Senior Cyber Systems Engineer

Overview

 

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.

As a SkyePoint employee you will be given the opportunity to support some of our nation’s most critical information systems by utilizing not only your existing cybersecurity skills and talents, but those that you will learn in your new role. In your new role as a cyber security professional, you will protect our customer’s most sensitive data and complex systems from all forms of threats including cyber-attacks, insider threats, rogue network devices, and malicious software and applications. You will work with a team of like-minded professionals to share and collaborate upon your ideas to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure, architecture, and configuration deployments. Your ideas and contributions will matter.

 

This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.

Responsibilities

Skyepoint Decisions is seeking a Senior Cyber Systems Engineer to support the Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective, and secure business processes. 

 

This position is located in Rosslyn, VA. 

 

In this role, you will get to: 

• Support the Cyber Security Solutions team within the Emerging Technologies Division.
• Perform Federal cyber community outreach to further Directorate cybersecurity mandates.
• Provide guidance to systems owners for compliance with cyber configuration standards and policies.
• Provide emerging technology analysis and trend reporting to CTS designated recipients.
• Provide Cloud, wireless, and mobile security expertise, device assessment, vulnerability analysis, and risk mitigation services.
• Provide knowledge of Cloud environments and application of Cyber Security baselines.
• Research and formulate open-source software innovations integration in support of network modernization efforts using industry best practices for cost efficiency solutions.
• Facilitate the adoption of cyber and technological security solutions.
• Coordinate Enterprise-wide Common Control Documentation and provide technical expertise as needed to Department partners on proper implementation of NIST Common Controls.
• Provide technical responses and recommendations to Cyber Policy Support Requests.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 14 years relevant experience required; 12 years with a Master's, 9 years with a PhD, or a High School diploma and 18 years experience.
• Demonstrated excellence in developing Federal emerging technology cyber challenges with multi-disciplinary assessment of areas such as Cloud, AI, and secure communications.
• Possess or be able to obtain one or more of the following certifications by hire date: CASP+ CE, CCISO, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CCNP Security, CEH, CFR, CISA, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, GSLC, SCYBER
• Demonstrated experience in one, more or all of the following areas:
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience administering, maintaining, installing cloud services such as AWS, Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Azure, across an enterprise network.
  • Experience developing and managing virtualized IT systems across an enterprise network.
  • Configuration and/or administrating enterprise mobile device deployments
  • Experience with application of cyber security controls for Artificial General Intelligence
• Must be a U.S. citizen. 
• An active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret security clearance.

 

What We Can Offer You:

• At SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. By beginning in gratitude, SkyePoint can continue to spread living in gratitude each day.
• Great Benefits: Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [H