SIGINT/EW Airborne Testing w/ COMINT, ELINT, ESM & Electronic Warfare Experience #cybersecurity #infosec #jobs

Monday, March 12th, 2012 at 2:44 pm 
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Minimum Security Clearance

Top Secret/SCI Clearance

- Top Secret

 Location

El Segundo, California  90245

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Northrop Grumman Corporation is seeking an expert in airborne SIGINT (COMINT and ELINT) and Electronic Warfare (ESM and EA) systems. This individual will perform system technology evaluations, source selection, analysis, systems engineering, integration and test planning, white paper and proposal preparation, development of technology roadmaps, and customer interactions. The person in this Level 4 Engineer position will be expected to demonstrate significant experience and demonstrated leadership in system architecture, specification, processing algorithms, analysis, and formal testing of airborne SIGINT/EW systems. More specifically, areas of special expertise include: SIGINT/EW operations, antenna technology, receiver technology, digital signal processing, radio direction finding (DF), TDOA/FDOA, long baseline interferometry (LBI), signal classification and recognition, digital processing architectures, cochannel interference analysis and mitigation, demodulation, signal detection techniques, analog RF architecture, receiver architecture, pulse parameter encoding techniques and technology, signal environment analysis, geolocation processing, signal databases, user interfaces, legacy and modern communication and radar signal characteristics, network operations and signal analysis. Work may be performed in front-end study environments where requirements are not yet defined.Responsibilities also include the preparation and presentation of formal reports, internal and customer briefings, and proposal/marketing activities. Position is located in El Segundo, however, Rancho Bernardo may be considered for the right candidate.

Qualifications 

Basic Qualifications: 
Applicant should have a BS in EE or Physics (or equivalent field ), with 9 or more years related experience, or MS in EE or Physics (or equivalent field), with 7 or more years related experience or (or PhD and 5 or more years.)While experience in COMINT, ELINT/ESM and Electronic Attack (EA) systems is refererd to above ,candidates with expertise in just two will be considered. Excellent communication skills required, both verbal and written. .The candidate should possess good leadership skills, be a self-starter, and have the ability to work effectively in a team-based environment. There will be a need for a moderate amount of travel. An actuve Top Secret clearance is required for consideration.

Preferred Qualifications: 
SCI clearance. A recent background in Cyber Warfare systems and technology is also highly desired.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce regardless of age. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Shift: 1st Shift
Relocation Assistance: United States-California-El Segundo
Number of Openings: 1
US Citizenship Required for this Position: Aerospace Systems

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Cyber Security Analyst with Security Clearance at CGI Federal in San Diego, CA

Monday, March 12th, 2012 at 2:26 pm 
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Top Secret Clearance

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San Diego, California  92101

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Cyber Analyst

Stanley Associates (wholly owned subsidiary of CGI Federal) is looking for Cyber Analysts to work in our San Diego, CA location.

Duties include:

• Vulnerability discovery
• Software development, reverse engineering and network modeling and simulation
• Debugging code and understanding code at the assembly level.
• Programming using languages such as C, C++, and Python; and different Operating Systems and environments such as Windows, Unix and Linux.
• Review, assess, and develop algorithms, simulations, and metrics relating to visualization and decision support for cyber experimentation and operations.

Requirements

Masters degree in Electrical Computer Engineering/Computer Science and/or Embedded System Development and a minimum of 6 years directly related work experience

Additional Requirements
• Ability to successfully complete the CGI Background Investigation to include; 50 State Criminal, Education and Employment; Additionally, your ability to successfully complete a Credit and/or Driving Records Checks may be conducted if required by the contract for continued employment.
• Possession of an ACTIVE TOP SECRET security clearance is required to begin employment; US Citizenship is required.
• Lower level hardware knowledge down to the register and bit level (i.e. firmware/hardware)
• Familiar with computer architectures and operating systems to include different types of computer platforms (i.e. Unix/Linux/Windows).
• Understanding of computer networking to include communications protocols, protocol design and analysis software and network topology.
• Familiar with concepts associated with middleware to includes virtualization, cloud computing, web services, database applications and services; and data mining tools.
• Must develop briefings, information papers, meeting agendas, and other documents.
• IA Workforce certification IAW DoD 8570.01-M or ability to obtain within 6 months of commencing work.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule – Work Schedule is: First week a 9 hour day 4 days/Friday 8 hours with the second week 4 days 9 hours and Friday a rotating day off.

Desired
• An affiliation with the IEEE, ACM or other standards organizations is of value.
The Company
At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company – one that has grown to professionals located in 125 offices worldwide. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients – and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com.

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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Cyber Defense Infrastructure Lead – TS / SCI #cybersecurity #infosec #jobs

Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 7:36 pm 
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Cyber Defense Infrastructure Lead Consultant responsible for the development, direction, and implementation of enterprise network cyber defense capabilities to prevent sophisticated cyber threats and vulnerabilities, or detect when prevention fails. Must understand the fundamentals of layered defense technologies and processes. 1. Will serve as the principle advisor for the lifecycle of the network threats, attack vectors and methods of exploitation. 2. Will have specialized knowledge in computer network theory and understand IT standards, including but not limited to the OSI model, and the methods of exploiting those standards. 3. Will be familiar with the utilization, configuration, and implementation of industry standard cyber defense capabilities including but not limited to web content filters, email security capabilities, IDS, IPS, HBSS, SEIM, DNS security practices, advanced log analysis, network monitoring, network flow analysis, packet capture analysis, network proxies, firewalls, anti-virus capabilities, Linux/UNIX command line, and access control lists.4. Will have enterprise security engineering knowledge to integrate capabilities to provide a cohesive common operating picture of all IA infrastructure toolsets.5. Will have experience with multi-tasking providing on ground support to CNDSP work centers.6. Will have excellent oral and written skills creating programmatic documentation, standard operating procedures and granular process checklists.7. Will conduct special projects by request.

Job Requirements: GO TOP

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training or work experience. Masters Degree preferred.

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Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert Needed for policy development at DZ Atlantic

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 2:57 pm 
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Contract / Temp to Perm / Permanent: Contract

Country: United States

Need Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert to plan and develop cyber security policies and procedures. Produce and lead National Energy Institute NEI 08-09 assessments into layers three and four of the cyber security network in order to discover and mitigate any cyber security deficiencies. Determine system adherence with cyber security standards as described in Regulatory Guide 571 and NEI 08-09.

Location: NorthWest
Duration: 9 months
Pay: TBD
Per Diem: Offered

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Hiring a Cyber Security Project Manager in Reston, VA at Govplace

Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 4:42 pm 
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Position:  Project Manager – Cyber Security
Location:  Reston, VA
Job Id:  DHSPM
# of Openings:   1
Position Overview:
Govplace seeks an overachieving Project Manager to join the team in support of multiple DHS efforts. DHS has embarked on a cyber-security modernization program with the goal of improving the security of the DHS IT enterprise, including enhanced threat detection, auditing and continuous monitoring. The Project Manager shall provide technical assistance and support for the installation, configuration, testing and implementation for the Government during the deployment on Government provided servers in the DHS test environment and at the primary and secondary Data Centers in a highly available, geo-redundant operations model. This person will also facilitate the implementation of an enterprise FISMA reporting solution.
Govplace is a rapidly growing $140 million government technology reseller and integrator. We leverage performance based contracting to develop enterprise data center efficiency solutions exclusively for the public sector. Our deep experience leveraging BPAs and IDIQs to capture projects and programs has helped us secure market share inside agencies including Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services. This position is based in Reston, VA.
The Project Manager Will Provide:
  • Project Management over the execution of the project
  • Follow established System Lifecycle Management (SLM) processes to facilitate the implementation of an enterprise FISMA reporting solution
  • Specific experience in the project management of large-scale IT solutions
  • IT Strategy
  • IT Architecture and Design
  • Mission essential IT operations
  • Project status reporting
  • Technical assistance and support for the installation, configuration, testing and implementation of the solution
Qualifications:
  • An existing DHS EOD is preferred
  • Expertise with FISMA
  • Experience running multiple projects at DHS through the entire SLM/SDLC process
  • Experience managing for-profit projects and a history of achieving revenue and milestone goals
  • PMP Certification from PMI
  • Bachelor degree, preferably in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 10+ years of progressive IT project management responsibility with demonstrated mastery in the above stated areas
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Govplace is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Location
Reston, VA

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Cyber Security Incident Responder 2 at Northrop Grumman in Maryland #job #jobs #infosec

Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 4:46 pm 
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Cyber Incident Responder 2

Requisition ID

: 12001327

Business Sector

: Information Systems

Location

: United States-Maryland-Annapolis Junction

US Citizenship Required for this Position

: Yes

Relocation Assistance

: No relocation assistance available

Clearance Type

: None

Number of Openings

: 1

Shift

: 1st Shift

Description

Northrop Grumman Information Systems is seeking a Cyber Incident Responder 2 to work in Annapolis Junction, MD. There will be no relocation assistance for this position.

Northrop Grumman Information Systems, Intelligence and Response (I&R) team, is tasked with a unique cyber counterintelligence (CI) mission to protect Northrop Grumman’s networks and sensitive data against a variety of highly skilled adversaries. The I&R team performs in-depth analysis of current and future threat activity against the Northrop Grumman Global Network (NGGN). Currently I&R is looking for an experienced and highly motivated problem solver to assist senior incident responders in the processing and mitigation of threat actor activity as part of a high performing, high profile team of information security and CI professionals. Adaptability, creativity, a commitment to mission, self-direction, and strong communication skills are essential.

The candidate will collaborate daily with I&R security and CI analysts to coordinate a multi-tiered incident response process tasked with identifying and containing sophisticated information security threats.
Duties will include: triage and prioritization of concurrent incidents, host machine volatile data collection and analysis, correlation of network indicators and pcap data, incident timeline generation and root cause analysis, generation of scripts and command pipelines to facilitate analysis. The incumbent will prepare detailed written analyses of incidents and will be required to brief findings to both technical and non-technical senior management audiences.

** Occasional (< 10%) extended shift work and travel will be required.

Qualifications

Minimum Skills and Qualifications:
– Bachelors degree, equivalent in a Computer Science/Engineering related field; or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree;

– Must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain a security clearance;

– 2-3 years of experience in an incident response and network forensic analyst role; experience working on a cross-functional or geographically dispersed teams is a plus;

– Minimum 2 years of experience with Perl, Python, or other scripting language in an incident handling environment;

– Minimum 2 years of experience conducting analysis of electronic media, log data, and network devices in support of intrusion analysis or enterprise level information security operations;

– Experience with two or more mainstream analysis tools in a CSIRT or similar investigative environment;

– Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;

– Ability to exercise sound judgment in escalating issues and a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management both orally and in writing;

– Demonstrated awareness of current host and network vulnerabilities and exploits, advanced computer network exploitation methodologies and tools;

– Ability to think creatively about remediation and countermeasures to challenging information security threats.

– One or more of the following technical certifications (or equivalent) required: GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED); GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH); GIAC Certified Incident Analyst (GCIA); GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA); GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM); Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE); Additional vendor certifications (eg. EnCE) highly desired.

Desired Qualifications:


– Previous experience performing Red/Blue Team activities a plus;
– Experience with cyber threat intelligence methodologies;
– Linux/Unix and Windows proficiency, including shell scripting;
– Familiarity with current information security threats facing US defense contractors or the US Government.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 75,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce regardless of age. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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Senior Cyber Security Information Assurance Engineer at Alion Science & Tech at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 4:00 pm 
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Responsibilities
Deeply involved in the testing and implementation of state-of-the-art cyber security products and processes. Conducts risk assessment and provide recommendations for application design. Deeply involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Uses encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of various security technologies, and information technology security research. Deeply involved in the design and development of new systems, applications, and solutions for external customer enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructures, designs cyber security architectural artifacts, provides architectural analysis and relates existing system to future needs and trends, embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, provides engineering recommendations, and resolves integration/testing issues.
Qualifications
BS Degree in Computer Science  (or a related field) or equivalent experience.  8-10 years of total Cyber Security experience. Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings. Able to apply technical expertise, and may have knowledge of other related disciplines. Work is performed under limited direction. Exercises latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. Completed work may be reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results.

Security + Certification required
DIACAP experience required
KMI (Key Management Infrastructure) experience desired
EKMS (Electronic Key Management System), DTD (Data Transfer Device),  and SKL (Simple Key Loader) experience desired

Experience with going through the NSA certification process preferred

Position will require a Security clearance
Diversity
Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply

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What Cyber security jobs are available in the Air Force?

Sunday, November 27th, 2011 at 4:33 pm 
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There are many cyber security jobs that need to be filled. Obtaining one of these Air Force positions in cyber security requires both technical knowledge and networking skills. The key to obtaining a good Air Force cyber security job is in the training program. With a comprehensive education and hands-on experience, you will become an attractive candidate for one of these interesting and rewarding positions in the Air Force:

  • Malware/Security Analyst
  • Infrastructure Analyst
  • Incident Handler
  • Forensic Cybercrime Analyst
  • Network Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Many more!

Air force cyber security jobs 300x200 What Cyber security jobs are available in the Air Force? Because there are so many cyber security jobs available within the Air Force, many recruiters actively seek out qualified applicants. Some of the positions are filled through connections and referrals. Not all of these positions will have a public listing in a jobs database. Getting into one of these positions requires networking skills as well as technical training.

Many opportunities in the Air Force come through indirect connections. While you are enrolled in one of the qualifying cyber security degree programs, take advantage of every chance to hone in on your networking skills.

The more well-rounded a graduate applicant, the more opportunities await them in this growing industry. Air Force jobs are not hard to find. Always pay attention to the term Schedule A. This means there are jobs available that need filling right away. The Strategic Command is an example of an Air Force division that hires cyber security personnel under Schedule A. These jobs may include:

  • Cyber-risk
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Cyber-exercise facilitation
  • Intelligence Analyst
  • Many more!

Cyber security jobs in the Air Force are dynamic and rewarding for people who enjoy challenging their abilities on a daily basis. These positions will be available regardless of the domestic economic situation, which leads to greater job security than can be found with many civilian employers.

Vacancies in cyber security continue in the Air Force, which is a good employment landscape for graduates from these programs. As technology advances, many more positions are expected to be created. Entry-level positions can easily lead to advancement into careers that are not listed on public jobs boards. These internal cyber security careers usually become available to applicants who prove themselves over a period of time.

Cyber security degree programs provide the link between an applicant with related background and the recruiters who often approach the school looking for graduates. With good training and a robust career services department, you can be on your way to a rewarding future in the Air Force!