Position Title: Cyber Systems Engineer- Front Office Support Position Type: Full-time, Fully On-Site Location: Chantilly, VA Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly
Description: Waypoint’s client is seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer – Front Office Support to provide strategic and operational support to a Front Office (FO) element within a dynamic and mission-critical cybersecurity environment. This role involves supporting leadership, facilitating governance activities, and managing the portfolio of IT and cybersecurity initiatives while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and mission needs.
Responsibilities:
Provide support to a Front Office element supporting a Director and Deputy Director and collaborating with other FO personnel and government and contractor leads of 5 branches.
Help manage and facilitate the customer’s weekly Cyber Risk Council.
Provide assessments to the customer on the cybersecurity state of IT assets.
Develop briefings and artifacts for Front Office Leadership.
Provide technical recaps of customer meetings.
Work closely with the customer Lead and stakeholders to manage the Group’s portfolio.
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.
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.
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.
Develop strategies to comply with privacy and risk management requirements.
Required Skills:
10 to 12 years with BS or 8 to 10 years with MS or 6 to 8 years with PhD.
Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly.
DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM.
Excellent communications skills - Verbal and Non-Verbal.
Ability to develop and deliver briefings and other technical artifacts appropriately tailored for the intended audience.
Experience supporting project management.
Experience with customer’s Cybersecurity Processes and tools/capabilities.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Hands-on working knowledge of Excel and other database applications.
Excellent oral and written communications skills.
Ability to support Division Level GPOCs.
Desired:
Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision.
Bachelors of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification (i.e. CISSP or CASP).
Experience briefing senior customer personnel.
Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
Familiarity with the RMF process.
Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain.
Working knowledge of Microsoft tools; Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.