Job Description
Cyber Research & Development SME - (Zero Trust)
Intelligence · Bethesda, Maryland, United States · Full-time
We have an exciting opening for a SME Cybersecurity Specialist to support a large customer organization in the fast-growing National Security Group. This position is located in Bethesda, MD.
Responsibilities include:
- Respond to congressional inquiries on Cybersecurity issues; turning cybersecurity needs and capabilities into requirements and detailed technical solutions; developing and maintaining a list of Cybersecurity Architecture needs, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans; analyzing cybersecurity best practices to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Developing and publishing baseline security requirements for common enterprise services to ensure capabilities are in compliance with cybersecurity directives and policies; conducting critical path analysis, risk analysis, and task dependency analysis; developing security requirements and constraints to provide input to foundational technical documents, including program architectural artifacts, business cases, and concept of operations.
- Documenting architectural rules for Zero Trust
- Diagram an interim and future architecture for Zero Trust implementation
- Define/communicate the Zero Trust integration expectations for all ITE services
- Create a Zero Trust playbook
Requirements:
Basic Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph
- Requires BS and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience
- Secure cloud architecture expertise
- Detail-oriented, ability to consistently provide high-quality products that are concise, thorough, and accurate.
- Ability to adapt in response to shifts in customer priorities.
- Expert knowledge in Identity, Authentication and Authorization.
- Experience partnering across the IC
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- TS/SCI w/Poly Required
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Federal Employment Suitability
- E-Verify Eligibility Required*