Variable Trust Endpoints Tech SETA-DARPA, TS/SCI

Seeking experienced Technical SETA candidates to provide on-site support to the DARPA portfolio in the area of next-generation classified network development for enterprise-scale computing and operational functions.

Successful candidates will provide expert technical advice and guidance to the government on all aspects of enhancing resilience and survivability against sophisticated cyber and physical threats.

Candidates will support development of secure variable-trust endpoints using a wide variety of risk-informed inputs and security mechanisms implemented on computing platforms of many form factors that enable general purpose clients connected to decentralized services across a wide variety of transport types and levels of service.

The candidate will be responsible for coordinating meetings assessing performer technical progress projecting performer outcomes and ensuring that project management best practices are followed by candidate will prepare and deliver technical reports briefings and presentations to government officials and technical stakeholders.

The ideal candidate should possess technical expertise and experience in network engineering of DOD classified networks notably the design implementation operations and maintenance of enterprise tactical or expeditionary communications networks.

The candidate will evaluate emerging technologies monitor development of novel solutions and contribute to the development of resilient classified networks services endpoints and architectures.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field (Masters degree preferred).
• TS/SCI Clearance
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity network development network security and/or enterprise systems
• Substantial experience with decentralized software services across a wide variety of transport types and levels of service.
• Substantial experience with private key encryption authentication mechanisms access control mechanisms and endpoint security.
• Experience with a wide variety of platform hardware and form factors (COTS Workstations Servers fixed mobile etc.)
• Familiarity with variable-trust/variable-security systems and services concepts of Zero Trust and continuous integrity
• Experience with general purpose enterprise services
• Familiarity with System Certification and Accreditation
• Ability to work with little oversight to achieve team goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A high degree of initiative excellent organizational skills attention to detail and reliability
• Familiarity with general systems engineering principles for management of complex systems development.

DesiredQualifications:

• Experience with classified network accreditation and required DOD cybersecurity activities
• Experience with Clandestine or Covert Operations (Desired)
• Experience with Cyber Operations (Desired)
• Experience working with Special Access Programs (SAPs)/CAPs.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.

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