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IT-IA Specialist 2 102-115
Westlake, TX
Future

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: 

  • DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level II (in lieu of IAT Level II)

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

JUSTIFIED
Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Mid-Level 100-014
Springfield, VA
Future

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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

Acadia
Test System Engineer Mid or Senior Level 100-013
Springfield, VA
Future

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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph



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.

Acadia
System Administrator/Network Engineer Mid-Level 100-012
St. Louis, MO
Future

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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

Acadia
Senior SAR Image Scientist 100-011
Springfield, VA
Future

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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

Acadia
Senior Cloud Architect 112-180
Chantilly, VA
Future

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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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.

NEE
SOC Analyst 2 102-186
Colorado Springs, CO
Future

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:

  • CSSP Auditor or CSSP Incident Responder (in lieu of Cybersecurity Service Provider Analyst).

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

JUSTIFIED
O-M Systems Engineer Level 3 or 4 114-019
Herndon, VA
Future

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:

  • Ability to obtain Security+CE certification (must obtain before starting)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

TALOS
DevOps Systems Engineer Level 4 114-018
Herndon, VA
Future

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

    • Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline.

    • Work through steps to automate installations of COTS of GOTS container builds nto the architecture

  • Debugging integration issues

    • Help identify issues in the deployment

    • Monitor/help develop scripts to monitor services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary

  • 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:

  • DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security + CE, CISSP, etc.).


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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.

TALOS
Software Engineer Level 3 114-017
Herndon, VA
Future

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:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

TALOS
PSR 2 102-184
Las Vegas, NV
Future

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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

JUSTIFIED
SCA 3 102-183
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Future

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:

  • IAM Level III or IAAE Level I (in lieu of IAT Level III)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

JUSTIFIED
ISSO 3 102-182
Alexandria, VA
Future

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 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 plus 5-7 years related experience

  • 9-11 years related experience without degree

  • Direct experience developing RMF packages or bodies of evidence 

  • 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)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and willingness to sit for a CI polygraph


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.

JUSTIFIED
ISSO 3 102-181
Davis County, UT
Future


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:

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

JUSTIFIED
ISSO 3 102-180
Albuquerque, NM
Future

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:

  • DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level II (in lieu of IAT Level II)

  • Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

JUSTIFIED
Expert Systems Integrator (Solutions) 112-178
Chantilly, VA
Future
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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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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Expert Systems Integrator 112-177
Chantilly, VA
Future
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:

  • Active TS/SCI clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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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Expert-Level Systems Engineer 112-176
Chantilly, VA
Future
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:

    • Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)

    • Course of Action (COA) development

    • Trade studies

    • Engineering assessments

  • 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:

    • Systems Engineering

    • Engineering

    • Physics

    • Mathematics

    • Computer Science

    • Information Technology

    • Operations Research

    • Engineering Management

    • Management Information Systems

    • or another related STEM field

  • 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:

    • Photogrammetry

    • Remote sensing

    • Image science

    • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

    • Geomatics

    • Information science


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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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Mid-Level Cloud Architect 112-175
Washington Metro Area
Future
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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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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Systems Engineer Expert-Level 112-174
Washington Metro Area
Future
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:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed.



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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Mid-Level System Architect 112-173
Chantilly, VA
Future

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

  • Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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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Expert Cybersecurity Engineer 112-172
St. Louis, MO
Future
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:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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
Washington, DC
Future

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: 

  • IAM Level II (in lieu of IAT Level III).

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

JUSTIFIED
Business Analyst– Skill Level 3 122-017
Springfield, VA
Future
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:

  • 6 years of experience and a bachelor's degree or 8 years of experience in lieu of degree

  • Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed


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.

Vertex
ISSO 2 102-170
Duluth, MN
Future

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:

  • DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level II (in lieu of IAT Level II)

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

JUSTIFIED
Expert Systems Engineer 112-171
Springfield, VA
Future
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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

NEE
System Engineer Level 3 114-016
Herndon, VA
Future
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:

  • 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 Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

TALOS
Mid-Level Integration Engineer 112-170
Chantilly, VA
Future
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:

  • Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies, tools, and languages


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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.

NEE
ISSO 2 102-168
Bedford, MA
Future

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: 

  • DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level II (in lieu of IAT Level II)

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

JUSTIFIED
ASR 1 102-407
Bedford, MA
Future

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:

  • 0-2 years related experience

    • Bachelor degree counts as 4 yrs of experience

    • Associate's degree in related area counts as 2 yrs of experience

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

    • Note: One year experience for each separate SPED certification; not to exceed 3 years


Desired:

  • Bachelor degree

  • SAP Experience

  • DISS and JADE Experience


Training:

  • DoD SAPCO approved SAPNP training

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)


Security Clearance:

  • Active Secret Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

JUSTIFIED
Net-Sys Admin 3 102-166
Alexandria, VA
Future

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:

  • Bachelor’s degree -or- 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree

  • 5-7 years related experience

  • 2+ years SAP experience


Training:

  • IAT Level III Certification

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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.

JUSTIFIED
ISSE 2 102-163
Macon, GA
Future

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: 

  • DoD 8570.01-M IAAE Level II (in lieu of IAAE Level I)

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP).



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

JUSTIFIED
Expert Space Systems Engineer 112-169
Springfield, VA
Immediate
08/28/2024

The Expert 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:

  • Must be willing to sign additional Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)

  • Must provide proof of Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) status for participation in KPMO programs


Education and Experience

Required:

  • Master’s in Engineering AND 18 years of relevant experience, -OR- PhD in Engineering AND 10 years of relevant experience in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics

  • 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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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.

NEE
Expert Cloud Architect 112-168
Washington Metro Area
Future
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:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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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Senior Systems Engineer 112-167
St. Louis, MO
Future
08/21/2024

Senior 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 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 

  • 12-18 years' experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher 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 Senior level work experience as a Systems Engineer. 

  • 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. 

  • Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle. 


Education and Experience:

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. 

  • 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. 



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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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ISSO 1 102-162
Bossier City, LA
Future

Information System Security Officer (ISSO) 1 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.


Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree

  • 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: 

  • SAP Experience; 


TRAINING:

  •  DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level I (in lieu of IAT Level I)

  •  Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

JUSTIFIED
Expert Systems Integrator 112-166
Chantilly, VA
Future
08/21/2024

Expert Systems Integrator 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.


Education and Experience:

Required

  • 12-18 years' experience.

  • 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.


Education and Experience:

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.



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

NEE
Expert Systems Engineer 112-165
Fort Belvoir, VA
Future
08/13/2024

Expert Systems Engineer provides unparalleled engineering and integration to NGA’s Source Directorate’s Mission, which is to collects, create, and brokers authoritative GEOINT content and services based on an intimate knowledge of customer needs and powered by a unique command of the GEOINT supplier market, unparalleled tradecraft expertise, and cutting-edge technology to support national security priorities. To accomplish this mission efforts are broken in to four main thrusts: Data Collection and Collection Operations, Foundational GEOINT, Content Conveyance and Safety of Navigation. This Expert-level 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 NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT. Candidates should possess expert level experience and knowledge with the following but no limited to: requirements and solutions engineering; Jira in designing, building, implementing, and managing workflows and projects; demonstrated experience in the use of Kanban boards; experience with Confluence in creating, capturing, and managing content and documentation; IT Software development program in government or industry; experience supporting AGILE/Scrum projects, products/deliverables, reviews, process development, process improvement initiatives and process auditing.


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.

  • 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.


Education and Experience:

Required

  • 18+ years' experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher 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-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.

  • Expert-level working system engineering experience in government or industry.


Education and Experience:

Desired

  • Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.

  • Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.

  • INCOSE Associate System Engineering Professional (ASEP) certification.

  • Documented work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.

  • Membership or active participation in any of the following professional organizations: ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM,  or USGIF.

  • Working knowledge of photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.

  • Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.

  • Demonstrated understanding of organizational and program specific processes, best practices, and product evaluations/audits to ensure compliance with client established policies, processes, procedures, and applicable standards.

  • Demonstrated understanding of root cause/lessons learned analysis and providing recommendations regarding possible approaches to resolving defects/non-compliance.

  • Effective knowledge of testing plans and processes.

  • Effective understanding of Tableau and SharePoint.



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

NEE
Senior User Interface Developer 112-164
Springfield, VA
Future
08/16/2024

Senior User Interface Developer assist in in managing Foundation GEOINT standards databases providing database edits, report generation and assist with the FGS-DPS Cloud database and website user interface development and maintenance.


Duties include: 

  • Serve as a member of the Source Foundation GEOINT (SF) Standards Team in a role conducting web and tools development essential to providing clear, transparent communication across the customer, IC, DoD, and commercial stakeholders worldwide. 

  • Creating and managing responsive designs and understanding of the principles of good web user experience (UX), highly proficient with Adobe Creative suite, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, HTML editors, and other web publishing tools.

  • Creating and building to technical designs and specifications. 

  • Strong team player, self-starter, comfortable working in a complex/multifaceted development environment with very good communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. 

  • Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate a design. 

  • Ability to work with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision. 

  • Attend and contribute to the Defense Geospatial Information Working Group (DGIWG) technical meeting, an international Symbology Standards forum.

  • Conduct Data Product Specification (DPS) database updates

  • Conduct GEOINT Content Extraction Specification (GCES) database updates

  • DPS custom reports to support standards development (pdf, xls, mysql and other formats)

  • Assist Senior DBA/System Integrator with cloud migration activities to include: develop/improve/enhance metrics tools and metrics reporting; develop/improve/enhance user interface for the FGS-DPS cloud instance; Provide training on all tools and capabilities for NGA and contractor personnel; Assist with GCES / DPS maintenance updates and functionality enhancements at the rate of 1 per quarter, with high priority bug fixes occurring as necessary to maintain operational status.


Education and Experience:

Required 

  • 12-18 years' experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Web Design or IT with web development focus plus 1-3 years’ experience in a similar field, or equivalent Senior Level work experience as a User Interface Developer. 

  • 1+ years of System Engineering, System Integration, and Web Development/Web based communication/collaboration tools experience

  • Experience with Linux, Apache, PostGRES/ Relational Database, PHP/Python (LAMP)

  • Proficiency in HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, User Experience Design (UXD – UI/UX)

  • Proficient with Adobe Creative suite – Illustrator or Adobe XD or Axure and other web publishing tools


Education and Experience:

Desired

  • Experience with User Interface in the IC 

  • Familiarity with AWS (Amazon Web Service) Tools and Technologies, Repository within Git

  • Familiar with website Analytics and other metrics systems

  • Familiar with Pivotal Cloud Foundry



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

NEE
Mid-Level Cyber Security Engineer 112-163
St. Louis, MO
Future
08/13/2024

Mid-Level Cyber Security Engineer support the refinement of 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 include: 

  • Supports development teams working to design and develop information systems or upgrade legacy systems.

  • Supports product research and support Analysis of Alternative (AoA) activities that independently identify the most appropriate security solutions. 

  • Develops 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.

  • Supports development and documentation of Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investments.

  • Responsible for assisting with managing all security requirements including NGA documentation and processes.

  • Ensures system security compliance and requirements are met. 


Education and Experience

Required:

  • 6-12 years of experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 4 years of equivalent Additional Mid Level work experience as a Cyber Security Engineer.

  • Mid-level working experience in government or industry within Cyber Security Engineering. 


Desired 

  • DoD 8570 Level II (IASAE) certification compliance

  • Mid-level working experience in government or industry supporting enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud and on premise based systems and software

  • Familiarity with security requirements, including NGA documentation and processes. 

  • Understanding and experience implementing of ICD-503.


Training:

  • DoD 8570 Level I (IASAE) certification


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed


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.

NEE
Senior Systems Analyst 112-162
Chantilly, VA
Future
08/13/2024

Senior Systems Analyst analyze internal and external customer Enterprise IT needs; research and recommend hardware, software and process/procedural solutions to Enterprise IT problems; analyze science, engineering, business, and all other data processing problems for application to the Enterprise IT environment; analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing IT capabilities and workflows; provide adopt/adapt/buy recommendations for commercial/government developed products; and conduct business case/cost-benefit analysis for Enterprise IT recommendations.


Duties may include:

  • Analyzes potential IT solutions to determine their application in existing or proposed Enterprise architecture.

  • Recommends potential IT solutions.

  • Advises on new techniques and estimated costs associated with new or revised programs and utilities taking into consideration personnel, time, and hardware requirements and make trade-off analyses.

  • Reviews documentation, describing system specifications and operating instructions, and revise existing processes and procedures to correct deficiencies and maintain more effective data handling, conversion, input/output requirements and storage.

  • Confers with clients regarding the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address.

  • Consults with management to ensure agreement on system principles.

  • Interviews or surveys analysts and other IT users, observes job performance or analyzes the job to determine what information is processed and how it is processed.

  • Analyzes information processing or computation needs to recommend IT solutions, using techniques such as structured analysis, data modeling and information engineering.

  • Assesses the usefulness of pre-developed application packages and adapts them to a user environment.

  • Assists in the preparation of cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on IT solution implementation.


Education and Experience:

Required 

  • 12-18 years' experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher 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 related equivalent additional experience.

  • Senior-level experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements 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.


Education and Experience:

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.

  • Software Development Framework certification.

  • 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.

  • Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.

  • Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

NEE
Expert Systems Analyst 112-161
Chantilly, VA
Future
08/05/2024

Expert Systems Analyst analyze internal and external customer Enterprise IT needs; research and recommend hardware, software and process/procedural solutions to Enterprise IT problems; analyze science, engineering, business, and all other data processing problems for application to the Enterprise IT environment; analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing IT capabilities and workflows; provide adopt/adapt/buy recommendations for commercial/government developed products; and conduct business case/cost-benefit analysis for Enterprise IT recommendations


Duties may include:

  • Analyzes potential IT solutions to determine their application in existing or proposed Enterprise architecture

  • Recommends potential IT solutions

  • Advises on new techniques and estimated costs associated with new or revised programs and utilities - taking into consideration personnel, time, and hardware requirements and makes trade-off analyses

  • Reviews documentation, describing system specifications and operating instructions, and revise existing processes and procedures to correct deficiencies and maintain more effective data handling, conversion, input/output requirements and storage.

  • Confers with clients regarding the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address.

  • Consults with management to ensure agreement on system principles.

  • Interviews or surveys analysts and other IT users, observes job performance or analyzes the job to determine what information is processed and how it is processed.

  • Analyzes information processing or computation needs to recommend IT solutions, using techniques such as structured analysis, data modeling and information engineering.

  • Assesses the usefulness of pre-developed application packages and adapts them to a user environment.

  • Prepares cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on IT solution implementation.


Education and Experience:

Required

  • 12-18 years' experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher 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 related equivalent additional experience.

  • Expert-level experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements 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.


Education and Experience:

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.

  • Software Development Framework certification.

  • 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.

  • Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.

  • Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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.

NEE
Senior Functional Specialist Advisor 112-160
Washington Metro Area
Future
07/25/2024

Senior Functional Specialist Advisor (Cyber Security Engineer) provides expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as: engineering and technology; policy and administration; planning; analysis; training and development; facilities; communications; visual design; human capital; business; and management. Ensures that quality is an integral part of the development, design and manufacture of products or services. Monitors requirements through test and measurement activities; manages/leads quality assurance activities.


Key Responsibilities:

Technical Analysis & System Design

  • Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine design feasibility within time and cost constraints.

  • Evaluate information to recommend and plan computer specifications, system layouts, and peripheral equipment modifications.

  • Review and refine existing programs to reduce operating time, increase efficiency, and improve techniques.

  • Collaborate with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and other stakeholders to design systems and define performance requirements, capabilities, and interfaces.

  • Gather and assess information on reporting formats, costs, and security needs to determine optimal hardware configurations.

  • Estimate software development costs and schedules.

  • Consult with customers on software system design, development, and maintenance.

  • Work with engineering teams to evaluate hardware/software interfaces, define specifications, set performance requirements, and resolve customer issues.

  • Partner with data processing and project managers to understand project limitations, capabilities, and requirements.

  • Prepare detailed reports and correspondence outlining project specifications, activities, progress, and status.

  • Evaluate cost, reporting, and security factors to ensure hardware configurations align with project goals.

Security System Design & Deployment

  • Implement and upgrade new security assets—including software, hardware, and network security components—in virtual and/or physical environments.

Security Maintenance

  • Maintain and repair existing security systems, performing replacements or upgrades as needed.

Vulnerability Management

  • Conduct system scans and simulations to identify weaknesses in IT infrastructure and develop mitigation strategies.

Reporting & Recommendations

  • Document findings from security tests or breaches and present actionable recommendations for security enhancements to management.

Policy & Procedure Development

  • Develop, implement, and manage security policies and best practices to prevent future incidents and strengthen organizational resilience.


Education and Experience

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Image Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or a related field.

  • Substitutions:

    • 4 years of additional related experience may substitute for a degree, or

    • 2 years of additional related experience may substitute when holding a non-STEM degree.

  • Minimum 12 years providing guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to clients and/or project teams in one or more of the following areas:

    • Engineering and Technology

    • Policy and Administratio

    • Program Managemen

    • Planning and Analysi

    • Training and Developmen

    • Facilities Managemen

    • Communications and Visual Design

    • Human Capital

    • Business Operations

  • Demonstrated experience delivering strategic guidance and direction in high-technology programs.

  • Prior experience with NGA and/or NSG/ASG programs or projects.

  • Previous Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) program or project experience.

  • Experience in Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, or Image Science.

Technical Expertise

  • Strong knowledge of:

    • Network protocols (TCP/IP, IPSec)

    • Firewalls

    • Encryption

    • Intrusion detection systems

Analytical Skills

  • Ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex security problems.

Problem-Solving

  • Demonstrated aptitude for troubleshooting security issues and implementing effective solutions.

Communication Skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.


Desired

  • Master’s degree or higher in Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Image Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or a related discipline.

  • Advanced Experience

  • Senior-level experience in the engineering, design, and analysis of IT or related systems, including all phases of design, development, analysis, documentation, and creation of standards and guidelines.

  • Senior-level experience with DoD/IC acquisition processes or Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES).

  • Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including relevant processes, tools, and languages.

  • Experience applying Agile software development methodologies.


Certifications (Desired)

  • Security+

  • CISSP

  • Cloud Certifications (AWS, Azure)

  • Server Certifications (Windows / Linux)


Tools & Systems Proficiency

  • Project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Primavera)

  • Financial tracking tools

  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems

  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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.

NEE
SA-VC 1 102-161
Bedford, MA
Future

Security Administrator-Visitor Control (SA-VC) 1- This is a high priority role to fill!


Provides Security Visitor Control, program security administration to include personnel and information security functions as needed and is responsible to the Chief of Security, for entry and circulation control and other administrative duties to assure visitors are greeted professionally and receive assistance as necessary.


Duites may include:

  • Check identification of all visitors, and ensure all are sponsored and properly cleared via JPAS or a local database

  • Determine visitor’s need to enter the building, log visitors in, issue visitor badges and notify hosts of visitor arrivals

  • Ensure visitors are not introducing any prohibited items (cell phones, pagers, jump drives, PDAs, etc)

  • Perform and/or assist government employees with inspecting bags and hand-carried items

  • Receive packages from outside agencies (UPS, FedEx, etc) and distribute in accordance with facility standard operating procedures

  • Check assigned personnel and ensure they have and are displaying authorized access badges

  • Perform emergency procedures for bomb threat, active shooter, force protection, Anti-Terrorism, fire evacuation and other emergency situations in accordance with emergency procedures checklists

  • Account for all logs, instructions, equipment and badges at the beginning and end of each scheduled work day

  • Assist with personnel, information, program security and entry control functions.


Education and Experience

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree -or- 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree

  • 1-2 years related experience


Desired:

  • Prior experience in special program security work highly preferred.


Training:

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP).


Security Clearance:

  • Active Top Secret Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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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Senior Functional Specialist-Advisor 112-159
Chantilly, VA
Future
08/22/2024

Functional Specialist-Advisor (Senior) provides expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as: engineering and technology; policy and administration; planning; analysis; training and development; facilities; communications; visual design; human capital; business; and management. Ensures that quality is an integral part of the development, design and manufacture of products or services. Monitors requirements through test and measurement activities; manages/leads quality assurance activities.


Duties include:

Provide strategic and technical support to the Director, International Solutions Office (TIP) to improve mission prioritization, alignment, and integration.

Review existing programs and assist in making refinements, reducing operating time, and improve current techniques.

Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.

Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and operational needs to determine mission health.

Prepare reports and correspondence concerning project specifications, activities and status.


Education and Experience:

Required 

  • 12-18 years' experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Image Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or other related degree program or equivalent Senior Level experience as a Functional Specialist.

  • Demonstrated experience providing guidance and direction in programs.

  • Senior-level experience in guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as: engineering and technology, policy and administration, program management, planning, analysis, training and development, facilities, communications, visual design, human capital, business.


Education and Experience:

Desired 

  • Master’s degree in Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Image Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or other related degree program.

  • Senior-level experience working with DoD/IC Acquisition Process or PPBES.

  • 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 Agile software development methodologies.

  • Experience with: Project Management software (Project, Primavera), Financial tracking software, Customer relationship management CRM software. Enterprise resource planning ERP software.



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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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Lead Integrator (Expert) 112-158
Chantilly, VA
Future
08/21/2024

Are you ready to lead large-scale integration and modernization initiatives that directly impact national security?


We're looking for an Expert Lead Integrator to drive mission-critical transformation efforts across enterprise-level GEOINT systems, including the Analytic and Exploitation Environment, Foundation GEOINT Mission, and Compartmented GEOINT Enterprise.


Key Responsibilities:

As a strategic leader, you will:

  • Lead complex engineering coordination across programs and organizational lines to support high-priority government initiatives.

  • Partner directly with Government Office and Division Chiefs to shape priorities, assign resources, resolve critical issues, and ensure successful delivery of engineering and integration efforts.

  • Drive modernization across IT infrastructure, system resiliency, and GEOINT tasking and collection systems.

Your Impact:

  • Support development and integration of critical national security systems.

  • Enhance enterprise system performance and reliability.

  • Enable strategic alignment and execution of high-impact technology initiatives.

Core Duties:

  • Assess, document, and track new engineering requirements.

  • Facilitate Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) to align Government and Contractor teams.

  • Support resource planning and cross-team coordination.

  • Develop and maintain project schedules aligned to strategic milestones.

  • Lead planning for Program Reviews and Control Gate Reviews, including content development.

  • Prepare engineering documentation, reports, and integration plans.

  • Oversee change management to align resources, adjust priorities, and identify critical skillsets.

  • Ideal Candidate Will Have:

  • Proven experience in enterprise-level systems integration and modernization.

  • Strong leadership in coordinating cross-functional teams.

  • Familiarity with GEOINT systems or national security programs.

  • Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive results.


Education & Experience

Required:

  • Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM field

    • OR 18+ years of experience as a Lead Integrator in lieu of a degree

  • 18+ years of experience in:

    • Engineering, design, and analysis of IT or related systems

    • All phases of system design, development, analysis, and documentation

    • Developing standards and technical guidelines

  • 18+ years of experience in government or industry supporting:

    • DoD/IC Acquisition Processes

    • Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES)

  • Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle



Desired:

  • Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, processes, and languages

  • Familiarity with Software Development Frameworks

  • Certifications

  • Software Development Framework (SDF) certification

  • INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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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Test Systems Engineer (Senior-Level) 112-157
Springfield, VA
Future
08/13/2024

Senior-level Test Systems Engineers assist in leading Application, System and Integration Testing teams performing test and evaluation 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:

  • Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.

  • Performs testing of applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) in DevOps pipelines utilizing quality assurance measures established by the government and industry best practices.

  • Performs independent integration testing on the system software or hardware to determine the system’s compliance with specified requirements.

  • Plans and executes manual tests, and automated test scripts using scripting and programming languages.

  • Supports technical investigations for defects discovered during test activities.


Education and Experience:

Required 

  • 12-18 years' experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Senior level experience as a Test Systems Engineer.

  • Experience with test management and defect tracking tools.

  • Experience with three or more of the following; JMeterand, Jenkins, Docker, Postman, Swagger, Nexus, Apigee or GitHub/GitLab (or equivalent software packages), Java, Bash, Curl, XML,JSON, SQL, Python, Javascript, and AWS and C2S.

  • Experience with traditional, Agile, and DevOps development practices and associated testing strategies.


Education and Experience:

Desired 

  • Master’s degree in 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.



Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed


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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Senior Enterprise Architect 112-156
Chantilly, VA
Future
08/21/2024

We are seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to guide the development and evolution of the GEOINT Enterprise Architecture (GEA). In this leadership role, you will help shape enterprise-wide architecture strategy, mentor mid- and junior-level architects, and ensure architecture artifacts and implementation approaches align with mission objectives and government frameworks.

You will play a critical role in aligning enterprise architecture with organizational strategy while supporting informed decision-making across competing technical and operational priorities.


Duties may Include:

  • Assist the Government in guiding architects in the development, maintenance, and documentation of the GEOINT Enterprise Architecture (GEA), ensuring alignment with NGA strategy and CONOPS.

  • Lead and guide architecture analysis to provide data that supports trade-off decisions between competing mission and technology demands.

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid-level and junior Enterprise Architects, guiding the development of proposed architecture design changes based on requirements analysis and emerging technologies.

  • Ensure enterprise architecture artifacts and approaches comply with DoDAF and IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG) standards.


Why Join Us

  • Lead and influence architecture strategy supporting mission-critical GEOINT capabilities.

  • Collaborate with senior technical leaders shaping enterprise-level technology decisions.

  • Mentor the next generation of architects while working with modern architecture frameworks and emerging technologies.


Education and Experience:

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field, or 12+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

  • 12+ years of experience in government or industry in one or more of the following areas:

    • Enterprise Architecture

    • Solutions Architecture

    • Data Architecture

    • DoDAF

    • IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG)


Desired:

  • Master’s degree in a STEM-related field.

  • Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes, tools, and languages.

  • Federated Enterprise Architecture Certification, such as:

  • Certified Enterprise Architect – National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace: Enterprise Architecture Certification


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI and the willingness to sit for a polygraph, if needed



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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CI Analyst 1 102-159
Bedford, MA
Future
08/11/2024

Counterintelligence (CI) Analyst Level 1 will provide “day-to-day” multi-discipline analysis, CI Analyst responsibilities will cover Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.


Duties may Include:

  • Plan, organize, and evaluate Air Force (AF) security and viability/effectiveness of highly sensitive and often highly classified programs and plans supporting sensitive activities and SAP within the AF and DoD

  • Provide prompt review and coordination of unique and highly classified proposals requiring a vast knowledge of AF, DoD, Federal and non-federal organizations, tactics, policies, and processes. This includes, but is not limited to, dealing with sensitive intelligence collection programs and other sensitive activities primarily supporting the AF, but also DoD in general

  • Research, analyze, review, and provide meaningful recommendation, including written products, when appropriate, to senior leadership regarding security, counterintelligence, and signature reduction issues

  • Identify, assess, and provide recommendations for potential security vulnerabilities; review all pertinent security directives, regulations and instructions to ensure compliance; prepare future threat analysis assessments.

  • Provide prompt and responsive customer support and subject matter expertise as required to ensure the accomplishment of the mission/task

  • Ensure that detailed coordination for sensitive activities and SAP does not disclose National Security intent, capabilities, or vulnerabilities, and be prepared to brief selected portions to Senior AF and DoD officials, both verbally or or written


Education and Experience

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree -or- 4 years of additional, relevant experience, in lieu of degree

  • 4 years of intelligence / CI experience in any DoD component


Training:

  • Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP).


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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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ASR 2 102-157
Spokane, WA
Future

Activity Security Representative (ASR) 2's the 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 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:

  • 3-5 years related experience

  • SAP experience


Training: 

  • DoD SAPCO approved SAPNP

  • Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)


Security Clearance:

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance and the willingness to sit for a CI polygraph, if needed



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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