Cyber Countermeasures Engineer

What You Will Be Doing: 

• Responsible for the design of operational effects as described by the Government 

• Evaluate alternatives and provide well-informed recommendations on technical options for design and development 

• Translate mission requirements into a variety of software products, evolutionary prototypes, and advanced countermeasure capabilities 

• Identify optimal methods for aggregating, storing, correlating, and visually depicting various types of data 

• Advise on data preparation, implementation of techniques, visualizations, and employment of analytics developed by ICF and customer partners 

• Assess current use of cyber tools by analysts and assess whether efficiencies can be made via alternate use of current or adoption of alternate tools 

• Problem-solve by identifying potential tools/processes to support needs by capturing areas of improvement that can be translated into functional requirements for future planning 

• Identify areas of technical training gaps and proposed approaches to methods (hands on, online modules, etc.) to improve the use of tools and data in support of the cybersecurity mission. 

• Participate in post-engagement review 

• Effectively communicate with leadership to ensure awareness of progress and/or challenges 

What You Must Have: 

• US Citizenship required as part of client contract requirements 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Cyber, Engineering, or a related field  

• Working knowledge of open-source distributed massively parallel processing databases such as GreenPlum and open-source big data technologies such as Apache Hadoop, Apache Kafka, etc. 

• 3 or more years of implementing custom and high-impact security platforms in critical program areas. 

• 3 or more years of advanced cyber threats, tools, techniques, and processes (e.g., Threat Hunt, Incident Response, Investigations, Technical Reporting, etc.)  

• 3 years of experience using network security analysis/IDS tools  

• 3 or more years of experience analyzing packet capture and NetFlow data with an understanding of current cyber threats and trend derived from multiple sources (e.g., open-source, intelligence products, etc.)  

• 3 or more years of experience with different types of Malware including detection methods, attack vectors, and vulnerabilities used  

• Experience with query languages (e.g., SQL, KQL, etc.)  

• Experience developing advanced dashboards (e.g., Kibana, Splunk, etc.)  

• Experience with different cybersecurity frameworks and knowledge bases to identify tactics, techniques, and procedures of known actors  

• Understanding of mathematics behind machine learning algorithms 

• U.S. Citizenship required (required by federal government for position). Security Clearance required. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various clients in order to explain and elaborate on technical details 

• Practical experience with different scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, etc.) 

• Experience with system vulnerability management 

• Knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems security 

• Knowledge of computer programming and scripting languages 

• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience