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Wood Consulting

Subject Matter Expert Satellite Level 3

Wood Consulting, Fort George Meade, Maryland, United States

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Overview Subject Matter Expert Satellite Level 3

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Provide software customization and product enhancements to the Government’s Insider Threat Analysis software, in response to changes in the operational environment, and new or changing requirements. Act as subject matter expert for system architecture, enterprise security, adaptive systems, and cyber analytic techniques. Devise innovative cybersecurity solutions to resolve outstanding events or potential gaps in mission coverage. Perform complex systems modeling, simulation, and analysis to provide appropriate software solutions. Develop software system testing procedures, programming, and documentation to ensure that threat software applications and solutions exhibit expected levels of performance, security, maintainability, and reliability. Prepare vision and strategy work products, technology and product analysis, and responses to management queries on security, technology, and product related topics. Design, develop, troubleshoot, and analyze software programs to ensure system security and compatibility with Third Party software and in-place hardware systems. Coordinate and facilitate investigations to resolve and ensure proper security and functionality of software product and the supporting systems. Maintain communication with Government management, other departments and agencies, and customers regarding the status of software development.

Security Clearance Requirements:

This position requires all candidates to be

U.S. Citizens

and

possess an active TS/SCI Security Clearance with a Polygraph.

Responsibilities

Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, and improve threat software performance

Build and deploy software enhancements using Windows Operating Systems, Linux, and TCP/IP network

Coordinate and perform research and engineering to identify and incorporate new data sources, produce new processing and reporting capabilities, and integrate with other government systems (e.g. upgraded and reconfigured) and processes

Implement solutions to threat-monitoring challenges, enterprise-level networking, and security products or similar projects

Discover, develop, and apply statistical methods, counterintelligence, and computer forensic analysis techniques to troubleshoot and resolve network and analysis problems

Manage schedules; meet with clients, stakeholders, and customers to define technical project scope; gather government requirements; suggest policy recommendations and solutions; and make recommendations to refine requirements, operations, and software applications

Review and provide system engineering resources to meet customer mission requirements, and coordinate R&D activities to ensure customer technical goals are considered

Design, develop, and modify threat software to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design in response to expanding mission, changes in objectives, and upgrades in Agency networks and systems

Formulate training objectives, scenarios, and procedures to develop training course content for Government personnel on the Insider Threat Analysis Software

Identify project risks and determine the administrative or engineering means to mitigate the risk

Use software utilities and hardware functionalities to resolve analogous operating issues

Discuss and resolve emerging threats, issues, and changes in operating scope. Document and brief technical and management staff

Provide end-to-end research implementation, testing, deployment, debugging, operation, and analysis of insider threat data and software

Perform software customization through application of TCP/IP networking and advanced packet analysis

Investigate and resolve unexplained anomalous activity

Build implementations of analysis techniques into the tool, and perform analysis to determine the security and effectiveness of existing and proposed customizations

Provides explanations of the implication of new and potential sources of unauthorized access to networks, databases, systems, and potential mitigation strategies

Qualifications Required Education & Years of Experience:

Twelve (12) years experience with SME Satellite support or related customer-interfacing technical lead.

Five (5) years experience with Windows and Linux Operating System experience.

Two (2) years technical project leadership experience.

Masters of Science (MS) degree inSoftware Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, or related field from an accredited college or university.

In lieu of a MS degree, a Bachelor’s of Science (BS) degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, or related field, and an additional two (2) years of SME Satellite experience may be substituted.

WOOD Consulting Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.