PR022-049 - CYBER ENGINEER

QTEC Aerospace is seeking a CYBER ENGINEER to join our team of professionals in Colorado Springs, CO. The successful candidate will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government in support of a Missile Defense System (MDS) with a mission of protecting the United States and our allies. The successful candidate will be detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.

Job Summary

QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidate will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program, engineering, and technical support to Missile Defense programs. The selected candidate will provide Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) planning, execution, and follow-on support for the program element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Research, develop, and recommend appropriate cybersecurity countermeasures for networks, systems, and/or applications to support mission assurance across defined key cyber terrain
• Apply broad DCO technical, operational, and policy expertise in developing defensive maturity concepts and identify capability needs that support a robust Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover (PDRR) methodology
• Provide comprehensive expertise in defensive cyberspace operations, research, analysis, and capability development, focusing on addressing emerging threats
• Performs other related duties and assignments as required
• Primarily Mon-Fri; however, after-hour and weekend support may be required to meet operational mission requirements

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience with at least 9 years of professional experience
• Must meet certification requirements of DoD 8570 IAT II (CCNA-Security, CySA+ GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP).
• Must also meet certification requirements of DoD 8570 CSSP Analyst (CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CYSA+, GCIA, GCIH, GCISP, SCYBER)

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to assist in evaluating the effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and interoperability of systems relating to cybersecurity and provide key feedback to improve the cybersecurity posture of program systems
• Ability to advise Program leadership to support the planning and execution of Test and Evaluation events
• Examine and analyze Cybersecurity architecture, engineering, functionality, and interoperability of systems
• Must be able to collaborate with system engineers to ensure Cybersecurity is implemented early in the designing, planning, execution, analysis, and reporting of MDA T&E events
• Conduct internal and external systems security assessments and testing utilizing vulnerability scanning and penetration testing tools to identify security vulnerabilities in the system architecture
• Analyze security findings/weaknesses and work with system engineers to develop a plan of action and milestones to remediate the findings and revalidate applied fixes
• Ability to research and develop solutions to emerging cyber threats
• Ability to communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas confident and well-organized
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, network attack, computer network defense, and exploitation concepts, practices, and tools for administering all DoD computer systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as needed
• Self-starter with ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience within Department of Defense cyber mission forces and/or cyber protection teams or incident response / CERT teams
• Python, PHP, Perl, or PowerShell scripting experience
• Knowledge and proficiency in technical writing

Security Clearance

Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

Salary Range

$150,000 - $224,000

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Benefits

QTEC Aerospace offers a variety of benefits including healthcare, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. Employees may choose among the offered benefits to design the best benefits package to suit their individual or family needs.

Location

Colorado Springs, CO

It is the policy of QTEC, Inc. not to discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, religion, disability, veteran status or any protected statuses and to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals within the company.