Systems Engineer
Location: McLean (fully on-site, no remote option)
 

**MUST HAVE A POLY CLEARANCE TO APPLY**              

• Experience in IP networking and protocols; IP network security policies, practices and secure network transport practices: experience in using network analysis tools such as Nmap and Wireshark.        
• Experience in use of network security technologies such as firewalls, proxies, iptables, AV solutions, VPN's, IDS/IPS, etc.       
• Experience with cyber operations and/or cyber security and related technology, including defensive methodologies and offensive operational security.            
• Familiarity with the client's covert comms technologies and mis-attributable internet system designs.       
• Understanding in cloud computing platform technology such as AWS, Azure, Google, cloud computing environment and cloud security.
• Understanding of system Operating Systems (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Mac OS, Mobile OS) and how servers/client are built and secured.        
• Ability to research, analyze, prioritize, problem solve, synthesize large amounts of data/information, and to work several tasks concurrently with minimum supervision.         
• Excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgement and good administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to interact and communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds and be able to convey technical information to non technical individuals.               
• Ability to draft assessment reports and memorandums to convey technical risk and recommendations to non-technical individuals.     

• Experience with computer networks and their use in clandestine intelligence operations.
• Experience with understanding of covert and clandestine comm techniques and technologies, including those for data exfiltration anonymization/mis-attrib.   
• Experience in evaluating/assessing counterintelligence threats and vulnerabilities from cyber technology in clandestine intelligence operations.        
• Familiarity with foreign intel and security service capabilities, methods to defend, detect and disrupt clandestine intel op threats.       
• Understanding of cellular technology, from device turn on, to power off, network functions (SMS, MMS, Voice, data) and cellular system functions.        
• Understanding of wireless computer networking and RF technology along with a familiarity with clandestine technical collection capabilities and field ops.