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SME Cyber Vulnerability Assessment Analyst

AT Skyepoint Decisions
Skyepoint Decisions

SME Cyber Vulnerability Assessment Analyst

Washington, DC

Company 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.

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This is a contingent position based upon customer approval and funding. 

 

Position Details and Responsibilities

SkyePoint Decisions, Inc. is seeking a SME Cyber Vulnerability Assessment Analyst for a proposal effort supporting a Federal customer in the Washington, D.C area.
 
This position is considered Key Personnel on this contract. 
 
Responsibilities include:
  • Lead penetration testing efforts.
  • Develop advanced security scenarios and test systems against those scenarios.
  • Design and implement advanced security architectures with custom countermeasures.
  • Provide security considerations to system engineering teams to reduce errors, flaws, and vulnerabilities.
  • Perform advanced code analysis.
  • Conduct advanced protocol analysis to assess nation-state and state-sponsored cyber threat actor capabilities.

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of proven experience as a Security Engineer with supervisory/leadership responsibility.
  • Must have an active Secret Clearance.
  • Experience overseeing large teams responsible for planning, analyzing, implementing, and maintaining many different projects.
  • Experience in assessing security implementation for cloud and hybrid environments, including pipelines, applications, and services.
  • Knowledge of industry best practices and the ability to ensure they are followed, utilizing agile methods for scanning and end-to-end vulnerability remediation.
  • Assisting in information security planning, compliance, and risk management.
  • Managing teams, ensuring they have the appropriate skill sets and align results with objectives.
  • Identifying vulnerabilities and recommend effective countermeasures.
  • Analyzing networks to ensure appropriate security measures are applied.
  • Possess and apply knowledge of NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).
  • Developing and implementing test plans, ensuring proper execution.
  • Evaluating costs and benefits of security functions, considering alternatives, engineering trade-offs, and risk treatment decisions.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active Top Secret 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 [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, floating federal holiday options, and 401k matched
  • Certificate Incentive Program: To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.
  • SkyePoint DoD SkillBridge Industry Partner Fellowship Program

 

  • Flexible Work Environment

Compensation:

Salary Range: TBD

The SkyePoint Decisions salary range for this position is a general guideline only. It represents an estimated range for this position and is just one piece of our total compensation package. 

Salary at SkyePoint is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work schedule, the candidate’s combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, market data and business considerations.

 

In addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, and 401k matched.

 

SkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 for Services and Development. We possess a common vision of excellence and foster a collaborative team culture built upon individual performance and accountability. We invest in our people and systems to create value for our clients. It is the SkyePoint Way. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with exceptional people and give back to the communities we serve. Our employees value the flexibility at SkyePoint that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

Please be aware of recruiting scams and people claiming to be from SkyePoint Decisions. For more information, please see the Welcome Page of our Careers site.

Skyepoint Decisions is a participating E-Verify Employer. 

U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Client-provided location(s): Washington, DC, USA
Job ID: 35192830
Employment Type: Other