or orbital analysis Experience dealing with data at multiple classification levels and processing data at multiple classification levels Demonstrated experience with space enterprise information needs Experience with space environments such as space to ground or threat assessments of space assets Experience with physics models to include analyzing space weather effects, and threat/damage analysis of space based objects Experience with space object measurement Experience with NRO/SAO or AF SPO Understanding of MBSE processes, tools, and languages
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
Expert Cloud Architect 112-168 | | | 09/05/2024 | The Expert Cloud Architect serves as a key technical leader responsible for shaping, guiding, and advancing the organization’s cloud strategy in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This role oversees the planning, design, and implementation of secure, scalable, and mission-aligned cloud architectures. The Expert Cloud Architect ensures that thorough analyses of cloud service alternatives are conducted and prioritized, enabling the Government to effectively architect business and mission solutions using cloud-based systems and services.
Key Responsibilities:
Drive Cloud Transformation: Lead and support cultural and organizational change initiatives that promote successful cloud adoption across NGA and related mission environments. Architect Cloud Solutions: Oversee the design, development, and coordination of integrated cloud architectures that meet NGA’s operational, security, and mission requirements. Strategic Cloud Planning: Develop and refine enterprise cloud strategies to guide the adoption, migration, and optimization of cloud-based solutions within NGA’s technical ecosystem. Leadership & Oversight: Provide technical direction, mentorship, and quality assurance for teams of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level Cloud Architects, ensuring alignment with NGA standards, enterprise policies, and best practices.
Education and Experience
Required:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program. 18 years of experience in cloud-based systems architecting is required and may be considered in lieu of degree. One or more Cloud Certifications such as: Cloud Certified Solutions Architect AWS Certified Cisco Certified Networking Administrator – Cloud Cisco Certified Network Professional – Cloud IBM Certified Cloud Solution Architect MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure VMware Certified Professional (VCP7-CMA)
Experience with NGA
Desired:
Previous working experience in government or industry, within Cloud Architect profession. Experience architecting solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data. Experience architecting solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Experience architecting solutions using Model Based Systems Engineering.
Security Clearance:
IC-CAP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status. | |
