Cyber Systems Engineer Senior Technical Specialist – Project Engineer

Overview

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Responsibilities

Program Description:

The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer.  The contracts support functions are:  IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.

 

Position Description:

The Cyber Systems Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Provide senior-level support to the Director and Deputy Director in collaboration with other Front Office SETAs
• Assist/lead in the development and maintenance of budget artifacts for the group
• Assist in the development of execution reviews, acquisition roadmaps and transition plans
• Develop briefings and artifacts for acquisition Readiness Reviews
• Provide technical recaps of customer meetings with cyber security contractors
• Work closely with the customer Lead and stakeholders to execute contracts
• Inform government leads on status and progress of all projects
• Work with government and contractor leads to address various systems engineering, system integration, and project management issues across projects
• Analyze user needs, concept of operations, and high-level systems architectures to develop system requirements
• Assist project managers in developing program documentation (TTOs, Statements of Work (SOWs), Program Management Plans (PMPs), Risk Management Plans, program schedules, and Acquisition Strategies), creating program schedules, tracking program status, evaluating operational and technical alternatives, performing risk assessment and managing integrated project teams
• Advise in the production and tailoring of government financial execution reports and program acquisition documentation and ensure affordable, supportable and effective program requirements are specified to meet mission needs
• Provide support to GPMs to assure execution within the cost, schedule, and performance baselines. Utilize program management tools (e.g., Plan-It, MS Excel) to assist GPM with planning, documenting, executing, and reporting of all program details (e.g., spend plans), for both current year (FY) and out-years (FYDP)
• Provide technical input for the development of acquisition documentation for review and approval by the customer to include: Requests for Contract Action (RCA) packages, RFPs for Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and proposal analysis to support negotiation and award activities
• Assist in the development, review, and update of acquisition documents to ensure guidance for acquisitions are adequate and current
• Assesses contractor performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures
• Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements
• Assist in the development of technical requirements
• Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials
• Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps
• Develops strategies to comply with privacy and risk management requirements

Qualifications

Required:

• 12 to 15 years with BS or 10 to 3 years with MS or 8 to 10 years with PhD
• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
• Able to support customer’s core hours (0900-1500; Mon – Fri)
• An 8570/8140 IA Certification
• Excellent communications skills - Verbal and Non-Verbal
• Experience supporting project management and acquisitions
• Experience with customer’s Cybersecurit