Cyber Data Science Engineer

This position is contingent upon award.

Requires an active TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance prior to consideration.

Program Description:

The program provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) core and non-core support in the areas of Cyber Security and Management to improve the Information Assurance (IA) posture of a National customer. The contracts Core Capabilities are: IA Management, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) coordination and reporting, Risk Management Framework (RMF) application, IA compliance measurements and metrics, Assessment and Authorization (A&A), Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Defense support.

Position Description:

The Cyber Data Science Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:

•  Utilize analytical, statistical, and programming skills to collect, analyze, and interpret large cybersecurity data sets
•  Develop data-driven solutions
•  Analyze data sets found in the customer's vulnerability scanning, authorization, and configuration management tools
•  Import and transform data into usable sets for analysis tools used by the customer (e.g., Tableau)
•  Provide analysis and graphical presentations of collected metrics for IA compliance status reporting
•  Support legacy visualization and situational awareness tools based on Microsoft Excel
•  Collaborate with the Heat Map team to investigate options to simplify and automate the current Heat Map

 Current U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility with favorably adjudicated Polygraph.

•  Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification (i.e., CISSP or CASP)
•  DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM
•  Deep understanding of statistics and analysis
•  Skilled in artificial intelligence and machine learning (e.g., SageMaker)
•  Ability to code in multiple languages, including Python
•  Knowledge of databases, data structures, and data architectures
•  Excellent communications skills – both verbal and non-verbal
•  Office Automation Skills – MS Office, MS Project, Visio
•  Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision
•  Strong attention to detail
•  Ability to work in a team environment
•  Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Infogram, Chartbloks)
•  Experience with data transformation (structured data format/schema transformation) using common programming tools (e.g., Python, JSON, etc.)
•  Experience applying statistical analysis to large data sets

Desired:

•  Experience briefing senior customer personnel
•  Experience with Tableau administration
•  Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast pace deadline driven environment
•  Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
•  Familiarity with customer's IA processes
•  Experience with ServiceNow and Splunk
•  Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain
•  Familiarity with the RMF process
•  Experience with Relational Database Management System (RDMS)
•  Experience with Apache Hadoop and the Hadoop Distributed File System
•  Experience with Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) and SageMaker
•  Experience with Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence