25 days ago
Arlington, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$119k - $203k/yr
Responsibilities
- Oversee the design of operational cyber effects and countermeasure capabilities.
- Evaluate technical alternatives and provide recommendations for cybersecurity design and development.
- Translate mission requirements into software products, evolutionary prototypes, and advanced countermeasures.
- Aggregate, store, correlate, and visually depict cybersecurity data.
- Advise on data preparation, visualization, analytics implementation, and use of customer and ICF-developed capabilities.
- Assess cyber tool usage and identify opportunities to improve analyst efficiency.
- Identify tools and processes that address mission needs and translate improvement areas into functional requirements.
- Identify technical training gaps and recommend hands-on or online approaches to improve tool and data usage.
- Participate in post-engagement reviews and communicate progress and challenges to leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience or master’s degree with 10+ years of experience in IT, cyber, engineering, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience implementing custom, high-impact security platforms in critical program areas.
- At least 5 years of experience with advanced cyber threats, threat hunting, incident response, investigations, and technical reporting.
- At least 5 years of experience using network security analysis or intrusion detection system tools.
- At least 5 years of experience analyzing packet capture and NetFlow data and understanding current cyber threats and trends.
- At least 5 years of experience with malware, including detection methods, attack vectors, and exploited vulnerabilities.
- Experience with SQL, KQL, or comparable query languages and with advanced dashboards such as Kibana or Splunk.
- Experience with cybersecurity frameworks and knowledge bases for identifying known actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Understanding of the mathematics behind machine learning algorithms.
- Active high-level security clearance and US citizenship are required.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for explaining technical details to clients and leadership.
- Preferred qualifications include Python or JavaScript scripting, Databricks Intelligence Platform experience, vulnerability management, Linux/Unix and Windows security, computer programming, SAFe experience, and CISSP certification.
Benefits
- Primarily telework-based, with occasional meetings at client locations in Arlington, Virginia or Pensacola, Florida, or at ICF facilities in the Washington, DC metro area.
- The role offers the opportunity to work on emerging technologies and contribute to a federal cyber analytics program from its beginning.
- ICF provides an equal-opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available for disability, religious, and other qualifying needs.
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